Information Package / Course Catalogue
Anatolian Cuisine
Course Code: CUL252
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Short Cycle (Associate's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 2
Objectives of the Course

With this course; The aim of the course is to examine the formation and development of kitchen cultures in the history of humanity and to get to know the cuisines of different cultures

Course Content

Eating and drinking culture, origins of Anatolian culinary culture, world cuisines constitute the content of this course

Name of Lecturer(s)
Ins. Aytekin KALKAN
Learning Outcomes
1.To be able to make comparison between Turkish cuisine and world cuisine.
2. To be able to explain the relationship between kitchen and culture
3.To make comparisons with the kitchens of different civilizations established in Anatolia, to comprehend the relationship between them and to understand their effect on each other.
4.To comprehend the historical development of Anatolian culinary culture
5. Effects of social events such as migration on food culture
Recommended or Required Reading
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
The concept of culture and its components.
Week 2 - Theoretical
Origin of eating and drinking culture
Week 3 - Theoretical
Origins of Anatolian culinary culture
Week 4 - Theoretical
The kitchens of Anatolian civilizations in historical ages
Week 5 - Theoretical
Middle Eastern culinary cultures and their relations with Anatolia
Week 6 - Theoretical
Food, kitchen and social class
Week 7 - Theoretical
Sociology of food
Week 8 - Theoretical
General review / Midterm Exam
Week 9 - Theoretical
Anthropology of food
Week 10 - Theoretical
Relationship between Mediterranean cuisine and Anatolian cuisine
Week 11 - Theoretical
Art, culture and cuisine
Week 12 - Theoretical
Regional cuisine of Anatolia
Week 13 - Theoretical
Regional cuisine of Anatolia
Week 14 - Theoretical
The relationship between cuisine and tourism
Week 15 - Final Exam
Final Exam
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory141242
Midterm Examination1314
Final Examination1314
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)50
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes