COURSE UNIT TITLE

: HISTORY OF TURKISH ARCHITECTURE

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MIM 2814 HISTORY OF TURKISH ARCHITECTURE COMPULSORY 2 0 0 2

Offered By

Architecture

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR HALIL IBRAHIM ALPASLAN

Offered to

Architecture

Course Objective

This course, which deals with architecture in geographies where Turkish culture dominates, aims to outline the main developments and characteristic periods in these geographies in the context of their social, economic and geographical backgrounds, institutions, settlement styles, building types and construction techniques.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To conceive the historical meaning of architecture,
2   To gain a theoretical basis of the concepts and the terminology of architectural history,
3   To understand the characteristic periods in the history of architecture in outline,
4   Examining and evaluating the historical environment from different dimensions,
5   Gaining knowledge about the history of Turkish architecture from Central Asia to Anatolia.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Information on the subject, scope and operation of the course
2 Sources of Turkish Architecture I Architectures of Ancient/Medieval Anatolian Civilizations and Other Anatolian Cultures
3 Sources of Turkish Architecture II Central Asian Traditions, Early Islamic Civilizations and Architectures
4 Pre-Ottoman Anatolian-Turkish Architecture
5 Introduction to Ottoman Architecture: Terminology and Building Typology
6 Introduction to Ottoman Architecture: Terminology and Building Typology
7 Midterm Exam
8 Ottoman Architecture, Early Period
9 Ottoman Architecture, Classical Period
10 Architect Sinan as an Important Figure in Ottoman Architecture
11 Architect Sinan as an Important Figure in Ottoman Architecture
12 Ottoman Architecture, Late Period
13 Ottoman Architecture, Late Period
14 Early Republican Architecture
15 Recent History of Turkish Architecture

Recomended or Required Reading

Books
Kuban D. Çağlar Boyunca Türkiye Sanatının Anahatları, YKY, 2004.
Kuban D. Osmanlı Mimarisi, YEM, 2007.
Necipoğlu G. Sinan Çağı, Bilgi Üniversitesi, 2013.
Tanyeli U. Mimar Sinan, Tarihsel ve Muhayyel, Metis, 2020.

Web sites
Halil Ibrahim Alpaslan personal web site: www.arkeogezi.com

Podcast / Youtube
H. Ibrahim Alpaslan personal youtube channel
Kültür Tarihi Sohbetleri youtube channel

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The course is taught in the form of lectures and in-class discussions accompanied by projected visuals.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FINS FINAL EXAM
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.50 + FINS * 0.50
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.50 + RST * 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Mid-term Exam: % 50 - LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4, LO5
Final Exam: % 50 - LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4, LO5

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

In addition to passively listening to the topics explained, the aim is for students to actively participate in the lesson and enrich communication with questions and comments. The general rules of the course are to comply with the entry and exit times of the course and not to engage in any actions that would disrupt the classroom order.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

ibrahim.alpaslan@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Wednesday, 15:00-17:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 4 1 4
Preparation for midterm exam 1 8 8
Preparation for final exam 1 8 8
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 50

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15
LO.13553
LO.23553
LO.33553
LO.43553
LO.53553

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

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