Information Package / Course Catalogue
History of Modern Turkish Literature III
Course Code: TDE383
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 follow the course of Turkish poetry after the Tanzimat period; In this context, to have information about the Intermediate Generation and to examine the development of the poetry genre in the Servet-i Fünun Period.

Course Content

General information about Intermediate Generation artists and their works; Extensive information about Turkish poetry of the Servet-i Fünun period; the place and importance of this period in the development of Turkish literature; Information about the literary lives of Tevfik Fikret and Cenap Şehabettin, important representatives of Turkish poetry in this period, and examination of various examples from their works.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Assoc. Prof. Berna AKYÜZ SİZGEN
Learning Outcomes
1.To have information about the poetry of the Intermediate Generation, to evaluate the place of this generation in the renewal process of our literature.
2.To have information about Turkish poetry of the Servet-i Fünun Period.
3.To be able to evaluate the prominent figures in the field of poetry during the Servet-i Fünun period in the context of period-personality-work.
4.to be able to interpret the effects of translated works on our literaturein the period of “Servet-i Fünûn
5. to be able to analyse the relationship between the western literature and the Turkish Literature in the period of “Servet-i Fünûn”
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Şiir Tahlilleri, Mehmet Kaplan, Dergâh yay., İstanbul 2004.
2.Yeni Türk Edebiyatı 1839-2000, Editör: Dr. Ramazan Korkmaz, Grafiker Yayınları, Ankara 2005.
3.Servet-i Fünun Edebiyatı, Koordinatör: İsmail Parlatır, Akçağ Yayınları, Ankara 2006.
4.Tevfik Fikret Devir-Şahsiyet-Eser, Mehmet Kaplan, Dergâh Yayınları, İstanbul 1997.
5.Servet-i Fünun Akımı Şiir Çözümlemeleri, Editör Mehmet Nuri Parmaksız, Yade Akademik Yay., Ankara 2020.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
General information about Intermediate Generation poetry
Week 2 - Theoretical
The westernisation movements in Servet-i Fünun Period.
Week 3 - Theoretical
The general spesifications of Servet-i Fünun poetry.
Week 4 - Theoretical
The general spesifications of Servet-i Fünun poetry
Week 5 - Theoretical
Tevfik Fikret:His life, art, and works
Week 6 - Theoretical
Tevfik Fikret: analysing the selected literary texts of the artist
Week 7 - Theoretical
Tevfik Fikret: analysing the selected literary texts of the artist
Week 8 - Theoretical
Cenap Şehabettin:His life. Midterm exam.
Week 9 - Theoretical
Cenap Şehabettin: His life, art and works
Week 10 - Theoretical
Cenap Şehabettin: analysing the selected literary texts of the artist
Week 11 - Theoretical
Cenap Şehabettin: analysing the selected literary texts of the artist
Week 12 - Theoretical
Cenap Şehabettin: analysing the selected literary texts of the artist
Week 13 - Theoretical
Hüseyin Siyret: His literary identity; analysing the selected literary texts of the artist
Week 14 - Theoretical
Hüseyin Suad Yalçın: His literary identity; analysing the selected literary texts of the artist.
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140228
Midterm Examination130131
Final Examination140141
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)100
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
OÇ-1
4
OÇ-2
3
OÇ-3
3
OÇ-4
4
OÇ-5
4
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026