Information Package / Course Catalogue
Contemporary Turkish Cinema
Course Code: RTS421
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 5
Objectives of the Course

The aim of this course is to analyze the films and directors of recent Turkish cinema in terms of social-cultural, sectoral, formal and narrative aspects.

Course Content

All the films and directors in this course focus on the main themes of the period covered by the course, focusing on the main themes of the recent period of Turkish cinema, and evaluating the recent developments in all the dynamics of cinema.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Pelin ERDAL AYTEKİN
Learning Outcomes
1.Explains the development process of cinema in Turkey.
2.Can give information about the periods of Turkish cinema.
3.Can give information about the different trends and basic debates that emerged in the historical adventure of Turkish cinema.
4.Interpret Turkish cinema in relation to the political-social-economic context.
5.Can give information about prominent directors and films in Turkish cinema.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Suner, Asuman, (2006). Hayalet Ev: Yeni Türk Sinemasında Aidiyet, Kimlik ve Bellek. İstanbul: Metis Yayınları.
2.Arslan, Umut Tümay (2012). Bir Kapıdan Gireceksin: Türkiye Sineması Üzerine Denemeler. İstanbul: Metis Yayınları.
3.Ulusay, N.; Arslan, U. T.; Karadoğan, A.; Behçetoğulları, P. (2022). Ankara: Dipnot Yayınları.
4.Akbulut, Hasan (2005). Nuri Bilge Ceylan Sinemasını Okumak: Anlatı, Zaman, Mekan. İstanbul: Bağlam Yayıncılık.
5.Diken, B; Gilloch, G.; Hammond, C.; (2017). Nuri Bilge Ceylan Sineması. İstanbul: Metis Yayınları.
6.Yüzel, Fırat (2009). Reha Erdem Sineması: Aşk ve İsyan. İstanbul: Çitlembik Yayınları.
7.Doğan Topçu, Aslıhan (2010). Derviş Zaim Sineması: Toplumsalın Eleştirisinden Geleneğin Estetiğine Yolculuk. Ankara: De Ki Yayınları.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
The changing language and agenda of Turkish cinema in the 1990s
Week 2 - Theoretical
Realism and minimal influences in recent Turkish cinema
Week 3 - Theoretical
Cinema of Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Week 4 - Theoretical
1990 Sonrası Türk Sineması: Ekonomik işleyiş, ulus ötesi oluşumlar, yeni olanaklar.
Week 5 - Theoretical
Cinema of Zeki Demirkubuz
Week 6 - Theoretical
Cinema of Reha Erdem
Week 7 - Theoretical
Cinema of Derviş Zaim and social impacts
Week 8 - Theoretical
Social effects in Turkish cinema + Midterm Exam
Week 9 - Theoretical
Cinema of Yeşim Ustaoğlu and representations of women
Week 10 - Theoretical
Transnational influences in recent Turkish cinema: The cinema of Fatih Akin
Week 11 - Theoretical
Turkish Cinema in the 2000s
Week 12 - Theoretical
Post-2000 Turkish Cinema: Form and Content
Week 13 - Theoretical
Post-2000 Turkish Cinema: Economic functioning, production
Week 14 - Theoretical
Post-2000 Turkish Cinema: Digitalization
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory141356
Midterm Examination133134
Final Examination134135
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)125
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
PÇ-10
PÇ-11
PÇ-12
PÇ-13
PÇ-14
PÇ-15
PÇ-16
OÇ-1
3
5
OÇ-2
3
5
OÇ-3
4
4
4
OÇ-4
4
4
4
5
5
OÇ-5
3
4
4
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026