Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
This course is
designed for a detailed analysis of the Ottoman urban history in early modern era. The course will concentrate on Anatolian and
Arab cities in Ottoman period. The course will focus on two interrelated
issues. The first one is the state of current paradigms concerning Middle
Eastern cities. The second is the nature of social and economic networks that
enabled public and private relations between various ethno-religious groups
living in Ottoman cities. For this end, special attention will be given to
social and economic life from a communal perspective. Published primary sources
concerning Ottoman urban history will be extensively employed for a deeper
understanding of the urban fabric. The main aim of the course will be an
analysis of private and communal networks that could provide a basis for a
critical re-evaluation of contemporary literature on Middle Eastern cities.