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Ottoman Literary Texts
Course Code: İST504
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

To equip students with the ability to read, understand, transcribe, and evaluate religious literary texts written in Ottoman Turkish in terms of their language and stylistic features; to enable students to accurately read, comprehend, and transliterate an Ottoman religious literary text into the modern script.

Course Content

Script and orthographic features of Ottoman Turkish, principles of transcription; use of dictionaries and lexicons; Arabic and Persian elements and compound structures (tamlama); reading, transcribing, and rendering selected texts from various verse and prose genres into modern Turkish; language and stylistic features of the texts.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Comprehends the writing system, orthographic features, and transcription principles of Ottoman Turkish, applying them accurately to texts.
2.Analyzes Arabic and Persian elements and noun phrases in the texts; effectively uses primary dictionaries and commentaries in academic research.
3.Accurately reads, transcribes, and translates into modern Turkish selected Ottoman prose texts (printed and manuscript) with religious content from various periods and genres.
4.Analyzes Ottoman verse texts in accordance with the reading techniques required by poetic language and transcribes them flawlessly.
5.Evaluates verse and prose literary texts in terms of syntax, vocabulary, and stylistic features (plain, ornate, etc.), mapping out the linguistic profile of the text.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Develi, Hayati. Osmanlı Türkçesi Kılavuzu 1 [Ottoman Turkish Guide 1]. Istanbul: Kesit Publications.
2.Devellioğlu, Ferit. Osmanlıca-Türkçe Ansiklopedik Lügat [Ottoman-Turkish Encyclopedic Dictionary]. Ankara: Aydın Bookstore.
3.Ergin, Muharrem. Osmanlıca Dersler [Ottoman Turkish Lessons]. Istanbul: Boğaziçi Publications.
4.Köksal, M. Fatih, et al. Osmanlı Türkçesi (Gramer–Metin) [Ottoman Turkish (Grammar–Text)]. Çorum: Kut Publications.
5.Macit, Muhsin, et al. Klasik Dönem Osmanlı Nazmı [Classical Period Ottoman Poetry]. Ankara: Kesit Publications.
6.Okuyucu, Cihan, et al. Klasik Dönem Osmanlı Nesri [Classical Period Ottoman Prose]. Ankara: Kesit Publications.
7.Şemseddin Sami. Kâmûs-ı Türkî [The Turkish Dictionary].
8.Şenödeyici, Özer. Osmanlı Türkçesi Seçme Metinler [Selected Texts in Ottoman Turkish]. Istanbul: Kesit Publications.
9.Şentürk, Ahmet Atillâ. Osmanlı Şiiri Antolojisi [Anthology of Ottoman Poetry]. Istanbul: Yapı Kredi Publications.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Introduction to the course; the script of Ottoman Turkish, orthographic features, and transcription principles.
Week 2 - Theoretical
Language Features of Ottoman Turkish: Arabic and Persian elements, compound structures (tamlama).
Week 3 - Theoretical
Text Reading Techniques and Dictionary Use: Lexicons, commentaries (şerh); the difference between manuscript and printed texts.
Week 4 - Theoretical
Language and Stylistic Features of Texts: Syntax, vocabulary, ornate and plain expression.
Week 5 - Theoretical
Transcription and rendering into modern Turkish.
Week 6 - Theoretical
Prose Texts I: Reading and transcription of selected texts.
Week 7 - Theoretical
Prose Texts II: Reading and transcription of selected texts.
Week 8 - Theoretical
Prose Texts III: Reading and transcription of selected texts.
Week 9 - Theoretical
Prose Texts IV: Reading and transcription of selected texts.
Week 10 - Theoretical
Verse Texts I: Reading and transcription of selected texts.
Week 11 - Theoretical
Verse Texts II: Reading and transcription of selected texts.
Week 12 - Theoretical
Verse Texts III: Reading and transcription of selected texts.
Week 13 - Theoretical
Verse Texts IV: Reading and transcription of selected texts.
Week 14 - Theoretical
General Assessment.
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Attending Lectures1%5
Assignment1%5
Midterm Examination1%30
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory142370
Assignment35118
Presentation 35118
Midterm Examination110111
Final Examination113114
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)131
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
OÇ-1
5
3
2
5
2
3
OÇ-2
4
4
3
5
4
4
OÇ-3
4
5
3
5
3
4
OÇ-4
4
5
3
5
3
4
OÇ-5
4
5
3
4
3
5
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