Information Package / Course Catalogue
Chagatai Turkish II
Course Code: TRDE514
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 give information about Çağatay Turkish that comes after Harzem Turkish in Timur Empire, the third period of improvment Islamic Central Asian Turkish (Eastern Middle Turkish) literary language and contains various indigenous dialects. To expose the linguistic structure of the period with examing texts. To gain advanced skills for reading of manuscripts.

Course Content

Formation stages and cycles of Çağatay Turkish. Introduction of Literary, grammar works and dictionaries written with Çağatay Turkish. To do advanced practice studies.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Students learn the grammar of Chagatai Turkic language.
2.Students are able to transfer the texts written in Chagatai Turkic language into transcription alphabet.
3.Students have knowledge of historical information of Chagatai Turkic language period.
4.Students are knowledgeable with the formation and development of Chagatai Turkic language and its place among other Turkish dialects
5.Students learn the works written by Chagatai Turkic language and the academic studies made on these works.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Karaağaç, Günay ( Haz.) , ( 2003), Jonos Eckmann, Çağatayca El Kitabı, Ankara.
2.Ergin, Muharrem, (1992), "Doğu Türkçesi ( Çağatayca)", Türk Dünyası El Kitabı, Cilt 2., Türk Kültürünü Araştırma Enstitüsü Yayınları, 2. baskı, Ankara.
3.Köprülü, M. Fuad.(1945), 'Çağatay Edebiyatı', İslam Ansiklopedisi, III., İstanbul.
4.Alpay, Gönül. 1973. Yusuf Emiri’nin Beng ü Çagır Adlı Münazarası. TDAY-Belleten 1972: 103-125.
5.Eckmann, János. 1959. Çağatay Dili Örnekleri I Nevai Divanlarından Parçalar. İstanbul Üniversitesi Edebiyat Fakültesi Türk Dili ve Edebiyatı Dergisi. c. 9: 33-64.
6.Eckmann, János. 1996. Harezm, Kıpçak ve Çağatay Türkçesi Üzerine Araştırmaları. haz. Osman Fikri Sertkaya. Ankara: TDK.
7.Karaağaç, Günay. 1997. Mevlâna Lutfi Divanı. Ankara: TDK.
8.Kaya, Önal. 1989. cAli Şir Nevayi: Fevayidü’l-Kiber. Ankara: TDK.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Week General historical information about Chagatai period; the main representatives
Week 2 - Theoretical
Writing properties of Chagatai Turkic language, its alphabet and spelling.
Week 3 - Theoretical
Phonetic structure
Week 4 - Theoretical
Morphological structure
Week 5 - Theoretical
The place of Chagatai in the history of Turkish language.
Week 6 - Theoretical
Revealing the comparative grammar of Chagatai.
Week 7 - Theoretical
manuscript text reviews
Week 8 - Theoretical
manuscript text reviews
Week 9 - Theoretical
manuscript text reviews
Week 10 - Theoretical
manuscript text reviews
Week 11 - Theoretical
manuscript text reviews
Week 12 - Theoretical
manuscript text reviews
Week 13 - Theoretical
manuscript text reviews
Week 14 - Theoretical
manuscript text reviews
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140342
Midterm Examination130131
Final Examination150252
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)125
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
OÇ-1
5
OÇ-2
4
OÇ-3
1
OÇ-4
OÇ-5
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2026