COURSE UNIT TITLE

: TURKISH WORLD IN EARLY MODERN AND MODERN PERIODS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
TAE 3005 TURKISH WORLD IN EARLY MODERN AND MODERN PERIODS COMPULSORY 2 0 0 2

Offered By

History Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ERDAL ASLAN

Offered to

History Teacher Education

Course Objective

The purpose of this course is to provide students to learn the historical transformations of Turkic tribes from 15th to 21st centuries, to teach them Tsarist and Soviet Russian policies toward Central Asian Turkic tribes and finally to acquaint them with the present day situations of Turkic tribes which spread to different parts of the world.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Define the concept of Turkish world
2   Explain the Tsarist and Soviet Russian policies toward Turkic tribes
3   Analyze the attempts of modernization in Turkish world
4   Identify main political, social and cultural problems of Post-Soviet Central Asian Turkic States
5   Explain the roles of important events and people in contemporary Turkish world

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The Aim and the Scope of the Course Rules and Policies for the Course Basic Bibliography of the Course The Concept of Turkish World
2 Turkistan After Mongol Invasion Golden Horde and Successor Khanates (The Khanates of Kazan, Astrakhan, Qasim and Sibir)
3 Timur and Timurids Culture and Civilization in the Era of Timur and Timurids Mughal Empire
4 Khanates of Turkistan (Khanates of Uzbek, Eastern Turkestan, Dasht-I Qipchaq and Kazakh)
5 Tsarist Russia and Central Asia
6 Movements of Thought of Turks in Russia Tatars, Movement of Cedidism and Ismail Gaspirinsky
7 Outlines of USSR and It's Central Asian Policies
8 General Review, Course Assessment, Midterm Exam
9 The Collapse of USSR and Independent Turkish Republics
10 Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan
11 Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan
12 Azerbaijan and Turkish Tribes of Caucasus
13 Turkish Tribes Under the Russian, Ukrainian and Chinese Administration
14 Turks in Europe and United States of America- The Republic of Türkiye and Post-Soviet Independent Turkish Republics
15 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Roy, Olivier (2000). Yeni Orta Asya ya da Ulusların Imal Edilişi. Istanbul: Metis Yayınları
2. Gürsoy-Naskali, Emine; Şahin, Erdal (Ed.) (2002). Bağımsızlıklarının 10. Yılında Türk Cumhuriyetleri: Azerbaycan, Kazakistan, Kırgızistan, Özbekistan, Türkmenistan. Haarlem: SOTA Yayınları
3. Vaner, Semih (Haz.) (1997). Unutkan Tarih: Sovyet Sonrası Türkdilli Alan. Istanbul: Metis Yayınları
4. Kanlıdere, Ahmet (Ed.) (2011). Orta Asya Türk Tarihi. Eskişehir: AÖF Yayınları
5. Güzel, Hasan Celal vd. (2002). Türkler Ansiklopedisi (18, 19 ve 20. Ciltler). Ankara: Yeni Türkiye Yayınları

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, question and answer, discussion.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 VZ Midterm
2 FN Semester final exam
3 BNS BNS Student examVZ * 0.40 + Student examFN * 0.60
4 BUT Make-up note
5 BBN End of make-up grade Student examVZ * 0.40 + Student examBUT * 0.60


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

The success of the student is determined by the midterm and final exam grades. Apart from this, there is no special evaluation criterion.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Students should be prepared for the topics specified in the syllabus before coming to the classes. Attendance to 70% of the courses is compulsory.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

The lecturers of the course may change. For this reason, please find out the contact information of the lecturer at the beginning of the semester.

Office Hours

It may change depending on the lecturer teaching the course. Therefore, it will be announced at the beginning of the semester.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 1 12
Preparation for midterm exam 1 5 5
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 55

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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