Information Package / Course Catalogue
Ottoman Turkish Texts of Tanzimat Period
Course Code: TDE493
Course Type: Area Elective
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

The aim of the course is to enable students to read the history of Turkish literature in Tanzimat period and the works of Şinasi, Namık Kemal, Ziya Pasha, Abdülhak Hamit Tarhan, Muallim Naci and Recaizade Mahmut Ekrem from Arabic letters.

Course Content

To read literary works written in Tanzimat period from Arabic letters.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Learn about the works of the Tanzimat period authors.
2.Learns the content of the works of the authorsof the Tanzimat period.
3.Learn about the general framework of Tanzimat literature.
4.Learns the features of Ottoman Turkic texts in Tanzimat period.
5.Have information about the vocabulary of the Ottoman Turkic works during the Tanzimat period.
6.Gains the ability to read Ottoman Turkish works in Tanzimat period.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.AKSOYAK, İsmail Hakkı;Osmanlı Türkçesi, Ankara, Grafiker Yay., 2012.
2.KANAR, Mehmet, Çözümlü Osmanlı Türkçesi Metinleri, İstanbul, Say Yay., 2010
3.TİMURTAŞ, F. Kadri; Osmanlı Türkçesi Metinleri 2, İstanbul, Alfa Yay., 2013
4.SAMÎ ;Şemseddin; Kamus-ı Türkî, c.1-2, İstanbul, Çağrı Yay., 1978
5.DEVELİ, Hayati; Osmanlı Türkçesi Klavuzu 1, İstanbul, Kesit Yay., 2010
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Works and contents of Şinasi
Week 2 - Theoretical
Works and contents of Namık Kemal
Week 3 - Theoretical
Works and contents of Ziya Pasha
Week 4 - Theoretical
Works and contents of Şemsettin Sami
Week 5 - Theoretical
Works and contents of Samipaşazade Sezai.
Week 6 - Theoretical
Works and contents of Ahmet Mithat Efendi.
Week 7 - Theoretical
Works and contents of Recaizade Mahmut Ekrem.
Week 8 - Theoretical
Works and contents of Recaizade Mahmut Ekrem, (Midterm exam)
Week 9 - Theoretical
Works and contents of Muallim Naci.
Week 10 - Theoretical
Text reading and analysis
Week 11 - Theoretical
Text reading and analysis
Week 12 - Theoretical
Text reading and analysis
Week 13 - Theoretical
Text reading and analysis
Week 14 - Theoretical
Text reading and analysis
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140228
Lecture - Practice60212
Assignment119120
Midterm Examination119120
Final Examination119120
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)100
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
OÇ-1
2
OÇ-2
4
OÇ-3
4
OÇ-4
3
OÇ-5
5
OÇ-6
4
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026