Information Package / Course Catalogue
Islamic Art IV
Course Code: SAT202
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 architectural works in the Abbasid period in which Islamic institutions(military, religious and civil architecture) were established and mosque-madrasa complexes, mosques, lodges, tombs, and the origins and examples of the military and civil architecture belonging to the State of Fatimid

Course Content

Recognition of the works which form the art and architecture of the opposing states of North Africa (Tolunoğlu, Fatimids) with the Abbasid Caliphate

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 describe the art and culture of the Fatimid era
4.To be able to comprehend the character of Islamic art in different geographies.
5.Learn the effects of Turkish art on the development of Islamic 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.
11.YETKİN, Suut Kemal, İslam Mimarisi, Ankara 1959.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Masjid-i History of Balkh, the Great Mosque of Rakka (Refika), Key (Ane) Minaret
Week 2 - Theoretical
Tolunoğlu Ahmed Mosque
Week 3 - Theoretical
Süleybiye of the Rock, Nilometre (Mikyasu'n-Nile), Balkuvara Palace
Week 4 - Theoretical
Uhaydır Palace, Kasru'l-Love
Week 5 - Theoretical
Kasru'l-Atsan (Atsan Palace), Cevzaku'l-Hakani, Kadisiye
Week 6 - Theoretical
Kasru’l-Abbasi (Şarabiye Medresesi), Rakka City Walls and Rakka Palaces
Week 7 - Theoretical
Evaluation of Abbasid Culture and Art
Week 8 - Theoretical
Military Architecture Fatimids, Cairo City Walls, Babu'l-Nasr, Babu'l-Fütuh and Babu'z-Züveyle
Week 9 - Theoretical
Fatimids, Mahdia Mosque, Al-Azhar Mosque
Week 10 - Theoretical
Hakim Mosque, Akmer Mosque
Week 11 - Theoretical
Cüyuşi Mosque, Salih b. Talaye Ruzzik Mosque
Week 12 - Theoretical
Safaks-Kabir Mosque, Tombs of the Fatimid
Week 13 - Theoretical
Community Seb'aBenat Shrines, brothers Joseph's Tomb, Mashhad SeyyideAtika
Week 14 - Theoretical
Fatimids Civil Architecture, Kal'at Me Hammad, Dar al-Bahr and Kasru'l-menarche
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
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
PÇ-9
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PÇ-12
OÇ-1
3
OÇ-2
4
OÇ-3
3
OÇ-4
4
OÇ-5
3
5
4
5
3
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2026