Information Package / Course Catalogue
History of Old Turkish Literature II
Course Code: TDE256
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

XV. century Turkish literature about the social, political and cultural background, and to provide information within the period of review and commentary on the works of poets and writers to do the work.

Course Content

XVI. century Turkish literature, representatives of the interpretation of his work and read his poems sample texts.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Ins. Nilüfer KARADAVUT
Learning Outcomes
1.to be able to give examples to XV. century Anatolia, political, social and literary knowledge about the situation and the social and political situation
2.to be able to tell about Süleyman Çelebi's life, works, and works of art
3.to be able to comment on life of Şeyhî , works
4.to be able to comment on Ahmed-i Dâ'î'nin life, works
5.to be able to comment on Ahmet pasha ,the works
6.to be able to write about Necati Bey and his works
7.To be able to comment on the reflections of Karamanlı Nizami's and Zeynep Hanım's literary personality in their works.
8.To be able to comment on the reflections of Ali Şîr Nevâyî's works on Anatolian Turkish literature.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.History of Turkish Literature (2006), Istanbul: Ministry of Culture and Tourism, 4 Volumes, 2644 p.
2.Şentürk, Atilla and Kartal, Ahmet (2007), History of Old Turkish Literature, Istanbul: Dergah Yay.
3.İz, Fahir (1995), Nazım in Old Turkish Literature 1, Ankara: Akçağ Yay.
4.Mermer, Ahmet ((1997), “Necâtî Bey's Engagement Ode”, İlmî Araştırmalar, S.5, pp. 199-218.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Providing information about the Resources and Content of the Course.
Week 2 - Theoretical
Giving information about the History of 15th century Turkish Literature.
Week 3 - Theoretical
Giving information about the Life and Works of Ali Şîr Nevâyî.
Week 4 - Theoretical
Reading and commenting on Ahmed-i Dâ'î's Life and Works and an ode from his Book of Poems.
Week 5 - Theoretical
From the Book of Poetry, p. 211 Reading and commenting on ghazals b, c, g and ü belonging to Ahmed-i Dâ'î.
Week 6 - Theoretical
Reading and annotating the text of Süleyman Çelebi's Life and Works and his Mevlid.
Week 7 - Theoretical
From Şeyhî's Life and Works and Nazım Book, in p. 177 Reading and commenting on ghazals a, b and h.
Week 8 - Theoretical
From the Life and Works of Sultan Mehmed the Conqueror and his Book of Nazım, in p. 187 reading and commenting on ghazal b.
Week 9 - Theoretical
From Cem Sultan's Life and Works and Nazım Book, in p. 112 his ode and in p. 188 reading and annotating the ghazal a.
Week 10 - Theoretical
From Ahmed Pasha's Life and Works and his Nazım Book, in p. 42 and 44 reading and commenting on the odes.
Week 11 - Theoretical
From Ahmed Pasha's Nazım Book, in p. 191 reading and commenting on ghazals a, c and p.
Week 12 - Theoretical
From Necati Bey's Life and Works and his Nazım Book, in p. 51 reading and commenting on the ode.
Week 13 - Theoretical
From Necati Bey's Poetry Book, in p. 200 reading and commenting on the ghazals a, g, i, n and o.
Week 14 - Theoretical
Life and Works of Karamanlı Nizami and Zeynep Hanım and in the Book of Nazım Nizami's in p. 182 the ghazal a; Zeynep Hanım's in p. 184 reading and commenting on the ghazal.
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140228
Assignment125025
Midterm Examination115116
Final Examination130131
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)100
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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PÇ-3
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PÇ-5
OÇ-1
4
OÇ-2
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OÇ-4
OÇ-5
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