| School/Faculty/Institute | Faculty of Arts, Design and Architecture | ||||
| Course Code | ARC 426 | ||||
| Course Title in English | A Socio-cultural History of Istanbul | ||||
| Course Title in Turkish | İstanbul'un Toplumsal Kültürel Tarihi | ||||
| Language of Instruction | EN | ||||
| Type of Course | Flipped Classroom | ||||
| Level of Course | Advanced | ||||
| Semester | Fall | ||||
| Contact Hours per Week |
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| Estimated Student Workload | 126 hours per semester | ||||
| Number of Credits | 5 ECTS | ||||
| Grading Mode | Standard Letter Grade | ||||
| Pre-requisites |
ARC 202 - Architectural Design IV | INT 202 - Interior Design II ARC 202 - Architectural Design IV | INT 202 - Interior Design II |
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| Co-requisites | None | ||||
| Expected Prior Knowledge | 4 semesters of design studio | ||||
| Registration Restrictions | Only Undergraduate Students | ||||
| Overall Educational Objective | To analyze the socio-cultural and urban history of the Ottoman Istanbul, focusing on the 15th to 20th centuries. | ||||
| Course Description | This course provides a wide framework for the analysis of the urban history of Istanbul focusing on the 15th to 20th centuries. The relation between architecture and politics, daily lives of palace members, dignitaries and regular people from various social strata, leisure, and pleasure, religious practices, ceremonies, time, modernization processes will be some of the topics that will be dealt with. Primary source materials such as archival documents, travel narratives, chronicles, and newspapers will be introduced to the students. Thus, it will be possible to put major architectural monuments within the city into their original socio-cultural context. |
Course Learning Outcomes and CompetencesUpon successful completion of the course, the learner is expected to be able to:1) comprehend the cultural history of the Ottoman Empire from the 15th to 20th century; 2) analyze and interpret some significant primary sources; 3) question concepts that are generally taken for granted such as sacredness, time or leisure and pleasure; 4) discuss topics such as social and cultural structures of the Ottoman Empire; 5) describe large themes over a relatively long span of history. |
| Program Learning Outcomes/Course Learning Outcomes | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1) Ability to read, write and speak effectively in Turkish and English, equivalent to a B2 European Language Passport Level in English. | |||||
| 2) Ability to question and interpret ideas considering diverse points of view; gather and use data, develop concepts related to people, places and the environment, and make individual decisions. | |||||
| 3) Ability to use appropriate graphical methods including freehand and digital drawing techniques, (ECDL advanced) in order to develop ideas in addition to communicate the process of design. | |||||
| 4) Ability to use fundamental principles of architectural design considering the place, climate, people, society as factors, and simultaneously express present principles in relevant precedents. | |||||
| 5) Understanding of architectural principles belonging to global and local cultures shaped by the climatic, technological, socioeconomic, cultural factors, in addition to principles of historic preservation while developing architectural and urban design projects. | |||||
| 6) Understanding the theories and methods used to describe the relationship between human behavior and physical environment; and concurrently understanding different needs, values, behavioral norms, social and spatial patterns of different cultures. | |||||
| 7) Ability to apply various stages of design processes considering the client and user needs, which include space and equipment requirements besides site conditions and relevant laws and standards. | |||||
| 8) Understanding the role of applied research in determining function, form and systems and their impact on human conditions and behavior. | |||||
| 9) Understanding of the basic principles of static and dynamic structural behavior that withstand gravity and lateral forces, in addition to the evolution and applications of structural systems. | |||||
| 10) Ability to apply the principles of sustainability in architectural and urban design projects that aim to preserve the natural and historic resources and provide healthful environments. | |||||
| 11) Ability to apply the fundamental principles of building and safety systems such as mechanical, electrical, fire prevention, vertical circulation additionally to principles of accessibility into the design of buildings. | |||||
| 12) Understanding the basic principles in the selection of materials, products, components and assemblies, based on their characteristics together with their performance, including their environmental impact and reuse possibilities. | |||||
| 13) Ability to produce a comprehensive architectural project from the schematic design phase to design development phase, while integrating structural systems, life safety and sustainability principles. | |||||
| 14) Understanding the principles of environmental systems such as energy preservation, active and passive heating and cooling systems, air quality, solar orientation, day lighting and artificial illumination, and acoustics; in addition to the use of appropriate performance assessment tools. | |||||
| 15) Ability to choose appropriate materials, products and components in the implementation of design building envelope systems. | |||||
| 16) Ability to understand the principles and concepts of different fields in multidisciplinary design processes and the ability to work in collaboration with others as a member of the design team. | |||||
| 17) Understanding the responsibility of the architect to organize and lead design and construction processes considering the environmental, social and aesthetic issues of the society. | |||||
| 18) Understanding the legal to responsibilities of the architect of the architect effecting the design and construction of a building such as public health and safety; accessibility, preservation, building codes and regulations as well as user rights. | |||||
| 19) Ability to understand the ethical issues involved in the design and construction of buildings and provide services for the benefit of the society. In addition to the ability to act with social responsibility in global and local scales that contribute to the well being of the society. | |||||
| 20) Understanding the methods for competing for commissions, selecting consultants and assembling teams, recommending project delivery methods, which involve financial management and business planning, time management, risk management, mediation and arbitration. |
| N None | S Supportive | H Highly Related |
| Program Outcomes and Competences | Level | Assessed by | |
| 1) | Ability to read, write and speak effectively in Turkish and English, equivalent to a B2 European Language Passport Level in English. | H | |
| 2) | Ability to question and interpret ideas considering diverse points of view; gather and use data, develop concepts related to people, places and the environment, and make individual decisions. | H | |
| 3) | Ability to use appropriate graphical methods including freehand and digital drawing techniques, (ECDL advanced) in order to develop ideas in addition to communicate the process of design. | S | |
| 4) | Ability to use fundamental principles of architectural design considering the place, climate, people, society as factors, and simultaneously express present principles in relevant precedents. | S | |
| 5) | Understanding of architectural principles belonging to global and local cultures shaped by the climatic, technological, socioeconomic, cultural factors, in addition to principles of historic preservation while developing architectural and urban design projects. | H | |
| 6) | Understanding the theories and methods used to describe the relationship between human behavior and physical environment; and concurrently understanding different needs, values, behavioral norms, social and spatial patterns of different cultures. | H | |
| 7) | Ability to apply various stages of design processes considering the client and user needs, which include space and equipment requirements besides site conditions and relevant laws and standards. | S | |
| 8) | Understanding the role of applied research in determining function, form and systems and their impact on human conditions and behavior. | S | |
| 9) | Understanding of the basic principles of static and dynamic structural behavior that withstand gravity and lateral forces, in addition to the evolution and applications of structural systems. | S | |
| 10) | Ability to apply the principles of sustainability in architectural and urban design projects that aim to preserve the natural and historic resources and provide healthful environments. | S | |
| 11) | Ability to apply the fundamental principles of building and safety systems such as mechanical, electrical, fire prevention, vertical circulation additionally to principles of accessibility into the design of buildings. | S | |
| 12) | Understanding the basic principles in the selection of materials, products, components and assemblies, based on their characteristics together with their performance, including their environmental impact and reuse possibilities. | S | |
| 13) | Ability to produce a comprehensive architectural project from the schematic design phase to design development phase, while integrating structural systems, life safety and sustainability principles. | S | |
| 14) | Understanding the principles of environmental systems such as energy preservation, active and passive heating and cooling systems, air quality, solar orientation, day lighting and artificial illumination, and acoustics; in addition to the use of appropriate performance assessment tools. | S | |
| 15) | Ability to choose appropriate materials, products and components in the implementation of design building envelope systems. | S | |
| 16) | Ability to understand the principles and concepts of different fields in multidisciplinary design processes and the ability to work in collaboration with others as a member of the design team. | S | |
| 17) | Understanding the responsibility of the architect to organize and lead design and construction processes considering the environmental, social and aesthetic issues of the society. | S | |
| 18) | Understanding the legal to responsibilities of the architect of the architect effecting the design and construction of a building such as public health and safety; accessibility, preservation, building codes and regulations as well as user rights. | S | |
| 19) | Ability to understand the ethical issues involved in the design and construction of buildings and provide services for the benefit of the society. In addition to the ability to act with social responsibility in global and local scales that contribute to the well being of the society. | S | |
| 20) | Understanding the methods for competing for commissions, selecting consultants and assembling teams, recommending project delivery methods, which involve financial management and business planning, time management, risk management, mediation and arbitration. | S |
| Prepared by and Date | AYŞE HİLAL UĞURLU , March 2020 |
| Course Coordinator | AKTS1 |
| Semester | Fall |
| Name of Instructor | Assoc. Prof. Dr. AYŞE HİLAL UĞURLU |
| Week | Subject |
| 1) | Introduction and Historical Background |
| 2) | Transforming Constantinople into Konstantiniyye |
| 3) | Life around Imperial Mosques |
| 4) | Coffeehouses and Hamams |
| 5) | Ceremonies I |
| 6) | Ceremonies II |
| 7) | Workshop week |
| 8) | Daily life in Istanbul: 16th -18th centuries |
| 9) | Transportation and daily life: 19-20th centuries |
| 10) | Time & Night Time |
| 11) | Guest Lecturer: to be announced |
| 12) | Guest Lecturer: to be announced |
| 13) | Presentations & Discussion |
| 14) | Presentations & Discussion |
| 15) | Final Assessment Period |
| 16) | Final Assessment Period |
| Required/Recommended Readings | Introduction and Historical Background Suggested readings: - Halil Inalcık, “Istanbul: an Islamic City”, Journal of Islamic Studies, Vol. 1 (1990), 1-23. (https://www.jstor.org/stable/26195665?seq=1#metadata_info_tab_contents) Also its Turkish translation can be accesed online. - Halil Inalcık, “Istanbul”, TDV İslam Ansiklopedisi. (https://islamansiklopedisi.org.tr /istanbul#3-turk-devri) - Zeynep Çelik, “New Approaches to the ‘Non-Western’ City,” The Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians Vol. 58 No. 3 (1999): 374-381. - Janet L. Abu-Lughod, “The Islamic City--Historic Myth, Islamic Essence, and Contemporary Relevance,” International Journal of Middle East Studies, Vol. 19, No. 2 (1987): 155-176. - Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar, Beş Şehir (Istanbul: Millî Eğitim Basımevi̇, 1969), esp. 139–260. Transforming Constantinople into Konstantiniyye Required reading: - Kritovoulos, http://macedonia.kroraina.com/en/kmc/kmc_1.htm, 1-95 Suggested readings: - Çiğdem Kafesçioğlu, Reckoning with an Imperial Legacy: Ottomans and Byzantine Constantinople", in A. Kioussopoulou (ed.), 1453: The Fall of Constantinople and the Transition from the Medieval to the Early Modern Period (Rethymnon, 2005), 23-46. - Robert Ousterhout, “Ethnic Identity and Cultural Appropriation in Early Ottoman Architecture,” Muqarnas 12 (1995): 48–62. - Halil İnalcık, “The Policy of Mehmed II toward the Greek Population of Istanbul and the Byzantine Buildings of the City”, Dumbarton Oaks Papers, 23/24 (1969/1970): 229-249. - Çiğdem Kafesçioğlu, Constantinopolis/Istanbul: Cultural Encounter, Imperial Vision, and the Construction of the Ottoman Capital (University Park, Pa: Pennsylvania State University Press, 2009). Life around Imperial Mosques Required reading: - Howard Crane, “The Ottoman Sultan's Mosques: Icons of Imperial Legitimacy”, in Irene A. Bierman et al. (eds.), The Ottoman City and its Parts, (New Rochelle, N.Y: A.D. Caratzas, 1991) 173–243. Suggested readings: - Gülru Necipoglu, The Age of Sinan: Architectural Culture in the Ottoman Empire, (London: Reaktion Books, 2005), chapter 3, esp. 115-126. Coffeehouses and Hamams Required readings: - Mehrdad Kia, Daily Life in the Ottoman Empire, (Santa Barbara, California: Greenwood, 2011), 234–46. - Ebru Boyar and Kate Fleet, A Social History of Ottoman Istanbul (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2010), 249–62. - D’Ohsson, 18. Yüzyıl Türkiyesinde Örf ve Adetler, (İstanbul: Tercüman, )39–67. Suggested readings: - Cemal Kafadar, “How Dark is the History of the Night, How Black the Story of Coffee, How Bitter the Tale of Love: The Changing Measure of Leisure and Pleasure in Early Modern Istanbul” in eds. A. Öztürkmen and E. B. Vitz, Medieval and Early Modern Performance in the Eastern Mediterranean (Turnhout: Brepols, 2014). - S. Ralph Hattox, Coffee and Coffeehouses: The Origins of a Social Beverage in the Medieval Near East (Washington, University of Washington Press, 1985), esp. the chapter entitled “Taverns without Wine: The Rise of the Coffeehouse.” - Nina Ergin, “Bathing Business in Istanbul: A Case Study of the Çemberlitaş Hamamı” in Bathing Culture of Anatolian Civilizations: Architecture, History and Imagination, eds. N. Ergin, C. Neumann and A. Singer (Istanbul: Eren Yayınevi, 2007), 143–68. (Available online at author’s academia page.) - Alan Mikhail, “The Hearts Desire: Gender, Urban Space and the Ottoman Coffee House” in Ottoman Tulips, Ottoman Coffee: Leisure and Lifestyle in the Eighteenth Century, ed. Dana Sajdi (New York: Tauris Academic Press, 2007), 133–170. Ceremonies I Required reading: - Suraiya Faroqhi, “Ceremonies, Festivals and the Decorative Arts,” in Subjects of the Sultan: Culture and Daily Life in the Ottoman Empire (London: I.B.Tauris, 2005) Suggested readings: - Ünver Rüstem, “The spectacle of legitimacy: The dome-closing ceremony of the Sultan Ahmed mosque”, Muqarnas 33 (2016), 253–344. - Derin Terzioğlu, “The Imperial Circumcision Festival of 1582: An Interpretation”, Muqarnas: An Annual on Islamic Art and Architecture 12 (1995), 84-100. - Nurhan Atasoy, 1582 Surname-i Hümayun: Düğün Kitabı, (İstanbul: Koçbank Yayınları, 1997). Skim. - Esin Atıl, Levni and the Surname: The Story of an Eighteenth Century Ottoman Festival (Istanbul: Koçbank Yayınları, 1999). Skim. - Zeynep Tarım Ertuğ, "The Depiction of Ceremonies in Ottoman Miniatures: Historical Record or a Matter of Protocol?" Muqarnas 27 (2010): 251-75. http://www.jstor.org/stable/25769699. - Erman Harun Karaduman, The Royal Mawlid Ceremonies in The Ottoman Empire (1789-1908), Unpublished Ma Thesis, Bilkent University, 2016 - Babak Rahimi, “Nahils, Circumcision Rituals and the Theatre State,” in Ottoman Tulips, Ottoman Coffee: Leisure and Lifestyle in the Eighteenth Century, ed. Dana Sajdi (New York: Tauris Academic Press, 2007), 90–116. Ceremonies II Required reading: - Hakan T. Karateke, Padişahım Çok Yaşa!: Osmanlı Devletinin Son Yüzyılında Merasimler, (Istanbul: Kitap Yayınevi, 2004; Third expanded printing:Istanbul: İş Bankası Kültür Yayınları, 2017), tba. Daily life in Istanbul: 16th – 18th centuries Required readings: - Carsten Niebuhr, Travels Through Arabia and Other Countries in the East, Performed by M. Niebuhr, Trans. R. Heron, 2 vols. (Perth: Morison Junior, 1799), 1: 8–13 (Available on google books: https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=lHOVF-i_jhQC&hl=en&pg=GBS.PR3) - Antoine Galland, İstanbul'a Ait Günlük Hatıralar (1672-1673), ed. Charles Schefer, trans. Nahid Sim Örik, 2 vols. (Ankara: TTK, 1987), 1: 21–80. Transportation and daily life: 19-20th centuries Required reading: - Zeynep Çelik, The Remaking of Istanbul: Portrait of an Ottoman City in the Nineteenth Century (Berkeley; Los Angeles; London: University of California Press, 1993), 62–103. - K. Mehmet Kentel, “Drawing Cosmopolitan Pera, Drawing on Yusuf Bey’s Caricatures,” in Youssouf Bey: Charged Portraits of Fin-de-Siècle Beyoğlu, ed. B. Öztuncay (Istanbul: Vehbi Koç Vakfı, 2016), 63–79. Time & Night Time Required reading: - Avner Wishnitzer, “Shedding New Light: Outdoor Illumination in Late Ottoman Istanbul,” in Urban Lighting, Light Pollution and Society, ed. Josiane Meier et al. (London: Routledge, 2014), 66–84. Suggested readings: - Avner Wishnitzer, Reading Clocks Alla Turca: Time and Society in the Late Ottoman Empire (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2015) - Avner Wishnitzer, "Into the Dark: Power, Light and Nocturnal Life in 18th Century Istanbul," International Journal of Middle East Studies, 46/3(2014): 513–531. - Avner Wishnitzer, "Eyes in the Dark: Nightlife and Visual Regimes in late Ottoman Istanbul," Comparative Studies of South Asia, Africa and the Middle East, 37, 2 (2017): 245–261. - Nurçin İleri, “Hangi Usul Tenvir: Havagazı mı Elektrik mi?” in İstanbul Araştırmaları Yıllığı, (2018): 205–216. - Nurçin İleri, “Geç Dönem Osmanlı İstanbul'unda Kent ve Sokak Işıkları,” (City and Street Lights in the Late Ottoman Istanbul) Toplumsal Tarih, no. 254, Şubat [2015]: 30–37. | |||||||||||||||
| Teaching Methods | The first 1.5 hours of this course will be in lecture format where students will have the chance to read various genres of primary sources. It will be followed by discussions and an inclass activity. | |||||||||||||||
| Homework and Projects | 1 assignment with 2 phases; readings and submission of discussion questions | |||||||||||||||
| Laboratory Work | - | |||||||||||||||
| Computer Use | Yes | |||||||||||||||
| Other Activities | Field Trips | |||||||||||||||
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| Course Administration |
ugurlua@mef.edu.tr A506 Student participation is essential. 80% attendance is compulsory. Academic Dishonesty and Plagiarism: YÖK Disciplinary Regulation. |
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| Activity | No/Weeks | Hours | Calculation | ||||
| No/Weeks per Semester | Preparing for the Activity | Spent in the Activity Itself | Completing the Activity Requirements | ||||
| Course Hours | 14 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 70 | ||
| Homework Assignments | 14 | 4 | 56 | ||||
| Total Workload | 126 | ||||||
| Total Workload/25 | 5.0 | ||||||
| ECTS | 5 | ||||||