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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type Of Course	D	U	L	ECTS
TAR 2045	HISTORY OF THE ANATOLIAN SELJUCKS	ELECTIVE	2	0	0	3

Offered By

History

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR MUSTAFA DAŞ

Offered to

History
History

Course Objective

The purpose of this course is to achieve a necessary understanding of the political-military history of the Seljuqs of Turkey and its importance for the history of Turks and the world.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1	The development of the Turkmen invasions to Anatolia
2	The outcomes of the Battle of Malazgirt
3	The transmission of Anatolia to Turkey
4	The characteristics of the civilization founded by the Seljuqs of Turkey in Anatolia
5	The political-military history of the Seljuqs of Turkey

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week	Subject	Description
1	The political, ethnical, and cultural conditions of Anatolia in the 19th century, the Turkmen invasions to Anatolia
2	The reasons and outcomes of the Battle of Malazgirt
3	The period of Maveraunnehir of Seljuqs
4	The Interregnum Period of the Seljuqs of Turkey
5	The period of 1st Kilic Arslan and 1st Mesud
6	The period of 2nd Kilic Arslan and the Battle of Myriokefalon
7	The term examination
8	The period of II. GıyaseddinKeyhüsrev ve I. Izzeddin Keykavus
9	The period of rise of Seljuqs, Alaeddin Keykubad
10	The beginning of the domination over the seas, caravansaries
11	The administrative organization of the Seljuqs
12	The characteristics of the culture and civilization of the Seljuqs
13	The Battle of Kosedag and its outcomes, the period of Pervane
14	The dissolution of the Seljuqs

Recomended or Required Reading

C. Cahen, Osmanlılardan Önce Anadolu da Türkler, TVYY., Istanbul 2000.
E. Merçil, Selçuklularda Saraylar ve Saray Teşkilatı, Istanbul 2011.
K. Çetin, Selçuklu Medeniyeti Tarihi, Istanbul 2011.
A. Çaycı, Selçuklularda Egemenlik Sembolleri, Istanbul 2008.
O. Turan, Selçuklular Tarihi ve Türk-Islam Medeniyeti, Istanbul 2002.
O. Turan, Selçuklular ve Islamiyet, Istanbul 1980.
Doğuştan Günümüze Büyük Islam tarihi Ansiklopedisi
Islam Ansiklopedisi.
G. M. Kurpalidis, Büyük Selçuklu Devletinin Idari sosyal ve ekonomik tarihi, çev. I. Kamalov, Istanbul 2007.
Nizamülmülk, Siyasetname, haz. M. A. Köymen, Ankara 1980.
F. Sümer, Oğuzlar, Istanbul 1980.
M. Altay Köymen, Büyük Selçuklu Imparatorluğu Tarihi I, Ankara 1979
M. Altay Köymen, Büyük Selçuklu imparatorluğu II, Ankara 1992
M. Altay Köymen, Tuğrul Bey ve Zamanı, Istanbul 1976
M. Altay Köymen, Alp Arslan ve Zamanı, Istanbul 1972.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lecture
2. Presentation
3. Research

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER	SHORT CODE	LONG CODE	FORMULA
1	MTE	MIDTERM EXAM
2	FIN	FINAL EXAM
3	FCGR	FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT)	MTE * 0.40 + FIN * 0.60
4	RST	RESIT
5	FCGR	FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT)	MTE * 0.40 + RST * 0.60

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

1. Term examination
2. Final examination

Assessment Criteria

1. LO 1-5: This will be evaluated through the performance in the term and final examinations.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. 70% attendance is obligatory.
2. Participation to the term and final examinations will be considered in the evaluation.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

mustafa.das@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures	13	3	39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures	13	1	13
Preparation for midterm exam	1	12	12
Preparation for final exam	1	14	14
Midterm	1	1,5	2
Final	1	1,5	2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			82

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO	PO.2	PO.4	PO.5
LO.1	4	5	5
LO.2	4	5	5
LO.3	4	5	5
LO.4	4	5	5
LO.5	4	5	5

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Description of Individual Course Units

Offered By

Level of Course Unit

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Course Objective

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

Recomended Optional Programme Components

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Assessment Criteria

Language of Instruction

Course Policies and Rules

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Office Hours

Work Placement(s)

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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