Information Package / Course Catalogue
History of Turkish Press
Course Code: SBE580
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

Developmental stages to grasp the history of the Turkish press.

Course Content

The birth of the Turkish press since the mid-twentieth century until today, the major organs of the media. The importance of research and evaluation of historic resources in terms of the Republican press, newspapers, periodicals and so on.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Assoc. Prof. Müslime GÜNEŞ
Learning Outcomes
1.Events and facts of history and its level of expertise with the help of scientific methods and techniques that conceptualizes.
2.Define the level of expertise acquired by the information, critically evaluate and analyze.
3.Reaches historical data, reviews, evaluates the reliability and validity.
4.Develop a lifelong learning process.
5.Develop a lifelong learning process.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.D. Jeltyakov, Türkiye’nin Sosyo-Politik ve Kültürel Hayatında Basın (1729-1908 Yılları), BYGM Y. (Tarihsiz)
2.Ahmet Oktay, Toplumsal Değişme ve Basın (1960-1986 Türk Basını Üzerine Uygulamalı Bir Çalışma), BFS Y., 1987.
3.Ali Gevgilili, Türkiye’de Yenileşme Düşüncesi, Sivil Toplum ve Atatürk, Bağlam Y., 1990.
4.Cemil Koçak, Türkiye’de Milli Şef Dönemi (1938-1945), Yurt Y., 1986.
5.Hasan Refik Ertuğ, Basın ve Yayın Hareketleri Tarihi, Cilt 1, İstanbul Üniversitesi Y., 1970
6.Hıfzı Topuz, Türk Basın Tarihi, Gerçek Y., 1973.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Resource of press
Week 2 - Theoretical
General features of the new age history
Week 3 - Theoretical
The need for the newspaper in the Ottoman Empire.
Week 3 - Preparation Work
D. Jeltyakov, Türkiye’nin Sosyo-Politik ve Kültürel Hayatında Basın (1729-1908 Yılları), BYGM Y. (Tarihsiz)
Week 4 - Theoretical
Takvim-i Vekayi and content
Week 5 - Theoretical
Ceride-i Havadis and affect on press
Week 6 - Theoretical
The private newspapers.
Week 7 - Theoretical
Şinasi and Turkish press
Week 8 - Theoretical
Tercüman-ı Ahval
Week 8 - Preparation Work
D. Jeltyakov, Türkiye’nin Sosyo-Politik ve Kültürel Hayatında Basın (1729-1908 Yılları), BYGM Y. (Tarihsiz)
Week 9 - Intermediate Exam
MIDTERM EXAM
Week 10 - Theoretical
Private newspaper and Ottoman
Week 11 - Theoretical
Press as politic tool
Week 12 - Theoretical
New Ottoman and Press
Week 12 - Preparation Work
Hıfzı Topuz, Türk Basın Tarihi, Gerçek Y., 1973.
Week 13 - Theoretical
Contributes to press Turkish politic
Week 14 - Theoretical
Contributes to press Turkish politic
Week 15 - Theoretical
General Evalution
Week 16 - Theoretical
FINAL EXAM
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%20
Final Examination1%60
Seminar1%10
Project1%10
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140342
Seminar2126
Project70856
Midterm Examination1718
Final Examination1718
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)120
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
OÇ-1
5
4
4
OÇ-2
4
3
OÇ-3
5
4
4
OÇ-4
3
3
OÇ-5
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