Information Package / Course Catalogue
Turkish Folk Poetry I
Course Code: TDE455
Course Type: Required
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 4
Objectives of the Course

To develop knowledge about Turkish folk literature and folk poetry.

Course Content

Folk poetry and its position in Turkish literature; anonymous and personal products and its characteristics; Turkish folk poerty; its representatives (Kam, baskı, ozan, oyun, aşık, etc.); forms and versions in Turkish folk poetry; koşma, mani, türkü (folk songs), proverbs, and so on.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Ins. Gökhan TÜRK
Learning Outcomes
1.Learns new information and concepts about the place of Turkish poetry in Turkish folk literature and can perceive the relationships between this information and concepts.
2.Can access Turkish folk poetry resources and benefit from these resources within the framework of scientific criteria.
3.Learns the anonymous types and verse forms of Turkish folk poetry and be able to interpret them.
4.Have knowledge about the verse forms and genres of minstrel poetry in Turkish folk poetry.
5.Learns about the types of verse written during the dervish lodge poetry period of Turkish folk poetry and the verse forms in which they were written.
6.Gains the ability to convey the information acquired in the field of Turkish Folk Poetry in an easy and understandable way, both verbally and in writing.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.BORATAV, P. N., (2003), Yüz Soruda Türk Halk Edebiyatı, Sunuş, Konur Ertop, K yayınları, İstanbul.
2.OGUZ, Ö., (2005), Türk Halk Edebiyatı El Kitabı; Editör; M. Öcal Oğuz, (Metin Ekici, Mehmet Aça, Mustafa Arslan, Dilaver Düzgün, R, Bahar Akarpınar, Gülin Öğüt Eker, Aktan Müge Ercan, Tuba Saltık Özkan), Grafiker Yayınları, 3. Basım Ankara.
3.KÖPRÜLÜ, F., (1984), Türk Edebiyatında Mutasavvıflar, Akçağ Yayınları, Ankara
4.ARTUN, E., (2001), Âşıklık Geleneği ve Âşık Edebiyatı, Ankara.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Folk poetry and its position in Turkish Literature
Week 2 - Theoretical
Anonymity in Turkish folk literature and anonymous folk poetry products.
Week 3 - Theoretical
Syllabic poetry forms in minstrel poetry.
Week 4 - Theoretical
Types of syllabic poems in minstrel poetry.
Week 5 - Theoretical
General characteristics of tekke poetry and verse forms used in tekke poetry
Week 6 - Theoretical
Types of poems written about Allah and Prophet Muhammad in Tekke poetry.
Week 7 - Theoretical
Types of poetry written about religious and mystical figures and religious and mystical thoughts in Tekke poetry.
Week 8 - Theoretical
Folk songs and their classification in Turkish folk poetry.
Week 9 - Theoretical
Laments in Turkish folk poetry.
Week 10 - Theoretical
Folk poems in Turkish folk poetry and the places where they are used.
Week 11 - Theoretical
Proverbs in Turkish folk poetry.
Week 12 - Theoretical
Idioms in Turkish folk poetry.
Week 13 - Theoretical
Applause and curses in Turkish folk poetry.
Week 14 - Theoretical
Nursery rhymes in Turkish folk poetry.
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140228
Individual Work501050
Midterm Examination110111
Final Examination110111
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)100
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
OÇ-1
3
OÇ-2
4
OÇ-3
3
OÇ-4
3
OÇ-5
3
OÇ-6
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026