Information Package / Course Catalogue
| Course Code | : İST503 |
| 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 |
To address manuscript works written in the field of Turkish-Islamic Literature in terms of identification, introduction, and examination methods, enabling students to recognize and describe (tavsif) a manuscript, identify and compare copies (nüsha), and acquire the fundamental knowledge and skills necessary for the preparation of critical text editions.
The concept and terminology of manuscripts; manuscript libraries and collections; catalogs and catalog searching methods; physical characteristics of manuscripts; colophons (istinsah), ownership records (temellük), endowment (vakıf) records, seals, and other annotations; types of copies (nüsha), their identification and comparison; manuscript description (tavsif) methods; characteristics of manuscripts according to genres such as literary miscellanies (mecmua), poetry notebooks (cönk), and divans; principles of textual editing and text emendation (tamir); applied studies on description and copy comparison.
| 1. | Identifies suitable manuscripts and copies for academic research by using manuscript libraries and digital/printed catalogs (e.g., YEK) in Turkey and around the world. |
| 2. | Interprets the historical and cultural background of a manuscript by analyzing its physical features (paper, script type, binding, etc.) and the records on it (colophon, ownership, waqf, seal, marginalia). |
| 3. | Distinguishes the structural characteristics of manuscripts in various forms such as majmua, cönk, divan, and tezkire, and prepares scientific descriptions (tavsif) for these works in accordance with academic standards. |
| 4. | Determines different copy types of the same work (author's copy, draft, collated copy, etc.), and classifies the differences and copy lineages by comparing the manuscripts. |
| 5. | Prepares classical texts for publication by applying the stages of critical text edition, transcription principles, and text repair methods against scribal errors. |
| 1. | Ateş, Ahmet. "Metin Tenkidi Hakkında" ["On Textual Criticism"]. Türkiyat Mecmuası [Journal of Turkology], VII–VIII (1940–1942), pp. 253–267. |
| 2. | Aynur, Hatice, et al. Metnin Hâlleri: Osmanlı’da Telif, Tercüme ve Şerh [States of the Text: Authorship, Translation, and Commentary in the Ottoman Empire]. Istanbul: Klasik Publications. |
| 3. | Bilgin, Orhan. "Yazma" ["Manuscript"]. TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi [TDV Encyclopedia of Islam]. |
| 4. | Bursalı Mehmed Tahir. Osmanlı Müellifleri [Ottoman Authors]. Istanbul: Meral Publishing House. |
| 5. | Duman, Hasan. El Yazmaları Dünyasında Türkiye’nin Yeri [Turkey's Place in the World of Manuscripts]. Ankara: Ministry of Culture. |
| 6. | Ece, Selami. Klasik Türk Edebiyatı Araştırma Yöntemleri [Research Methods in Classical Turkish Literature]. Erzurum: Fenomen Publishing. |
| 7. | Köksal, M. Fatih. "Metin Neşrinin Ana Esasları" ["Main Principles of Textual Editing"]. TÜBAR, 31 (2012), pp. 179–209. |
| 8. | Küçük, Mehmet Emin. "Türkiye’de Yazma Eserler Sorunu ve Çözüm Önerileri" ["The Problem of Manuscripts in Turkey and Proposed Solutions"]. Türk Kütüphaneciliği [Turkish Librarianship], 13/1 (1999): 40–49. |
| 9. | Mengi, Mine. Eski Türk Edebiyatı Tarihi: Edebiyat Tarihi – Metinler [History of Old Turkish Literature: Literary History – Texts]. Ankara: Akçağ Publications. |
| 10. | Öztoprak, Nihat, et al. Üniversiteler İçin Eski Türk Edebiyatı Metin Şerhi [Textual Commentary on Old Turkish Literature for Universities]. Istanbul: İdeal Kültür Publications. |
| 11. | Pedersen, Johannes. İslam Dünyasında Kitabın Tarihi [History of the Book in the Islamic World]. Trans. Mustafa Macit Karagözoğlu. Istanbul: Klasik Publications. |
| 12. | Yıldız, Nuray. Eskiçağda Yazı Malzemeleri ve Kitabın Oluşumu [Writing Materials and the Formation of the Book in Antiquity]. Ankara: Turkish Historical Society. |
| 13. | Yazmabilim: Yazma Eser Araştırmaları Dergisi [Yazmabilim: Journal of Manuscript Research]. |
| Type of Assessment | Count | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Attending Lectures | 1 | %5 |
| Assignment | 1 | %5 |
| Midterm Examination | 1 | %30 |
| Final Examination | 1 | %60 |
| Activities | Count | Preparation | Time | Total Work Load (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lecture - Theory | 14 | 2 | 3 | 70 |
| Assignment | 3 | 5 | 1 | 18 |
| Presentation | 3 | 5 | 1 | 18 |
| Midterm Examination | 1 | 10 | 1 | 11 |
| Final Examination | 1 | 13 | 1 | 14 |
| TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) | 131 | |||
PÇ-1 | PÇ-2 | PÇ-3 | PÇ-4 | PÇ-5 | PÇ-6 | |
OÇ-1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 5 |
OÇ-2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
OÇ-3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 |
OÇ-4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 |
OÇ-5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 |