COURSE UNIT TITLE

: HISTORY OF COMPERATIVE TURKISH CULTURE

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
TKT 6077 HISTORY OF COMPERATIVE TURKISH CULTURE ELECTIVE 3 0 0 10

Offered By

Comparative History

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Comparative History

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to analyze the socia-cultural aspect of society in history of Turks.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   know the basics of Turkish Culture
2   Analyse the Turco-Islamic Cultures
3   know the sources of Turkish Culture
4   analyse the transition from namadisim to sedentary life.
5   understand the role of Turkish-Anatolian culture in World Context.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The definiton of 'Turkish culture' and its main characteristics
2 Historical background of Turkish culture
3 Anatolian Turkish culture
4 Middle Asian culture
5 The influence of Turkish culture on Turks' political, religious, economic and social life
6 How cultures changed in the history and came up to now
7 Manuscripts and scientific studies as sources of Turkish culture
8 Midterm exam
9 Vakayinameler, destanlar, fütüvvet nameler ve menakıbnameler
10 Types of Turkish culture sources and their significance
11 Divân-ı Hikmet ve Divân-ı Lügati t-Türk
12 Social, religious, cultural life of Turkish cultures in Anatolia and Middle Asia
13 Human and Society from Turkistan to Anatolia
14 Course review

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Ibrahim Kafesoğlu, Türk Milli Kültürü, Türk Kültürünü Araştırma Enstitüsü
2. Yılmaz Özakpınar, Kültür ve Medeniyet Anlayışları ve Bir Medeniyet Teorisi, Ötüken Yayınları
3. Yılmaz Özakpınar, Islam Medeniyeti ve Türk Kültürü, Ötüken Yayınları
4. Yılmaz Özakpınar, Kültür ve Medeniyet Üzerine Denemeler, Ötüken yayınları
5. Muharrem Ergin, Orhun Abideleri, Milli Eğitim Basımevi
6. Ed. Hasan Celal Güzel, Kemal Çiçek, Salim Koca, Türkler 1-4, Ankara
7. W. Bang ve G. R. Rahmeti, Oğuz Kağan Destanı, Milli Eğitim Basımevi
8. Vilh. Thomsen (Çev. Vedat Köken), Orhon ve Yenisey Yazıtlarının Çözümü, Türk Tarih Kurumu Basımevi
9. Aydın Taneri, Türk Kavramının Gelişmesi, Ocak Yayınları

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, research, question-answer, assignment and practice

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 STT TERM WORK (SEMESTER)
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.20 + FIN* 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.20 + RST* 0.50

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

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Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

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Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

mehmet.seker@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Friday 16.00-18.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 10 130
Preparation for midterm exam 1 15 15
Preparation for final exam 1 25 25
Preparing assignments 1 25 25
Preparing presentations 1 10 10
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 246

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7
LO.154545
LO.254545
LO.354545
LO.454545
LO.554545

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