Academic Catalog

IR454 OTTOMAN DIPLOMACY&THE EUROPEAN STATES SY

Course Code: 3140454
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): 3(3-0)
ECTS Credit: 6.0
Department: International Relations
Language of Instruction: English
Level of Study: Undergraduate
Course Coordinator: Prof.Dr. AHMET NURÝ YURDUSEV
Offered Semester: Spring Semesters.

Course Content

The basic purpose of this course is to give the students a general understanding of Ottoman diplomacy through the relations between Ottoman Empire and the European states. It takes the concepts of `diplomacy` and `states-systems` as basic tools and first dwells on the beginnings of Ottoman diplomacy and the European states-systems. Secondly, it deals with the ad loc diplomacy period and the establishment of permanent diplomacy. Thirdly, the practice of Ottoman diplomacy in foreign capitals is studies. The course will conclude with a discussion of the legacy of Ottoman diplomacy.