Faculty of Education · Primary School Teaching · Undergraduate
Course Objective
To get to know Turkish history, culture and social life; To learn about the states founded by the Turks and the contributions of these states to national and global civilization.
Course Content
The first homeland of the Turks - The first civilizations established in the homeland, the life of the Turks before the Huns, the Huns: Great Hun State - Tribes migration and European Huns - White Huns, Tolunids - Ikhshids - Karakhanids - Ghaznavids, Great Seljuk State - Anatolian Seljuk State, Ottoman Empire (Establishment and Rise periods), Ottoman Empire (Periods of Stagnation and Collapse), Other Turkish States (Azerbaijan - Kazakhstan - Kyrgyzstan - Turkmenistan - Uzbekistan - Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus and its communities), Culture and Civilization.
Required Resources
Öztürk, C. (2018). Türk Tarihi ve Kültürü. Ankara:Pegem
Recommended Resources
Öztürk, C. (2018). Türk Tarihi ve Kültürü. Ankara:Pegem
Course Learning Outcomes
- Express how the Turkish culture was born and its characteristics.
- Express the correct information about pre-Islamic Turkish states.
- Express the effect of Turkish History and Culture on today.
- Compares the differences between concepts of culture and civilization
Core Area Distribution
Teaching Methods
Assessment & Evaluation
ECTS / Workload
| Activity | Quantity | Duration (h) | Total Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (Including Exam Week) | 16 | 2 | 32 |
| Out of Class Study Period | 16 | 2 | 32 |
| Midterm | 1 | 18 | 18 |
| Quiz | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Assignment | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Practice | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Final | 1 | 18 | 18 |
Course Schedule
| Week | Subject | Preparation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sharing the course content, basic concepts about history | Source book |
| 2 | Pre-Islamic Turkish States: Hun Empire and Gokturks | Source book |
| 3 | Pre-Islamic Turkish States: Uyghurs, Pechenegs, Uz, Cumans and Bulgarian States | Source book |
| 4 | First Muslim Turkish States: Tolunoğulları, Sacoğulları, İhşidis | Source book |
| 5 | First Turkish-Islamic States: Itil-Volga, Karakhanids, Ghaznavids, Great Seljuks, Khwarezmshahs | Source book |
| 6 | The first Turkish States established in Anatolia | Source book |
| 7 | Turkish States established after the Mongol invasion: Timurs, Akkoyunlus, Karakoyunlus, Golden Horde State and Safavids | Source book |
| 8 | Review | - |
| 9 | Midterm Exam | - |
| 10 | Culture and History: Ottoman Empire | Source book |
| 11 | Culture and History: Ottoman Empire | Source book |
| 12 | Culture and History: Republic of Türkiye | Source book |
| 13 | Culture and History: Republic of Türkiye | Source book |
| 14 | Contemporary Turkish States and Communities | Source book |
| 15 | Contemporary Turkish States and Communities | Source book |
| 16 | General Review | - |