Information Package / Course Catalogue
Ottoman Palaeography I
Course Code: TAR231
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: 3
Objectives of the Course

The aim of Ottoman Palaeography I course is to provide general theoretical information about the types of writing used in the bureaucracy, to provide general information about writing tools and equipment, and to enable students to recognise, examine and read the types of writing used, such as Rika, Nesih, Sülüs, Talik, Divani and Siyakat.

Course Content

The Ottoman Palaeography I course provides general information about Turkish-Islamic writing types and consists of a study environment focused on reading six of these writing types. The Ottoman Palaeography I course is designed to enable students to gain reading skills in writing types through practical work and assignments related to reading topics, using a teaching method based on student interaction.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Musa GÜMÜŞ
Learning Outcomes
1.Students will learn about the paleographic elements (writing instruments, ink, etc.) of the types of writing they study.
2.Students will understand the relationship between paleography and fields such as historiography, archiving, and document criticism, and will learn about the products that result from these relationships.
3.Students who take the Ottoman Paleography course will have knowledge about the general course of Islamic calligraphy and writing art and will be able to examine the types of writing used during the Ottoman period in a historical context.
4.Students who take the Ottoman Paleography course will be able to distinguish between the types of writing used in documents written in Ottoman Turkish and, taking these types of writing into account, will be able to roughly determine when the writing was written.
5.As a result of the instruction they receive, students can read and transcribe documents written in Ottoman Turkish using writing styles such as Rika, Talik, Divani nesih, sülüs, and siyakat.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Mübahat Kütükoğlu, Osmanlı Belgelerinin Dili (Diplomatika), İstanbul 2024.
2.Şemseddin Sami, Kamûs-ı Türkî, İdeal Kültür Yayıncılık, İstanbul 2017
3.Ferit Devellioğlu, Osmanlıca-Türkçe Ansiklopedik Lugat, İş Bankası Kültür Yayınları, İstanbul 2023
4.M.Tayyib Gökbilgin, Osmanlı Paleografya ve Diplomatik İlmi, İstanbul 2013.
5.Said Öztürk, Osmanlı Arşiv Belgelerinde Siyakat Yazısı ve Tarihi Gelişimi, İstanbul 1996.
6.Ahmet Uğur, Epigrafi ve Paleografi, Osmanlıca Tarihi Metinler, Kayseri 1994.
7.Yılmaz Kurt, Osmanlı Türkçesi Dersleri, Bilge Kültür Sanat Yayınları, İstanbul 2023.
8.Yılmaz Kurt- Muhammed Ceyhan, Osmanlı Paleografyası ve Osmanlı Diplomatikası, Akçağ Yayınları, Ankara 2018
9.Şinasi Tekin, Osmanlıca El Kitabı I-II: Osmanlıca Metinlerin Çevriyazısı ve Tıpkıbasımlar, Yeditepe Yayınevi, İstanbul 2022
10.Şinasi Tekin, Eski Türklerde Yazı, Kâğıt, Kitap ve Kâğıt Damgaları, Dergâh Yayınları, İstanbul 2015.
11.Muharrem Ergin, Osmanlıca Dersleri, Boğaziçi Yayınları, İstanbul 2020.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Information about the concept of paleography, explanation of the relationship between paleography and diplomatics, epigraphy and codicology, and explanations about the importance of paleography.
Week 2 - Theoretical
General information about Turkish-Islamic calligraphy and the types of writing it produces, and information about the types of writing used by Turks and the areas in which they are used.
Week 3 - Theoretical
General information about Turkish-Islamic calligraphy and the types of writing it produces, as well as information about the types of writing used by Turks and the areas in which they are used.
Week 4 - Theoretical
Information about the materials used in the art of writing, their areas of use, and their relationship with types of writing.
Week 5 - Theoretical
Information about the materials used in the art of writing, their areas of use, and their relationship with types of writing.
Week 6 - Theoretical
Introduction to Rika type writing, alphabet introduction, and analysis.
Week 7 - Theoretical
Looking at sample texts in the Rika type of writing and reading exercises I
Week 8 - Theoretical
Looking at sample texts in the Rika type of writing and reading exercises II
Week 9 - Theoretical
Introduction to the Talik type of writing with Rika text reading, introduction to the alphabet and analysis
Week 10 - Theoretical
Looking at sample texts in the Talik type of writing with Rika text reading and reading exercises I
Week 11 - Theoretical
Looking at sample texts in the Talik type of writing with Rika text reading and reading exercises II
Week 12 - Theoretical
Reading texts written in the Rika and Talik scripts and introduction to the Nesih script alphabet and analysis
Week 13 - Theoretical
Reading texts written in the Rika and Talik scripts and examining sample texts written in the Nesih script and reading exercises
Week 14 - Theoretical
Reading Rika and Talik script texts and reviewing and practising reading Nesih script sample texts
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%25
Final Examination1%35
Quiz2%15
Assignment10%25
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory141242
Assignment15510
Quiz2228
Midterm Examination1516
Final Examination113013
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)79
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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OÇ-1
3
4
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2
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2
2
1
1
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OÇ-2
4
5
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1
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3
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1
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1
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2
2
2
2
1
1
OÇ-5
3
1
2
1
4
1
2
3
2
1
1
1
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026