Information Package / Course Catalogue
History of Modern Turkish Literature IV
Course Code: TDE390
Course Type: Required
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 4
Prt.: 0
Credit: 4
Lab: 0
ECTS: 4
Objectives of the Course

To teach the improvement of the types of “novel and story” in the period of “Servet-i Fünûn” To give extensive information about the Turkish literature at Second Constitutional Era To give information about important poets and writers of Second Constitutional Era and to examine examples of their works To focus on the important representatives of the National Literature and to examine examples from their works.

Course Content

Examining the general characteristics of Serveti Fünun period novels; Giving information about Halid Ziya Uşaklıgil and Mehmed Rauf, the important representatives of the novel Servet-i Fünun; The novels of Halid Ziya Uşaklıgil and Mehmet Rauf; Extensive information about Turkish literature of the Second Constitutional Era; currents of ideas; Fecr-i Ati and National Literature periods; New Language movement; The novels Gönül Hanım and Yeni Turan; Examining the works of Ahmet Haşim, Ziya Gökalp, Ömer Seyfettin, Mehmed Akif Ersoy, Yahya Kemal and Mehmet Emin Yurdakul

Name of Lecturer(s)
Assoc. Prof. Berna AKYÜZ SİZGEN
Learning Outcomes
1.To have knowledge about the general characteristics of the Turkish novel of the Servet-i Fünun Period.
2.To be able to evaluate the prominent figures and examples of their works in the field of stories and novels during the Servet-i Fünun period in the context of period-personality-work.
3.To have knowledge about Turkish literature of the Second Constitutional Monarchy period.
4.To identify and analyze the impact of intellectual movements on Turkish literature during the Second Constitutional Era.
5.To have knowledge about the understanding of National Literature.
6.To have information about the important names of the Second Constitutional Era Turkish literature and their works.
7.To be able to evaluate some important texts of the Second Constitutional Era Turkish literature in the context of period-personality-work.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Yeni Türk Edebiyatı 1839-2000, Editör: Dr. Ramazan Korkmaz, Grafiker Yayınları, Ankara 2005.
2.Servet-i Fünun Edebiyatı, Koordinatör: İsmail Parlatır, Akçağ Yayınları, Ankara 2006.
3.İkinci Meşrutiyet Devri Türk Edebiyatı, Hazırlayanlar: Prof. Dr. İsmail Çetişli ve diğerleri, Akçağ Yayınları, Ankara 2007.
4.Milli Edebiyat 1, Prof. Dr. Ali İhsan Kolcu, Salkımsöğüt Yay., Erzurum 2011.
5.Milli Edebiyat 2, Prof. Dr. Ali İhsan Kolcu, Salkımsöğüt Yay., Erzurum 2011.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
General review about the poetry of the Servet-i Fünun Period. Information about Ali Ekrem, Hüseyin Suat, Hüseyin Siret, analysis of the poem İğfale Karşı.
Week 2 - Theoretical
General characteristics of Servet-i Fünun story and novel. H. Z. Uşaklıgil:His life, art, and works
Week 3 - Theoretical
H. Z. Uşaklıgil: His life, art and works. Information about novel analysis
Week 4 - Theoretical
Analysis of the novel Mai ve Siyah
Week 5 - Theoretical
Analysis of the Ferhunde Kalfa story. Analysis of the novel Aşk-ı Memnu
Week 6 - Theoretical
Analysis of the novel Aşk-ı Memnu.
Week 7 - Theoretical
Mehmed Rauf: His life, art and works. Analysis of the novel Eylül
Week 8 - Theoretical
General information about Turkish Literature of the Second Constitutional Era. Idea Movements: Westernism. Midterm exam.
Week 9 - Theoretical
Ottomanism, Islamizm, Turkism.
Week 10 - Theoretical
General information about National Literature. General information about Mehmed Emin Yurdakul, Necip Türkçü, Çocuk Bahçesi as the pioneers of National Literature. General information about Genç Kalemler magazine and Yeni Lisan movement
Week 11 - Theoretical
.General information about Poets Association, Türk Yurdu, Şair, Şair Nedim, Dergâh magazines. Analysis of the "Anadolu'dan Bir Ses yahut Cenge Giderken" and "Biz Nasıl Şiir İsteriz" poems.
Week 12 - Theoretical
Analysis of the novel Gönül Hanım. Analysis of Ziya Gökalp's "Turan", "Lisan", "Ala Geyik" poems.
Week 13 - Theoretical
Analysis of the novel Yeni Turan. General information about Ömer Seyfettin. Analysis of Ömer Seyfettin's "Gizli Mabed" and "Bahar ve Kelebekler" stories.
Week 14 - Theoretical
General information about Yahya Kemal. Analysis of the "Süleymaniye'de Bayram Sabahı" poem. General information about Fecr-i Ati and Ahmed Haşim.Analysis of the "O Belde" and "Yollar" poems. General information about Mehmed Akif Ersoy. Analysis of the "Küfe" and "Çanakkale Şehitlerine" poems.
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140456
Midterm Examination115116
Final Examination130131
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)103
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
OÇ-1
4
OÇ-2
5
OÇ-3
OÇ-4
4
OÇ-5
5
OÇ-6
OÇ-7
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