Information Package / Course Catalogue
Traditional Turkish Handicrafts I
Course Code: MDA121
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Short Cycle (Associate's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 2
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 3
Objectives of the Course

Turkish marbling history, informing the student about important masters, introducing marbling materials, and especially ensuring that the student comes in a way to prepare his own brushes and paints, to ensure that his student gains brush control through basic practices.

Course Content

To teach general information about traditional handicrafts, General information about Turkish marbling art definition, history, important masters and styles, Introduction of classical Turkish marbling materials, preparation of brushes and paints, Usage areas of Turkish marbling, basic forms, ground and battal marbling studies, Marbling varieties will be made step by step on the paper by making definitions on the first samples reached.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Ins. Servet AKAR
Learning Outcomes
1.Express what they have learned about Turkish marbling art.
2.Comments on the historical development of Turkish marbling art.
3.Makes ground and battal marbling which are the basic forms.
4.To prepare the brush and paints.
5.Recognizes the important artists of marbling art.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Uğur Derman, Ebru in Turkish Art, İSTANBUL, 1997
2.Hikmet Barutcugil, Turkish Marbling Art, ANKARA, 2007
3.Fuat Başar & Yavuz Tiryaki, Turkish Ebru Art, İSTANBUL, 2006
4.Culture and art magazines
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Marbling art, historical development of Turkish marbling
Week 2 - Theoretical
Marbling masters and pioneers from past to present
Week 3 - Theoretical
Uses of marbling and its relation with other arts
Week 4 - Theoretical & Practice
Introduction of traditional material and preparation of brushes
Week 5 - Practice
Soil paints are crushed and taken into main containers
Week 6 - Theoretical
References, literature and presentation of terminology
Week 7 - Theoretical
References, literature and presentation of terminology
Week 8 - Theoretical
References, literature and presentation of terminology (Midterm exam)
Week 9 - Practice
Ground marbling work
Week 10 - Practice
Ground marbling work
Week 11 - Practice
Color study for battal marbling
Week 12 - Practice
Color study for battal marbling
Week 13 - Practice
Multicolor battal marbling works
Week 14 - Practice
Tidal marbling study
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140228
Lecture - Practice140228
Midterm Examination18210
Final Examination1819
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)75
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
PÇ-9
PÇ-10
PÇ-11
PÇ-12
PÇ-13
PÇ-14
PÇ-15
PÇ-16
PÇ-17
OÇ-1
4
OÇ-2
4
OÇ-3
4
4
OÇ-4
3
OÇ-5
4
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026