Information Package / Course Catalogue
History of Old Turkish Literature Vı
Course Code: TDE452
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

Introduction of the eighteenth-and nineteenth-century Turkish literature and its representatives, Sample texts to read their works and be noted on the records

Course Content

XVIII and XIX. century Anatolian area of social, political and literary situation, and representatives of the literary schools of the period, with the representatives of the features and examples of prose texts.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Hasan GÜLTEKİN
Learning Outcomes
1.Knowledge about political, cultural and literary situation of Ottoman Empire in the eighteenth century and make the overall assessment of the situation
2.Understanding the characteristics of the folk school of the eighteenth century and to see the reflections of the works of that period and to make comparisons with other schools of literary term
3.Nedim's life, works and literary personality, learning about the advances of knowledge and Turkish poetry
4.Prose in the eighteenth century and to have information about the properties of. recognition representatives of the eighteenth century and read and interpret the examples of works of the representatives of the eighteenth century
5.Knowledge about Seyh Galip's life, works and literary personality
6.Features of nineteenth-century Turkish literature and having information about the poets of the Encümen-i Şuara and read and interpret the examples of works of the representatives of the eighteenth centuries
Recommended or Required Reading
1.History of Turkish Literature (2006), Istanbul: Ministry of Culture and Tourism, 4 Volumes, 2644 p.
2.İz, Fahir (1995), Nazım in Old Turkish Literature 1-2, Ankara: Akçağ Yay.
3.Şentürk, Atilla and Kartal, Ahmet (2007), History of Old Turkish Literature, Istanbul: Dergah Yay.
4.Mazıoğlu, Hasibe (2018), Nedim's Innovations in Divan Poetry, Ankara: Akçağ Yay.
5.Ayvazoğlu, Beşir (1996), “Şeyh Gâlib”, Şeyh Gâlib Book, Istanbul: Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Culture Inc. Publication.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Providing information about the resources and content of the course.
Week 2 - Theoretical
Explaining the History of 18th Century Turkish Literature.
Week 3 - Theoretical
Providing Information About Local/Folkloric Style and Identifying the Innovations Nedim Brought to Divan Poetry.
Week 4 - Theoretical
From Nazım Book, Nedim's ode Hammamiyye, in p. 94 reading and commenting.
Week 5 - Theoretical
From Nazım Book, Nedim's ode Sa'dâbâd Kasidesi, in p. 103 reading and commenting.
Week 6 - Theoretical
From Nazım Book, Nedim's ode İstanbul Kasidesi, in p. 106 reading and commenting.
Week 7 - Theoretical
From Nazım Book, Nedim's ghazals a, c, h and k, in p. 400 reading and commenting.
Week 8 - Theoretical
From Nazım Book, Nedim's songs c, d, e, and f, in p. 454 reading and commenting.
Week 9 - Theoretical
Giving information about Sheikh Galib's Life, Works and Sebk-i Hindi.
Week 10 - Theoretical
From Nazım Book, Şeyh Galib's ode Iydiyye Kasidesi, in p. 107 reading and commenting.
Week 11 - Theoretical
From Nazım Book, Şeyh Galib's ghazals e and h, in p. 423-5 reading and commenting.
Week 12 - Theoretical
From Nazım Book, Şeyh Galib's ghazals n and o, in p. 427 reading and commenting.
Week 13 - Theoretical
Giving information about Şeyh Galib's work called Hüsn ü Aşk and reading and commenting on selected examples from Hüsn ü Aşk
Week 14 - Theoretical
Providing Information About the History of 19th Century Turkish Literature.
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory1562884
Midterm Examination18210
Final Examination110212
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)106
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
OÇ-1
4
OÇ-2
4
OÇ-3
4
OÇ-4
4
OÇ-5
3
OÇ-6
4
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2026