COURSE UNIT TITLE

: HISTORY OF TURKISH CULTURE I (20TH CENTURY)

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ATA 6055 HISTORY OF TURKISH CULTURE I (20TH CENTURY) ELECTIVE 3 0 0 4

Offered By

Principles of Atatürk and Turkish Revolution History

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR LEYLA KIRKPINAR

Offered to

Principles of Atatürk and Turkish Revolution History

Course Objective

It is aimed to enable the students comprehend the relation between today s active
cultural elements and the past, by presenting the development processes of the Turkish
culture which has a thousands of years as background.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to comprehend the development phases of the Turkish culture.
2   To be able to make a general analysis regarding the lifestyle of the Turks within the course of time
3   To be able to evaluate on the references related to the History of Turkish Culture.
4   To be able to discuss what kind of transformation process the Turks have undergone concerning the customs and traditions during the interaction with the Western society
5   To be able to compare the inter-civilizational changes from past to present

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 Impacts of Climate and Geographical Conditions
5 The Impacts of Immigrations on Culture
6 The Civilizations Originating from the Nomadic Steppe Culture: The Huns and The Gokturks
7 The Uighurs and Cultural Transformation
8 Mid-term Exam
9 Turkic Inscriptions and Their Role in the History of Turkish Culture
10 Interaction with the West
11 Islam and the Turks- Islam and the Turks
12 Government in Turks
13 The Influences of the Seljuks and the Ottomans on the Advancement of Turkish Culture
14 Historical Development of Turkish

Recomended or Required Reading

Bozkurt Güvenç, Türk Kimliği Kültür Tarihinin Kaynakları, Boyut Kitapları,Istanbul,2010
Baykara, Tuncer, Türk Kültür Tarihi Araştırmaları, Akademi yay., Izmir, 2007.
Cahen, Claude, Osmanlıdan Önce Anadolu'da Türkler, E. Yay., Istanbul, 1984.
Gökalp, Ziya, Türkçülüğün Esasları, Serdengeçti Yayınları, Istanbul, 1950.
Gürkan, Ahmet, Islam Kültürünün Garbi Medenileşmesi, Istanbul, 1965.
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.
Kırkpınar, Leyla, Türk Kültür Tarihi, Ileri Yayınları, 2011

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The students are expected to get prepared for the course according to the weekly course
schedule, using the particular references, and a methodology that consists of lectures,
debates and practices will be followed during the class. First of all, the theoretical
background will be provided and then knowledge input and output processes will be
applied. Through tangible exemplification method, several activities on the data and
information utilized during the class will be performed. During the practical part of
the course, the students are expected to prepare assignments and presentations, to
perform their presentations during the course within the particular week; and then, the
issues covered in the presentations will be discussed during the class.

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)

Asst. Prof. Leyla KIRKPINAR
leyla.kirkpinar@deu.edu.tr
0 232 301 79 42
Dokuz Eylul University
Principals of Ataturk and Revalution History Institute
Tınaztepe Campus, 35390
Buca/IZMIR

Office Hours

Every Monday between 13:00-15:00

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.6
LO.15
LO.24
LO.35
LO.4
LO.54

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

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