COURSE UNIT TITLE

: HISTORY OF TURKISH CULTURE (20TH CENTURY)

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ATA 7020 HISTORY OF TURKISH CULTURE (20TH CENTURY) ELECTIVE 3 0 0 4

Offered By

Principles of Atatürk and Turkish Revolution History Non-Thesis (Evening)

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR ALEV GÖZCÜ

Offered to

Principles of Atatürk and Turkish Revolution History Non-Thesis (Evening)

Course Objective

It is aimed to enable the students to learn about the transformation and development process noted by Turkish culture in historical timeline and by conducting research, to access the necessary information about the cultural elements of Turkish history and identify the references related to the topic.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to perform a general analysis on lifestyles of the Turks within the historical process.
2   To be able to outline the development stages of the Turkish culture.
3   To be able to express opinion about the elements that contribute to the formation of culture.
4   To be able to list the people that shaped the Turkish intellectual life.
5   To be able to discuss about what kind of change occurs during the interaction between the Turks and the West.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Definitions of the Concepts: Culture and Civilization
2 Overview on the References Related to the History of Turkish Culture
3 Emergence of Turks at the Stage of History and Turkish Homeland
4 The Civilizations Originating from the Nomadic Steppe Culture: The Huns and The Gokturks
5 The Uighurs and Cultural Transformation
6 Interaction with the West
7 Mid-term Exam
8 Islam and the Turks
9 The Influences of the Seljuks and the OttomansThe Influences of the Seljuks and the Ottomans
10 Social and Cultural Institutions in Turkish Cities
11 Customs and Traditions in Turkish Culture
12 Role of Family and Woman in Turks
13 Notable People that Contributed to Turkish Culture
14 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Kırkpınar, Leyla, Türk Kültür Tarihi, Ileri Yayınları, 2011
Kırkpınar, Leyla, Türkiye'de Toplumsal Değişme ve Kadın, Zeus Kitabevi, Izmir.
Baykara, Tuncer, Türk Kültür Tarihi Araştırmaları, Akademi yay., Izmir, 2007.
Güvenç, Bozkurt Türk Kimliği-Kültür Tarihinin Kaynakları, Ankara 1993.
Ögel, Bahaeddin Türk Kültür Tarihine Giriş, I-IX, Ankara 1991.
Ögel, Bahaeddin, Dünden Bugüne Türk Kültürünün Gelişme Çağları, Istanbul 2001.
Kafesoğlu, Ibrahim, Türk Milli Kültürü, 1984.
Oğuz, Burhan, Türk Halkının Kültür Kökenleri, Istanbul, 1976
Turan, Şerafettin, Türk Kültür Tarihi, Bilgi Yayınevi, Ankara, 2004.
Türkdoğan, Orhan, Milli Kültür, Modernleşme ve Islam, Istanbul, 2004.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

During the learning stage, besides following a lecturing process; certain activities
will be done by the students such as pre-course preparations, presentation preparing
and performing during the class by the students

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 ASG ASSIGNMENT
2 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE ASG * 0.40 + FCG * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) ASG * 0.40 + RST * 0.60


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

40% midterm, %60 final

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

It is obligated to continue to at least 70% of lessons. The instructor has right to
make practical quizzes. The scores obtained from quizzes will be directly added to exam
scores.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Asistant Professor Leyla Kırkpınar
leyla.kirkpinar@deu.edu.tr
(0232) 3017942
Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi
Atatürk Ilkeleri ve Inkılâp Tarihi Enstitüsü
Tınaztepe Yerleşkesi, 35390
Buca/IZMIR

Office Hours

Evey tuesday between 13:30-16:30

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 3 36
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 1 12
Preparing assignments 2 10 20
Preparing presentations 1 6 6
Preparation for midterm exam 1 8 8
Preparation for final exam 1 12 12
Midterm 1 3 3
Final 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 100

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12
LO.14
LO.24
LO.34
LO.44
LO.54

CONTACT INFORMATION
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Phone: +90(232) 412 12 12 - Fax: +90 (232) 464 81 35

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