COURSE UNIT TITLE

: HISTORY OF MIDDLE AGE TURKISH-ISLAMIC STATES

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
TAR 5016 HISTORY OF MIDDLE AGE TURKISH-ISLAMIC STATES ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6

Offered By

History

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR SEYHUN ŞAHIN

Offered to

History

Course Objective

The aim of the course is to teach adaptation period of Turks to Islam and history of Turkish Muslim states (Karahan, Gazne, Memluk, Harezmşah, Altınorda) which began with Idil Bulgars, Tolunoghuls and Ihşits.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   analyze conversion period of Turks to Islam
2   know about the first Turkish Muslim states like Tolunoghuls, Idil Bulgars and Karahans
3   know about Gazne, Harezmşah, Memluk, Altınorda, Timur Turks
4   understand place and role of first Turkish muslim states in Turkish and World history
5   define cultural heritage and art of the first Turkish muslim states

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introdution to history of Turkish Muslim States and Sources pre-islamic beliefs of the Turks and sources of the course
2 Relationships between Turks and Arabs the First encounters and relaions between Turks and Muslim Arabs
3 Conversion of Turks to Islam Evaluating the process of the Turks becoming Muslims
4 Tolunoghuls and Ihşits Abbasids and the Turks in Abbasids era.
5 Idil Bulgars Northwest Asia and the Turks.
6 Karahans I the first powerful Muslim Turkish state: Karahans
7 Karahans II the History of Karahans II
8 Midterm
9 Karahan III the History of Karahans III
10 Gaznelis Great Turks State in the southwest Asia
11 Harezmşahs the Turks state in the west Asia
12 Memluks, Atunorda state Turkish states that emerged in the Mongol age
13 Timur State, Babürs Emir Timur and the Timurid empire and Babürs
14 Seljuks the Oghuz Turks and the Seljuks
15 Anatolian Beyliks the first Turkish principalities established in Anatolia
16 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

E. Merçil, Müslüman Türk Devletleri Tarihi, TTK yay., Ankara 1997.
N. Yazıcı, Ilk Türk Islam Devletleri Tarihi, Ankara 2008
A. N. Kurat, IV-XVIII. Yüzyıllarda Karadeniz in Kuzeyindeki Türk Kavimleri ve Devletleri, Ankara 1972.
R. Genç, Karahanlı Devlet Teşkilatı, Istanbul 1981.
W. Barthold, Moğol Istilasına Kadar Türkistan, çev., Istanbul 1981.
E. Merçil, Gazneliler, TTK, Ankara 1992.
Z. Velidi Togan, Umumi Türk Tarihine Giriş, Istanbul 1970.
C. Borckelmann, Islam Milletleri ve Devletleri Tarihi, çev. N. Çağatay, Ankara 1964.
V. V. Barthold, Orta Asya Türk Tarihi Hakkında Dersler, haz. K. Yaşar Kopraman- I. Aka, Ankara 1975.
I. Aka, Timur ve Devleti, TTK Yay.,Ankara 1995.
E. Göksu, Selçukular, istanbul, 2019.
A. Sevim, E. Merçil, Selçuklu Devletleri Tarihi, Ankara, 1998.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

literature study and topic discussions in the classroom

Assessment Methods

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


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

1) LO 1-3 will be asked in mid-term exam
2) LO 1-5 will be asked in final exam

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

%70 attandence is mandatory

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

seyhun.sahin@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Tuesday: 15:00-16:30

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 16 8 128
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 3 3
Midterm 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 138

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8
LO.1543
LO.2443
LO.3443
LO.4443
LO.5443

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