COURSE UNIT TITLE

: HISTORY AND CIVILIZATION OF EARLY MUSLIM TURKISH STATES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
TAE 2011 HISTORY AND CIVILIZATION OF EARLY MUSLIM TURKISH STATES COMPULSORY 2 0 0 3

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 aim of this course is to provide students learn culture and civilization consisted after the Turks adopted Islam, in this context political equilibrium reconstructed and political developments experienced

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   The aim of this course is to provide students learn culture and civilization consisted after the Turks adopted Islam, in this context political equilibrium reconstructed and political developments experienced
2   To be able to summarize the political activities of Muslim Turks out of Anatolia between 10.- 15. Centuries
3   To be able to recognize the cultural institutions and civilization Muslim Turks created
4   To be able to compare the cultural institutions and civilization in Turkish-Islamic States
5   To be able to explain the relations and cultural interaction of Turks with other Islamic societies

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Course definition: Content, importance and rules
2 Introduction to researches and sources about the period
3 Adoption of Turks the Islam and the first relations
4 Developments in the periods of Karahanids and Ghaznavids
5 Establishment process of Seljuk Empire
6 State of Harzemşah
7 Turks in Egypt: Tolunoğulları ve Ihşidler
8 General Review, Course Assessment, Midterm Exam
9 Eyyübis
10 Memlûks
11 Existence of Mongolians from the stage of history and the process of Mongolian invasion
12 Establishment of Mongolian branch-states and Ilkhanates
13 Turk-Mongolians in the North of Caucasia: Kafkasyanın Kuzeyinde Türk-Moğol Varlığı: State of Altınorda
14 Turks after Mongols in Transoxiana: Timur and his state - Ak-Koyunlular and Karakoyunlular
15 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Uluçay, Çağatay (1997). Ilk Müslüman Türk Devletleri. Ankara: TTK Yayınları
2. Togan, Zeki Velidi (1991). Umumi Türk Tarihine Giriş. Istanbul: Enderun Yayınları
3. Spüler, Berthold (1987). Iran Moğolları. Ankara: TTK Yayınları
4. Kurat, Akdes Nimet (1992). Türk Kavimleri Tarihi. Ankara: Murat Yayınları
5. Şeşen, Ramazan (1998). Müslümanlarda Tarih ve Coğrafya Yazıcılığı. Istanbul: ISAR Yayınları

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures, Question-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


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 2 24
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 15 15
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 79

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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