Course Language:
Türkçe
Course Objectives:
This course’s main aim is to make students understand the Turkish literature that developed between 13th and 16th centuries in Anatolia. The poets and writers that lived that period of time are the main subjects of this course.
Course Content:
Introduction: Turkish literature that developed as of 11th century.
13th century: Turkish literature that developed in Anatolian area, general features, persons.
14th century: Turkish literature that developed in Anatolian area, general features, persons.
15th century: Turkish literature that developed in Ottoman area, general features, persons.
16th century: Turkish literature that developed in Ottoman area, general features, persons.
Course Methodology:
1. Lecture
Course Evaluation Methods:
A. Classical exam
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Course Learning Outcomes
| Learning Outcomes | Teaching Methods | Assessment Methods |
| Becomes aware of the literary texts of Turkish literature that are written in Anatolia between 13th and 17th centuries. | 1 | 1 |
| Knows about the poets and the writers that lived between 13th and 17th centuries and apprehends the characteristics of the period. | 1 | 1 |
| Gains necessary information about the subjects that are related to the history of Turkish literature. | 1 | 1 |
Course Flow
| Week | Topics | Study Materials |
| 1 | Introduction. Turkish literature that developed as of 11th century (Kutadgu Bilig, Divanu Lugat-it Türk, Atabetü’l-Hakayık, Ahmed Yesevi and Divan-ı Hikmet) | Related readings |
| 2 | 13th century: The social and political condition of the period. General characteristics of the Turkish literature that developed in Anatolian area. | Related readings |
| 3 | Persons: Their lives, works and literary personalities. (Hacı Bektaş Veli, Mevlana, Sultan Veled, Hoca Dehhani) | Related readings |
| 4 |
14th century: The social and political condition of the period. General characteristics of the Turkish literature.
Persons: Their lives, works and literary personalities. (Şeyyad Hamza, Ahmed Fakih, Gülşehri) |
Related readings |
| 5 | Persons: Their lives, works and literary personalities. (Nesimi, Kadı Burhaneddin) | Related readings |
| 6 | Persons: Their lives, works and literary personalities. (Aşık Paşa, Ahmedi, etc.) | Related readings |
| 7 |
15th century: The social and political condition of the period. General characteristics of the Turkish literature.
Persons: Their lives, works and literary personalities. (Ahmed Dai, Şeyhi, Ahmed Paşa) |
Related readings |
| 8 | Persons: Their lives, works and literary personalities. (Necati, Sultan poets, female poets, etc.) | Related readings |
| 9 |
16th century: The social and political condition of the period. General characteristics of the Turkish literature.
Persons: Their lives, works and literary personalities. (Muhibbi, Zati) |
Related readings |
| 10 | Persons: Their lives, works and literary personalities. (Fuzuli) | Related readings |
| 11 | Persons: Their lives, works and literary personalities. (Baki) | Related readings |
| 12 | Persons: Their lives, works and literary personalities. (Hayali) | Related readings |
| 13 | Prose between 13th and 16th centuries. | Related readings |
| 14 | General revision. | Related readings |
Recommended Sources
| Required | - |
| Recommended |
Şentürk, A.Atilla-Kartal, Ahmet, Eski Türk Edebiyatı Tarihi, İstanbul: Dergah Yay., 2005.
Mengi, Mine, Eski Türk Edebiyatı Tarihi, Ankara: Akçağ Yay., 1997. Köprülü, M. Fuad, Türk Edebiyatı Tarihi, İstanbul: Ötüken Yay., 1980. Levend, Agâh Sıırı, Türk Edebiyatı Tarihi, ı, Ankara: TTK Yay., 1984. Çelebioğlu, Âmil, Türk Edebiyatında Mesnevi, İstanbul: Kitabevi Yay., 1999. Büyük Türk Klasikleri, İstanbul: Ötüken-Söğüt Yay., |
Material Sharing
| Documents |
Assessment
| IN-TERM STUDIES | NUMBER | PERCENTAGE |
| Mid-terms | 1 | 50 |
| Quizzes | - | - |
| Attendance | - | - |
| FINAL | 1 | 50 |
| Total | 100 | |
| CONTRIBUTION OF FINAL EXAMINATION TO OVERALL GRADE | 60 | |
| CONTRIBUTION OF IN-TERM STUDIES TO OVERALL GRADE | 40 | |
| Total | 100 |
| COURSE CATEGORY | Expertise/Field Courses |
Course’s Contribution to Program
| No | Program Learning Outcomes | Contribution | ||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||||||||||
| 1 | To have the necessary knowledge about “History of Turkish Language” as a part of teaching Turkish language and literature curriculum in high schools. | X | ||||||||||||
| 2 | To have the necessary knowledge about “Turkey Turkish” and “Modern Turkish Grammar” as a part of Turkish language and literature teaching in high schools. | X | ||||||||||||
| 3 | To have the necessary knowledge about historical lexicology and philological evolution of Turkish language. | X | ||||||||||||
| 4 | To have the necessary knowledge about the stages of acculturation and oral / written sources of Turkish language. | X | ||||||||||||
| 5 | To have the necessary knowledge about modern Turkish dialects and their literatures. | X | ||||||||||||
| 6 | To have the necessary knowledge about “History of Turkish Literature” as a part of Turkish language and literature teaching in high schools. | X | ||||||||||||
| 7 | To have the necessary knowledge about all major figures of Turkish literature (writer, poet, critic, academic, etc.) as a part of Turkish language and literature teaching in high schools. | X | ||||||||||||
| 8 | To have the necessary knowledge about oral / written sources of medieval and early modern Turkish literature. | X | ||||||||||||
| 9 | To have the necessary knowledge about modern Turkish literature from Tanzimat to Republic period throughout the history. | X | ||||||||||||
| 10 | To instruct students to synthesize the dynamics of Turkish modernization with the content of Turkish Language and Literature teaching and to have critical attitudes with historiography of Turkish literature. | X | ||||||||||||
| 11 | To instruct students to make critical readings of worldwide / national classics listed by Ministry of National Education . | X | ||||||||||||
| 12 | To instruct students to synthesize their common knowledge of literary genres, forms and literary history with the theoretical frameworks about construction of national history. | X | ||||||||||||
| 13 | To have ability to design original materials for field education and develop new projects. | X | ||||||||||||
| 14 | To have the necessary knowledge about paleography, research and presentation techniques using in Humanities. | X | ||||||||||||
| 15 | To have a critical and comparative perspective about Turkish literature among world literatures. | X | ||||||||||||
ECTS
| Activities | Quantity |
Duration (Hour) |
Total Workload (Hour) |
| Course Duration (Including the exam week: 16x Total course hours) | 15 | 3 | 45 |
| Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice) | 15 | 5 | 75 |
| Mid-terms | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Quiz | - | - | - |
| Final examination | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Total Work Load | 125 | ||
| Total Work Load / 25 (h) | 5 | ||
| ECTS Credit of the Course | 5 |