COURSE UNIT TITLE

: TURKISH SUFI DATE

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
TIS 6539 TURKISH SUFI DATE ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7

Offered By

Basic Islamic Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR SÜLEYMAN GÖKBULUT

Offered to

Basic Islamic Sciences

Course Objective

Acquaintance of Turks with Islam, the role of Sufism in that and promoting the religious orders and sufis which are active in social life

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Student has knowledge about conversion of Turks to Islam
2   He learns the role of Sufism in the conversion of Turks to Islam
3   He knows mystical events and developments in Seljuk period
4   He recognizes mystical figures and events in the fonding years of the Ottoman Empire
5   He recognizes certain Sufi institutions, their representatives and centers in these periods

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Turks and Islam
2 The Role of Sufism in Conversion of Turks to Islam
3 Khurasan in Sufi History
4 The Course of Sufism in Central Asia
5 Ahmed Yesevi and Yesevi Sect
6 Ahmed Yesevi and Yesevi Sect
7 Mid-Term exam
8 Necmeddîn Kübrâ and Kübrevî Sect
9 Necmeddîn Kübrâ and Kübrevî Sect
10 Bahâeddîn Nakşibend and Nakşibendî Sect
11 Bahâeddîn Nakşibend ve Nakşibendî Sect
12 Sect of Kalenderî, Bâbâî, Câmî, Edhemi
13 Role of Ghazi Dervishes in Establishment of Ottomn Empire
14 The overview

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Fuat Köprülü, Türk Edebiyatında Ilk Mutasavvıflar, Ankara 1991
2. Köprülü, Anadolu da Islamiyet, Ist. 2000
3. Ahmet Yaşar Ocak, Türk Sufiliğine Bakışlar, Ist. 1996.
4. Ocak, Türkler, Türkiye ve Islam, Ist. 2000.
5. Ocak, Babailer Isyanı, Ist. 1996.
6. Ocak, Kalenderiler, Ist. 1992.
7. M.Rami Ayas, Türkiyede Ilk Tarikat Zümreleşmeleri, Ankara 1991.
8. Süleyman Gökbulut, Necmeddîn Kübrâ, Istanbul 2010.
9. Necdet Tosun, Bahâeddin Nakşibend, Istanbul 2002.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Research, description, analysis and discussion.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 STT TERM WORK (SEMESTER)
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.20 + FIN* 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.20 + RST* 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Students achievements are calculated from the results of mid-term exam, final exam and active participation to the lecture.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

suleyman.gokbulut@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Friday 14:00 16:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 5 10 50
Preparation for midterm exam 1 7 7
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Reading 2 10 20
Preparing assignments 2 10 20
Preparing presentations 2 10 20
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 171

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9
LO.11
LO.21
LO.31
LO.41
LO.51