Graduate Education Institute · History and Civilization Studies · Doctorate
ECTS: 7.5 T+P+L: 3+0+0 Departmental Elective
Coordinator: Prof. Dr. Beytullah KAYA
Course Objective
The aim of this course is to determine the basic features of Turkish literature, to evaluate the sources and to evaluate the aesthetic understanding on which it is based; This course aims to recognize the social and cultural environment in which literature develops and to understand and interpret the works that guide us.
Course Content
A civilization reading will be carried out in literature and civilization through literary texts.
Course Learning Outcomes
- 1. Determine the basic characteristics of Turkish literature.
- 2. The students know the sources of Turkish literature and the aesthetic understanding it is based on.
- 3. They read the sources of Turkish literature and finds inferences about the mentality of the period he wrote.
Core Area Distribution
(22) Humanities%100
Teaching Methods
ExpressionQuestion-AnswerDiscussionBrain Storming
Assessment & Evaluation
HomeworkTesting (Essay / Tests: True-Falls, multiple-choice, short answer, matching)
ECTS / Workload
| Activity | Quantity | Duration (h) | Total Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (Including Exam Week) | 15 | 3 | 45 |
| Out of Class Study Period | 15 | 1 | 15 |
| Midterm | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quiz | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Assignment | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Practice | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Final | 1 | 5 | 5 |
Course Schedule
| Week | Subject | Preparation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | On Literature and Civilization | Edebiyat ve Medeniyet Üzerine Âkif İNAN, Gelenek |
| 2 | Love | 1.Osmanlı Şiirinde Aşk’a Dair – Ahmet Atilla Şentürk 2. Divan Şiirinde Aşk - Muhammet Nur DOĞAN |
| 3 | Understanding of Beauty and Reflections of Our Culture | Klâsik Türk Şiirinde Bedenin Harflere Yansıması- Ömer Savran |
| 4 | Literature and Sufism | Varoluşun Tanıkları-Turan KOÇ |
| 5 | Legendary Birds of Our Literature | Gülşehri-Mantıku’t Tayr – Kemal Yavuz |
| 6 | Literature and Mythology | Osmanlı Tasvir Sanatları I Minyatür-Metin And Aşk Ve Zillet Şeyh-i San'an'ın Hikâyesi- Rasim Özdenören |
| 7 | Literature and Flowers | Klasik Türk Şiirinde Duyguların Dili: Çiçekler- Yavuz Bayram Gülşenâbâd- Şemsettin Sivasî |
| 8 | Midterm | Midterm |
| 9 | Istanbul in Our Literature | Sanat ve Medeniyet-Saadettin ÖKTEN, Has-Bağçede Ayş u Tarab Nedimler Şairler Mutribler-Halil İNALCIK |
| 10 | Civilization and Women (Female Heroes of Literary Works) | Doğu’da Ve Batı’da Mâşuk Leylâ Ve Juliet Tipleri Üzerinden İki Farklı Medeniyetin Kadına Bakışı- Özlem Güneş |
| 11 | Civilization and Women (Female Poets, Writers) | Civilization and Women (Female Poets, Writers) |
| 12 | Literature Miracles Reflected-Our Lost Culture | Karagöz ve Perde Gazeli- Süheyl Ünver |
| 13 | Literary Studies I | Orhun Kitabeleri, Kutadgu Bilig, Divan-ı Hikmet, Atabetü'l Hakayık, Divan u Lugat-it Türk |
| 14 | Literary Studies II | Divanlar, Halk Şiirinden Örnekler |
| 15 | Literary Studies III | Tanzimat ve Cumhuriyet dönemine ait eserlerden seçmeler |
| 16 | Final | Final |


