Information Package / Course Catalogue
Islamic Art III
Course Code: SAT201
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: 3
Objectives of the Course

To teach the architectural works of the Great Seljuk , Andalusian Umayyads, the Abbasids Karahanids, Ghaznavi periods (military, religious and civil architecture), the samples of their culture and art and their origin.

Course Content

Presentation of the works of culture and art in the Abbasid Caliphate period with examples of the Umayyad Andalusian culture ,architecture and art ,an important center of Islamic art.Architecture, culture and art samples of central Asian Turkish states (Karahanids, Ghaznavid, Great Seljuks),

Name of Lecturer(s)
Assoc. Prof. Osman ÜLKÜ
Learning Outcomes
1.To be able to explain the formation and expansion field of Islamic art chronologically
2.To be able to describe the art and culture of the Abbasid era
3.To be able to comprehend the character of Islamic art in different geographies
4.To be able to describe the art and culture of the Andalusian Umayyads, Almoravids, Almohads, Meriniler era
5.Learn the effect of Islamic Art on Southern European Art and its contribution to Renaissance art.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.AĞIRMEN, Mustafa, Hz. Muhammed Devrinde Mescid ve Fonksiyonları, İstanbul 1997.
2.CRESWEL, K.A.C., Early Muslim Architecture I II, Oxford 1940.
3.CRESWEL, K.A.C., The Muslim Architecture I II, Oxford 1952.
4.ÇAM, Nusret, İslamda Sanat Sanatda İslam, Ankara 2008.
5.EL-FARUKI, İ.R. - EL-FARUKI, L.L., İslam Kültür Atlası, İstanbul 1997.
6.GODARD, Andrea, İsfahan, Londra 1937.
7.GRABAR, Oleg, İslam Sanatının Oluşumu, İstanbul 1990.
8.HAMİDULLAH, Muhammed, İslam Peygamberi Hayatı ve Eseri, İstanbul 2004.
9.KÖNEMANN (Markus Hattstein and Peter Delius), İslam Sanatı ve Mimarisi, İstanbul 2000.
10.ÜNSAL, Behçet, Turkish İslamic Architecture, London 1959.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
The period of the Umayyad Andalusian history, culture and art, the Great Mosque of Cordoba, the palace complex and the city of Zehra Medinetü'z
Week 2 - Theoretical
History and Culture of the Abbasid Period, Samerra the Grand Mosque, Abu Dulef Samerra Mosque, Damgan Tarikhane Mosque, Grand Mosque nâyî
Week 3 - Theoretical
Karahan History, Culture and Art, Deggorani Hazara Mosque, the Mosque of Baba Merv Talhatan
Week 4 - Theoretical
Attar Mugaki Bukhara Mosque, Bukhara Namazgah Mosque, Termez Kurgan Wed Mosque and Minaret
Week 5 - Theoretical
Examples Karahanid Tomb Architecture (Tim Arab Ata, Ayse Bibi Tomb, Balaci Hatun Mausoleum, Özkent Nasr Bin Ali Mausoleum, the tomb of Hussein Jalaluddin Özkent
Week 6 - Theoretical
Examples Karahanid Caravanseraias (Ribat-i Malik, Akcakale Caravanserai, customer success Caravanserai Escape Peak, Day Hatun Caravanserai
Week 7 - Theoretical
Examples Karahanid Caravanseraias (Ribat-i Malik, Akcakale Caravanserai, customer success Caravanserai Escape Peak, Day Hatun Caravanserai
Week 8 - Theoretical
Ghaznavid History, Culture and Art, Arusül Felek Mosque, Grand Mosque Lashkar-i Bazar
Week 9 - Theoretical
Lashkar-i Bazar Complex of the palace, the Sultan Mesut III. Palace, Ribat-i Mahi
Week 10 - Theoretical
Great Seljuk history, culture and art of the Masjid-i-Friday in Isfahan, Gülpayegan Friday in Masjid-i, Zevvare Friday of the Masjid-i, Ardistan Friday in Masjid-i
Week 11 - Theoretical
Funerary Monuments in the Great Seljuk, Tombs, Vaults Kharegan, Forty Girls Çihil Duhteran Künbeti, Abarkuh Künbet-i-Ali
Week 12 - Theoretical
Great Seljuk caravanserais Ribat Ribat and-i-Sharif
Week 13 - Theoretical
Tomb of Abul Fazl Sarahs, Mihne Mausoleum of Abu Said, Merv, Sultan Sanjar Mausoleum, Künbet-i Surh, Radka Künbetleri
Week 14 - Theoretical
Mausoleum of Sultan Sanjar at Merv, Künbet-i Surh, Radka Künbetleri
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Assignment1%10
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140228
Assignment1819
Reading100220
Midterm Examination1718
Final Examination19110
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)75
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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OÇ-1
3
OÇ-2
4
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3
OÇ-4
4
OÇ-5
3
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3
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3
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026