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Traditional Turkish Painting Art

Course Code	: RES506
Course Type	: Area Elective
Couse Group	: Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
Education Language	: Turkish
Work Placement	: N/A

Theory	: 3
Prt.	: 0
Credit	: 3
Lab	: 0
ECTS	: 5

Objectives of the Course

Getting to know traditional Turkish painting art starting from the geography of Turkestan

Course Content

The process of depiction extending from Turkestan to Anatolia and the examination of Turkish painting art, which developed from the pre-Islamic and post-Islamic periods to the end of the Ottoman period, in a historical, cultural and aesthetic context.

Name of Lecturer(s)

Lec. Ahmet AYTAÇ

Learning Outcomes

1.	Understands the historical development of traditional Turkish painting.
2.	Defines miniature and other traditional painting techniques.
3.	Analyzes works and reads iconography.
4.	Interprets the reflections of cultural and religious interactions on art.
5.	Comprehends the subject of depiction in Turkish art.
6.	Discuss the traces of traditional painting in contemporary art.

Recommended or Required Reading

1.	Gönül Öney – Turkish Miniature Art
2.	Nurhan Atasoy – Miniature in Ottoman Art
3.	ESİN, Emel, The Formation of Material Culture in the Turks

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week 1 - Theoretical

Introduction to the course, basic concepts of Turkish art and methodological approaches

Week 2 - Theoretical

Pre-Islamic Central Asian Turkish painting art: Gokturk examples

Week 3 - Theoretical

Pre-Islamic Central Asian Turkish painting art: Uyghur examples

Week 4 - Theoretical

Development of painting art in the Karakhanid, Ghaznavid and Great Seljuk periods

Week 5 - Theoretical

Miniature art and decoration techniques of the Anatolian Seljuk period

Week 6 - Theoretical

Painting art in the Ilkhanate and Mamluk periods

Week 7 - Theoretical

Art in the pre-Ottoman principalities period

Week 8 - Theoretical

Matrakçı Nasuh and early Ottoman miniature art

Week 9 - Theoretical

Miniature art in the Ottoman Empire: The beginning period and the Topkapı Palace nakkaşhane

Week 10 - Theoretical

16th century: Nakkaş Osman, Şahkulu and the classical period miniature

Week 11 - Theoretical

Painting art in the 17th-18th century: Baroque influences and interaction with the West

Week 12 - Theoretical

Ottoman portrait tradition and sultan albums

Week 13 - Theoretical

Symbols, motifs and narrative language in traditional Turkish painting

Week 14 - Theoretical

General evaluation, student presentations and contemporary reflections-final exam

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Type of Assessment	Count	Percent
Midterm Examination	1	%40
Final Examination	1	%60

Workload Calculation

Activities	Count	Preparation	Time	Total Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory	14	8	0	112
Assignment	1	5	0	5
Reading	1	8	0	8
Midterm Examination	1	3	0	3
Final Examination	1	3	0	3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)				131

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
OÇ-1	4	3	4	5	5	5	4	4	3	4	3	4	5
OÇ-2	4	5	4	5	4	4	4	3	4	4	3	3	3
OÇ-3	5	4	5	4	4	4	5	4	5	4	3	3	3
OÇ-4	3	4	4	4	3	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	4
OÇ-5	4	4	5	4	3	4	3	4	5	5	5	4	5
OÇ-6	4	5	4	4	3	4	4	5	5	4	5	5	4

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