Abbreviations
Preface
Preface to the French Edition
Introduction to the Turkish Edition
1. The Question of the Founding of the Ottoman Empire and How it Should be Studied
A. Gibbons' Theory: Summary and Criticism
B. The Conditions Necessary to Study the Problem in a Logical Manner
2. A Review of the Political and Social History of Anatolia in the Thirteenth Century and the First Half of the Fourteenth Century
A. Major Political Events
B. Ethnic Factors
C. A Brief Outline of the Social and Economic History
D. Intellectual Life
3. Life Along the Border and the Founding of the Ottoman Empire
A. The Tribe of Osman
B. Life on the Marches
C. The Early History of the Ottoman State
Notes
Glossary
Bibliography
Index