Information Package / Course Catalogue
History of Turkish Press
Course Code: TAR426
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: 3
Objectives of the Course

Noting the importance of healthy human history of the development of the printing press in the world, the delay caused by the arrival of the printing press in Turkey and consequently to understand the historical development and change process of the Turkish Press Release lives newspapers in the Republic of Turkey from the Ottoman Empire and magazines press history under evaluation

Course Content

printing and development of the printing press in the world, the first printing press in Turkey: Minorities printing and Turkey presses, pre-press Reforms and publication of foreign newspapers, broadcast media Tanzimat period, Matbuat Regulations, press autocracy period, first press strike, the Young Turk newspapers, press the National Struggle Period and publication: Istanbul and Anatolian press, Anadolu Agency, Full freedom to press: II. Constitutional monarchy period newspapers and magazines, Matbahat law and changes made on it, Republican period press and publication movements: Takrir-i Sükun, Independence Courts, 1931 Matbuat and Penal Laws, Single Party Period, the restrictions imposed on the press, 1939-1945 II. World war and the political events of the period in the press on the analysis of newspaper examples, 1946-1950 period of Turkish Journalism, 1950-1960 Period Turkish Journalism and the effect of DP on the press

Name of Lecturer(s)
Lec. Günver GÜNEŞ
Learning Outcomes
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Recommended or Required Reading
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Lesson preparation, course presentation
Week 2 - Theoretical
Informing Students About the Subject, Purpose and Limits of the Course, Bibliographic Information
Week 3 - Theoretical
Development of printing and printing in the world
Week 4 - Theoretical
The first printing houses in Turkey: Minority printing houses and Turkish printing houses
Week 5 - Theoretical
Press and broadcasting before Tanzimat, foreign newspapers
Week 6 - Theoretical
Tanzimat period press publication, Press Regulation
Week 7 - Theoretical
The press during the despotism period, the first press strike, Young Turk newspapers
Week 8 - Theoretical
Complete freedom of the press: II. Constitutional period newspapers and magazines, the Press
Week 9 - Theoretical
Press and publication during the War of Independence: Istanbul and Anatolian press, Anadolu Agency
Week 10 - Theoretical
Press and publishing movements of the Republic period: Takrir-iSükun, Independence Courts, 1931
Week 11 - Theoretical
Single Party Era, Restrictions on the Press
Week 12 - Theoretical
1939-1945 II. Examining the reflections of the World War and the political events of the period on
Week 13 - Theoretical
Turkish Journalism in the period 1946-1950
Week 14 - Theoretical
General evaluation
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory142256
Midterm Examination1718
Final Examination113114
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)78
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026