Information Package / Course Catalogue
Turkish Language History
Course Code: TRÖ513
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 know the main periods, works and linguistic features of the Turkish language in the historical development of the Turkish language; To know the linguistic features of the Orkhon, Uighur and Karakhanid periods, which are among the historical periods of Turkish, and to know the relationship between these historical periods.

Course Content

Language families, theory of Altaic languages, periodic language features of Old Turkish, Orhon Turkish, Uyghur Turkish and Karahanli Turkish and introduction of the works written in this period.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Getting to know the roots of Turkish
2.Understanding the features of the periods based on texts
3.Recognizing the writing systems used by Turkish
4.To be able to determine the structural features of Turkish according to the periods
5.To be able to establish relations between the present and the history of Turkish
Recommended or Required Reading
1.A. B. Ercilasun (2004). Türk Dili Tarihi. Ankara: Akçağ Yay.
2.A. Caferoğlu (1976). Türk Dili Tarihi. İstanbul.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Language family theories
Week 2 - Theoretical
Altai language theory
Week 3 - Theoretical
Turkish-Sumerian, First Turkish, Main Turkish, Main Bulgarian
Week 4 - Theoretical
Old Turkish
Week 5 - Theoretical
Old Turkish
Week 6 - Theoretical
Middle Turkish
Week 7 - Theoretical
Harezm Turkish
Week 8 - Theoretical
Harezm Turkish (Midterm exam)
Week 9 - Theoretical
Altınordu-Kipchak Turkish
Week 10 - Theoretical
Mamluk Kipchak Turkish
Week 11 - Theoretical
Old Anatolian Turkish
Week 12 - Theoretical
Old Anatolian Turkish
Week 13 - Theoretical
Chagatay Turkish
Week 14 - Theoretical
Ottoman Turkish
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%30
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory125396
Assignment25316
Term Project1505
Midterm Examination1224
Final Examination1224
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)125
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
5
OÇ-2
5
4
OÇ-3
5
4
OÇ-4
4
5
5
OÇ-5
5
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026