Information Package / Course Catalogue
History of Turkish Science in Middle Ages
Course Code: TRH587
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 make the students to undestand the scientific Works of the Turks and their contributions to the World history of science.

Course Content

How Turks approached to the scientific researches, the importance of the scientific productions of the Medieval Turks.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Assoc. Prof. Kemal Ramazan HAYKIRAN
Learning Outcomes
1.To understand the scientific productions of the Medieval Turks
2.To understand the contributions of the Turks to the history of science
3.To know about the leading scientists of the age
4.To know about the civilizational reactions
5.To know about the leading scientific Works of the Medieval Turkish scientists
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Fuad Sezgin, İslam Uygarlığında Astronomi, Cografya ve Denizcilik, İstanbul,2009.
2.Yavuz Unat, Tarih Boyunca Türklerde Astronomi, İstanbul, 2013.
3.Hilmi Ziya Ülgen, Türk-İslam Düşüncesi, Ankara, 2010.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Science as a Notion and the production of scientici knowledge
Week 2 - Theoretical
The Turkish approach on science
Week 3 - Theoretical
The Islamization of the Turks and their meeting with the old sources of knowlege
Week 4 - Theoretical
The scientific environment of the Near East
Week 5 - Theoretical
The science in the 11th century: Farabi, Yusuf Has Hacip and Kaşgarlı Mahmud
Week 6 - Theoretical
The scientific environment of the Turkish Seljuks
Week 7 - Theoretical
Astronomic researches in Anatolia
Week 8 - Theoretical
The Mongolian Invasion and the harm of it on the scientific production
Week 9 - Theoretical
Recovery process after the Mongolian Invasion
Week 10 - Theoretical
The Scientific Environment in the time of Beyliks
Week 11 - Theoretical
Scientific Environment in the Early Ottoman Empire
Week 12 - Theoretical
Science in th Akkoyunlu and Karakoyunlu States
Week 13 - Theoretical
Renaissance in the Central Asia: Timur Era
Week 14 - Theoretical
Ali Kuşçu, Uluğ Bey and the others
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory143384
Assignment18210
Individual Work18210
Midterm Examination1628
Final Examination1628
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
OÇ-2
OÇ-3
OÇ-4
OÇ-5
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026