Information Package / Course Catalogue
European Voyagers and Anatolia
Course Code: TAR245
Course Type: Non Departmental Elective
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 3
Objectives of the Course

The purpose of this course is to achieve a necessary understanding of the travel culture before the modern times, the pilgrims, the comparisons of them with the diplomats of the Modern Age, the travel writings of the academicians.

Course Content

From history to today will be given information about the travels of the famous foreign travelers .

Name of Lecturer(s)
Lec. Mehmet BAŞARAN
Learning Outcomes
1.The literature on the subject
2.The Ottoman pilgrims and their Works
3.The contribution of the travelbooks to historiography
4. Discusses daily life in the Ottoman Empire
5.Compares travellers’ observations on Ottoman society
6.Ability to analyze different commercial, diplomatic, religious and literary dimensions of travel
Recommended or Required Reading
1.TOUATİ Houari, Ortaçağ da İslam ve Seyahat, YKY, İstanbul, 2001.
2.LÖSCHBURG Wilfried, Seyahatin Kültür Tarihi, Dost Kitabevi, Ankara, 1997.
3.Gülgün Üçel-Aybet, Avrupalı seyyahların gözünden Osmanlı dünyası ve insanları, 1530-1699, İletişim, 2003
4.BERKES Niyazi, Asya Mektupları, YKY, İstanbul, 2001.
5.SAID Edward, Yersiz Yurtsuz, İletişim Yayınları, İstanbul, 2004.
6.Thevenot, Jean, Thevenot Seyahatnamesi, Kitap Yayınevi, İstanbul, 2014.
7.Tournefort, de Joseph, Tournefort Seyahatnamesi, Kitap Yayınevi, İstanbul, 2008.
8.de Busbecq OG. Türk Mektupları. Türkçesi: Hatice Özkan. Ark kitapları; 2002.
9.Derschwam, H. (1992). İstanbul ve Anadolu’ya seyahat günlüğü. (Y. Önen, Çev.). Kültür Bakanlığı.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
The literature
Week 2 - Theoretical
The pilgrims before the modern times
Week 3 - Theoretical
The travelbooks as a source of history
Week 4 - Theoretical
The Ottoman pilgrims
Week 5 - Theoretical
The Ottoman pilgrims
Week 6 - Theoretical
The Ottoman pilgrims
Week 7 - Theoretical
The Ottoman pilgrims
Week 8 - Theoretical
The Ottoman pilgrims
Week 9 - Theoretical
The Ottoman pilgrims.
Week 10 - Theoretical
The Ottoman pilgrims.
Week 11 - Theoretical
The Ottoman pilgrims.
Week 12 - Theoretical
The Ottoman pilgrims
Week 13 - Theoretical
The pilgrims of the Modern Age
Week 14 - Theoretical
The pilgrims of the Modern Age
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory141242
Assignment112113
Midterm Examination1718
Final Examination112113
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)76
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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PÇ-9
PÇ-10
OÇ-1
3
OÇ-2
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OÇ-6
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026