Information Package / Course Catalogue
Birds of Turkey
Course Code: BİO579
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: 6
Objectives of the Course

To give general information about the birds and the locals in Turkey, to recognize migrant bird species that use or in transit.

Course Content

Both Turkey and the gateway location between Asia and Europe due to the fact the gateway to Africa, has a very important ecosystem for fauna, especially birds. For this reason, bird species that are incubated in different countries of Europe come to Anatolia for wintering. In this course, it is aimed to give information about species by introducing the general characteristics of birds using Anatolia for different purposes.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.The place of birds in taxonomic classification is learned.
2.General characteristics of birds are learned.
3.Locals in Turkey transit migrant bird species and learned.
4.Turkey is learned to use bird species wintering.
5. Birds using bird migration routes and those routes are learned in Turkey.
6.To learn the relationship between birds' habitats, other living things and bird species
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Ornitoloji Dersleri. Baran, İ., Yılmaz, İ. (1984).
2.Türkiye ve Avrupa’nın Kuşları. Boyla, K. A. (1995).
3.Türkiye Kuşları Cep Kitabı. Kiziroğlu, İ. (2009).
4.Ornitoloji. Yiğit, N. ve Arkadaaşları. (2008).
5.Türkiye’nin Doğa Rehberi. Uğurluay, H. ve Arkadaşları. (2005)
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
The place of birds in classification
Week 2 - Theoretical
General characteristics of birds
Week 3 - Theoretical
Information about feathers
Week 4 - Theoretical
Bird morphology
Week 5 - Theoretical
Classification of birds
Week 6 - Theoretical
Fossil birds
Week 7 - Theoretical
Number of birds observed in Turkey
Week 8 - Intermediate Exam
Midterm Exam
Week 9 - Theoretical
Turkey's domestic bird-I
Week 10 - Theoretical
Turkey's domestic bird-II
Week 11 - Theoretical
Turkey's domestic bird-III
Week 12 - Theoretical
Turkey's migratory birds-I
Week 13 - Theoretical
Turkey's migratory birds-II
Week 14 - Theoretical
The migration routes in Turkey
Week 15 - Final Exam
Final Exam
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140456
Assignment3039
Term Project20510
Land Work60848
Individual Work50525
Midterm Examination1033
Final Examination1033
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)154
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
OÇ-1
5
OÇ-2
5
OÇ-3
5
OÇ-4
5
OÇ-5
2
OÇ-6
2
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026