THE FOUNDATIONS OF POLITICS AND THE HISTORY OF POLITICAL THOUGHTS IN THE EARLY OTTOMAN EMPIRE

2023-10-31
Derin, Ozan Ekin
This thesis study analyzes the development of Ottoman social structure and the foundations of politics in Ottoman society in a time period from the 14th century to the beginning of the 16th century, and, based on this analysis, develops a research to reveal the historical meaning of political thoughts in Ottoman society. In the first part of the thesis, the structure of political thoughts, methodological approaches in the history of political thoughts, discussions on social formation types, the development of the Ottoman social formation, the structure of Ottoman society and the state problem are discussed in detail. In this context, the foundations of the Ottoman political structure are explained with reference to the concept of rentier mode of production, the development of the Ottoman state is revealed, and the structure of various classes and strata that make up the Ottoman society is analyzed. In the second part of the thesis, Ottoman political thought is analyzed based on primary historical sources. First of all, the rent and status-based struggles of various social segments with each other are analyzed, and the social struggles of which political thought examples were a part and the intellectual traditions they emerged from are included in this analysis as a whole. Secondly, law, justice, the image of the ruler, political tactics and genealogical constructions are evaluated as a part of the history of political thought, and the development of ideological formation, dominant identity and political discourse is analyzed within this framework.
Citation Formats
O. E. Derin, “THE FOUNDATIONS OF POLITICS AND THE HISTORY OF POLITICAL THOUGHTS IN THE EARLY OTTOMAN EMPIRE,” Ph.D. - Doctoral Program, Middle East Technical University, 2023.