turkey on our minds and in our classrooms - World Affairs Council
turkey on our minds and in our classrooms - World Affairs Council
turkey on our minds and in our classrooms - World Affairs Council
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HISTORY AND CULTURE<br />
HISTORY<br />
The History of the Turkish Empire<br />
http://books.google.com/books?vid=LCCN05017306&id=LF<br />
bTIBgjbqQC&pg=PA257<br />
This is an <strong>on</strong>l<strong>in</strong>e chapter from a book which discusses the<br />
development of early civilizati<strong>on</strong>s that specifically focuses<br />
<strong>on</strong> the rise of the Turkish Empire. Written <strong>in</strong> 1904 by a<br />
European historian, this work c<strong>on</strong>ta<strong>in</strong>s lots of anecdotes<br />
<strong>and</strong> pen <strong>and</strong> <strong>in</strong>k draw<strong>in</strong>gs.<br />
It has to be noted that civilizati<strong>on</strong>s are never built<br />
without foundati<strong>on</strong>s. Just like a wall made of bricks,<br />
they are all established up<strong>on</strong> former civilizati<strong>on</strong>s.<br />
Therefore it is quite possible to see traces of the very<br />
earliest cultures <strong>in</strong>herent <strong>in</strong> those that followed.<br />
If we want to speak about Turkey, we have to beg<strong>in</strong> by<br />
go<strong>in</strong>g back to the very early ages as the present<br />
country is an extensi<strong>on</strong> <strong>and</strong> mixture of people who<br />
come from various orig<strong>in</strong>s.<br />
Full Map of Europe <strong>in</strong> 1600<br />
http://www.euratlas.net/history/europe/1600/<strong>in</strong>dex.html<br />
This easy to read color coated map outl<strong>in</strong>es the borders of the Ottoman Empire <strong>and</strong> puts it <strong>in</strong>to<br />
perspective with the rest of the regi<strong>on</strong>. Tabs <strong>on</strong> the left side of the page l<strong>in</strong>k students to over a<br />
millennia worth of maps of Europe.<br />
History of the Ottoman Empire <strong>and</strong> Turkey S<strong>in</strong>ce 1918<br />
http://www.zum.de/whkmla/regi<strong>on</strong>/asm<strong>in</strong>/x<str<strong>on</strong>g>turkey</str<strong>on</strong>g>.html<br />
This site <strong>in</strong>cludes maps <strong>and</strong> historical documents as well as excellent res<strong>our</strong>ces<br />
of reference materials. Material is a bit advanced. This s<strong>our</strong>ce may be better for<br />
high school students.<br />
Ottoman Website<br />
http://www.osmanli700.gen.tr/english/eng<strong>in</strong>dex.html<br />
Here you can read the profiles of key sultans <strong>and</strong> leaders from the Ottoman<br />
Empire.<br />
Picture to the right: Suleyman the Magnificent ’s accessi<strong>on</strong> to the thr<strong>on</strong>e –<br />
Cerem<strong>on</strong>y held <strong>in</strong> the first c<strong>our</strong>tyard.<br />
Discover the Ottomans<br />
http://www.theottomans.org/english/<strong>in</strong>dex.asp<br />
This site aims to become the lead<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>formati<strong>on</strong> portal regard<strong>in</strong>g the history, military, culture, <strong>and</strong> arts<br />
of the Ottoman Empire, which <strong>on</strong>ce dom<strong>in</strong>ated a large territory from Egypt to Russia <strong>and</strong> from India to<br />
Austria. Theottomans.org will be a sp<strong>on</strong>sorship oriented n<strong>on</strong>-commercial web.<br />
History Foundati<strong>on</strong> of Turkey<br />
http://www.tarihvakfi.org.tr/english/default.asp<br />
The History Foundati<strong>on</strong> is a scholarly NGO with the objective of develop<strong>in</strong>g <strong>and</strong> extend<strong>in</strong>g historical<br />
c<strong>on</strong>sciousness <strong>in</strong> Turkey. They provide <strong>in</strong>formati<strong>on</strong> <strong>on</strong> publicati<strong>on</strong>s, projects <strong>and</strong> res<strong>our</strong>ces. The<br />
Foundati<strong>on</strong> aims to enrich <strong>and</strong> lend a new c<strong>on</strong>tent to the way <strong>in</strong> which people regard history <strong>and</strong><br />
enc<strong>our</strong>age the c<strong>on</strong>servati<strong>on</strong> of historical heritage with deep-rooted sensitivity <strong>and</strong> active participati<strong>on</strong><br />
of wide secti<strong>on</strong>s of the populati<strong>on</strong>.<br />
The Smiths<strong>on</strong>ian Instituti<strong>on</strong>: Gobekli Tepe—The <strong>World</strong>’s First Temple?<br />
http://www.smiths<strong>on</strong>ianmag.com/history-archaeology/gobekli-tepe.html<br />
Predat<strong>in</strong>g St<strong>on</strong>ehenge by 6,000 years, Turkey's stunn<strong>in</strong>g Gobekli Tepe upends the c<strong>on</strong>venti<strong>on</strong>al view<br />
of the rise of civilizati<strong>on</strong>.<br />
<strong>World</strong> <strong>Affairs</strong> <strong>Council</strong> Res<strong>our</strong>ce Packet: What the Rest of the <strong>World</strong> can Learn from Turkey Today – March 20, 2012 28
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