| Course Type | Elective Course |
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| Course Level | Associate Degree |
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| Year of Study | - |
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| Semester | - |
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| ECTS | 4 |
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| Name of Lecturer(s) |
- |
| Learning Outcomes |
At the end of this course, the students;
- Defines the historical processes and general characteristics of Turkish cinema.
- Explains the important directors of Turkish cinema.
- Develops a critical point of view towards movies.
- Analyzes the narrative structure of movies.
- Explains and compares different trends that emerged in the historical evolution of Turkish cinema.
- Interprets the relationship of Turkish cinema with the political, economic and social context.
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| Mode of Delivery | Face to face |
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| Prerequisites | No |
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| Recommended Optional Programme Components | |
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| Course Description | This course examines the historical development, periodical transformations, and contemporary practices of Turkish cinema through film examples. The course covers the Yeşilçam era, social realism, debates on national cinema, the transformation process after the 1980s, and the new Turkish cinema movement. Important directors and representative films from different periods are analyzed throughout the course. |
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| Course Contents |
| WEEK |
TOPICS |
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1st Week |
Information about the content and scope of the course, the arrival of cinema in the Ottoman Empire: The early years (1896-1914) |
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2nd Week |
The early years of Turkish cinema (1914-1922) |
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3rd Week |
The period of Theater Artists (1922- 1939) (Muhsin Ertuğrul: Aysel Bataklı Damın Kızı) |
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4th Week |
The period of Transition (1939-1950) |
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5th Week |
The period of Filmmakers (1950-1970) (Ömer Lütfi Akad: Vurun Kahpeye, Kanun Namına) |
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6th Week |
The period of Filmmakers (Atıf Yılmaz: Hıçkırık) |
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7th Week |
The period of Filmmakers (Metin Erksan: Yılanların Öcü / Halit Refiğ: Gurbet Kuşları) |
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8th Week |
Midterm exam |
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9th Week |
The period of Oppositions in the 1970s (1970-1980) |
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10th Week |
Turkish cinema in the 1970s (Yılmaz Güney: Arkadaş / Ömer Kavur: Yatık Emine) |
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11th Week |
Coup period after 1980 (Yavuz Turgul: Muhsin Bey) |
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12th Week |
Coup period after 1980 |
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13th Week |
1990s, Post-Yeşilçam or İndependents period (Yavuz Turgul: Eşkiya) |
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14th Week |
Turkish cinema in the 2000s (Derviş Zaim: Çamur) |
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| Recommended or Required Reading | Esen, Şükran Kuyucak (2010), Türk Sinemasının Kilometre Taşları, İstanbul: Agora Kitaplığı.
Hakan, Fikret (2010), Türk Sinema Tarihi, Ankara: İnkılap Kitabevi.
Pösteki, Nigar (2005), 1990 Sonrası Türk Sineması, İstanbul: Es Yayınları. |
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| Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
- Lecture
- Practice
- Discussion
- Case Study
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| Assessment Methods and Criteria |
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Quantity |
Percentage (%) |
| Mid-term |
1 |
30 |
| Assignment |
1 |
20 |
| Total(%) |
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50 |
| Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) |
|
50 |
| Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) |
|
50 |
| Total(%) |
|
100 |
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| ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload |
| Activities |
Quantity |
Duration (Hour) |
Total Workload (Hour) |
| Midterm exam |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Preparation for Quiz |
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|
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| Individual or group work |
8 |
2 |
16 |
| Preparation for Final exam |
1 |
30 |
30 |
| Course hours |
14 |
3 |
42 |
| Preparation for Midterm exam |
1 |
20 |
20 |
| Laboratory (including preparation) |
|
|
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| Final exam |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Homework |
1 |
10 |
10 |
| Total Work Load | 120 |
| Total Work Load / 30 (h) | 4 |
| ECTS Credit of the Course | 4 |
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| Language of Instruction | Turkish |
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| Work Placement(s) | No |
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