European Diplomacy and the Ottoman Empire
HIST 406/INTL 414
Dilek Barlas
Fall 2006, Tuesday and Thursday: From 11:00 to 12:15
This course will analyze the European diplomatic history since the French Revolution. It will mainly focus on the impact of the 19 th century European diplomacy on the Ottoman Empire. Concepts such as the“Balance of Power” and “Eastern Question” will be studied by emphasizing European policy vis-à-vis the Ottoman Empire and Ottoman responses to it.
Course Requirements:
Discussion: 30
Mid-term: 35%
Final Exam: 35%
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It is required that students do not miss the classes and the exams.
If you miss more than 3 sessions, you will loose 30 points for discussion.
Academic Integrity : Please, refer to page ? of the catalog.
Readings:
M. S. Anderson, The Ascendancy in Europe 1815-1914, London: Longman, 1996.
Carl Brown, Imperial Legacy, NY: Columbia University Press, 1996.
Allan Cunningham, Eastern Questions in the 19 th Century, Vol. 2, London: Frank Cass, 1993
Mariam Kent, The Great Powers and the End of the Ottoman Empire, edited by Marian Kent, London:
Franc Cass, 1996.
K. Marx, the Eastern Question, NY: Augustus M. Kelley, 1969
N. Rich, Great Power Diplomacy 1814-1914, NY: Mc Graw-Hill, 1992.
F. A. K. Yasamee, Ottoman Diplomacy, İstanbul: The Isis Press, 1996.
E. J. Zürcher, Turkey, A Modern History, London: I.B. Tauris& Co Ltd, 1994.
Week I: September 19-21
Introduction
Week II: September 26-28
Background
H. İnalcık, “The Meaning of Legacy: The Ottoman Case,” in Imperial Legacy, edited by L. Carl Brown,
NY: Columbia University Press, 1996, pp: 17-29.
Week III: October 3-5
Principles of Ottoman Diplomacy
R. H. Davison, “Ottoman Diplomacy and its Legacy” in Imperial Legacy, edited by L. Carl Brown, NY:
Columbia University Press, 1996, pp: 174-199.
Week IV: October 10-12
When did the Eastern Question Begin?
Week V: October 17-19
The Challenge of Nationalism in Europe
M. S. Anderson, The Ascendancy in Europe 1815-1914, London: Longman, 1996, pp: 204-224

Week VI: October 24-26
Holiday
Week VII: October 31-November 2
Napoleonic Wars and its Effects on the Ottoman Empire
Week VIII: November 7-9
Eastern Question, Nationalism and the “Millet” System in the Ottoman Empire
E. J. Zürcher, Turkey, A Modern History, London: I.B. Tauris& Co Ltd, 1994, pp: 32-41
N. Rich, Great Power Diplomacy 1814-1914, NY: Mc Graw-Hill, 1992, pp: 49-57 and 69-76.
Mid-term
Week IX: November 14-16
The Crimean War, 1853-56
N. Rich, Great Power Diplomacy 1814-1914, NY: Mc Graw-Hill, 1992, pp: 101-122
K. Marx, the Eastern Question, NY: Augustus M. Kelley, 1969, pp: 285-97.
Week X: November 21-23
Reform and Diplomacy in the Ottoman Empire
F. A. K. Yasamee, Ottoman Diplomacy, İstanbul: The Isis Press, 1996, pp: 9-18
E. J. Zürcher, Turkey, A Modern History, London: I.B. Tauris& Co Ltd, 1994, pp: 57-79
Week XI: November 28-30
From San Stefano to Berlin
F. A. K. Yasamee, Ottoman Diplomacy, İstanbul: The Isis Press, 1996, pp: 41-72
Week XII: December 5-7
Wilhelmian Germany and the Ottoman Empire
U. Trumpener, “Germany and the End of the Ottoman Empire”, in The Great Powers and the End of the
Ottoman Empire, edited by Marian Kent, London: Franc Cass, 1996, pp: 111-140.
Week XIII: December 12-14
Rivalry over the Ottoman Empire and Russia
A. Bodger, “Russia and the End of the Ottoman Empire”, in The Great Powers and the End of the
Ottoman Empire, edited by Marian Kent, London: Franc Cass, 1996, pp: 76-110.
Week XIV: December 19-21
Changing British Policy vis-à-vis the Ottoman Empire
Allan Cunningham, Eastern Questions in the 19 th Century, Vol. 2, London: Frank Cass, 1993 pp: 226-248.
Week XV: December 26-28
The End of the Ottoman Empire
Feroz Ahmad, “The Late Ottoman Empire” in The Great Powers and the End of the Ottoman Empire, edited by Marian Kent, London: Franc Cass, 1996, pp: 5-30.