TURKISH HISTORY AND CULTURE

GKE109

Course Code: GKE109
Semester: Second Term (Spring)
Theory+Practice: 2 + 0
ECTS: 3

Course Type

Compulsory Course

Course Level

Bachelor's Degree

Year of Study

Semester

Second Term (Spring)

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Professor Halil Özcan

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

Explains main concepts related to Turkish History and Turkish Culture.
Expalins the concept of culture.
Recognizes the concept of religion.
Describes the concept of migration.
Explains the important points related to historical development of Turkish History and Culture
Recognizes the first homeland of Turks and their initial cultural centers.
Identifies migrations and their results.
Expresses main turning points of the Turkish History.
Explains important Turkish states.
Explains the interaction of Turkish History and Turkish Culture with peripheral cultures.
Explains the relation between Middle-Asia Turkish culture and other cultures in Asia.
Describes the effects of Islamic Religion on Turkish culture.
Explains the relation between Anatolian cultures and Turkish culture.

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

There is no recommended optional programme component for this course.

Course Description

Phases of Turkish culture history development, Turkish states form past to present and their societies' political and social histories; Turks' Islam acceptance, their development phases in culture and civilization areas and relationships among philosophy, science, literature, art and reconstruction activities.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	First homeland of Turks and first civilizations established there.
2^nd Week	Life of Turks before Hun.Hun:Grand Hun State-migration of tribes and European Hun-Akhun
3^rd Week	Göktürk:Establishment of Göktürk State/II. Göktürk State:Establishment and demolition
4^th Week	Uygur Turks:Establishment of Uygur,progress period,demolition
5^th Week	Other Turkish states established in the Central Asia:Sabarlar-Avarlar-Hazarlar-Kuman-Bulgarians-Türgiş-Karluk-Hungarians-Peçenek-Oğuz
6^th Week	Other Turkish states established in the Central Asia:Sabarlar-Avarlar-Hazarlar-Kuman-Bulgarians-Türgiş-Karluk-Hungarians-Peçenek-Oğuz
7^th Week	Revision
8^th Week	MidTerm Exam
9^th Week	Great Seljuq Empire - Anatolian Seljuq Empire
10^th Week	Ottoman Empire (Foundation and Progress Period)
11^th Week	Ottoman Empire (Sagnation and Demolition Period )
12^th Week	Other Turkish States (Azerbaijan-Turkmenistan-Uzbekistan-North Cyprus Turkish Republic etc.)
13^th Week	Culture and Civilization
14^th Week	Culture and Civilization / General review

Recommended or Required Reading

Ögel,Bahaeddin. (1971)Türk Kültürünün Gelişme Çağları.I-II.İstanbul:M.E.Basımevi
Roux,J.P.(2001)Orta-Asya Tarih ve Uygarlık.İstanbul:Kabalcı Yayınevi
Turan,Şerafettin.(2000)Türk Kültür Tarihi.Ankara:Bilgi Yayınevi.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Discussion
Questions/Answers
Presentation
Other

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Mid-term	1	30
Assignment	1	30
Total(%)		60
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)		60
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)		40
Total(%)		100

ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam	1	1	1
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work	10	3	30
Preparation for Final exam	1	23	23
Course hours	13	2	26
Preparation for Midterm exam	1	10	10
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam	1	1	1
Homework
Total Work Load			91
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			3.03
ECTS Credit of the Course			3

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

	LO1	LO2	LO3	LO4	LO5	LO6	LO7	LO8	LO9	LO10	LO11	LO12	LO13
K1	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
K2									X	X	X	X	X
K3	X	X	X	X	X	X
K4
K5
K6
K7
K8	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
K9
K10
K11
K12	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
K13
K14
K15
K16
K17	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
K18