Information Package / Course Catalogue
Contemporary Ottoman Texts II
Course Code: TRH647
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Third Cycle (Doctorate Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 5
Objectives of the Course

This course aims to make students capable of translating Contemporary Ottoman Texts to the modern-day-Turkish.

Course Content

Analysing texts in different script styles, starting with riq’a, revealing the texts’ diplomatic features, doing document-centred research.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Reading Ottoman Turkish documents and translating them into today's Turkish until they will be used in historical research
2.Comprehension of documents and writing types in the recent period
3.writing texts on the topics of Modern History with document-oriented research,
4.use effective source language for scientific studies
5.archival research and archive-oriented historical studies; are among the outcomes of this course.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Mübahat Kütükoğlu, Osmanlı Belgelerinin Dili, TTK Yayını, Ankara 2015.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Introduction: Scripts and documents used in the Ottoman Empire during the Contemporary Age
Week 2 - Theoretical
Introduction: Scripts and documents used in the Ottoman Empire during the Contemporary Age
Week 3 - Theoretical
Reading, translating and examining the archive materials
Week 4 - Theoretical
Reading, translating and examining the archive materials
Week 5 - Theoretical
Reading, translating and examining the archive materials
Week 6 - Theoretical
Reading, translating and examining the archive materials
Week 7 - Theoretical
Reading, translating and examining the archive materials
Week 8 - Theoretical
Reading, translating and examining the archive materials
Week 9 - Theoretical
Reading, translating and examining the archive materials
Week 10 - Theoretical
Reading, translating and examining the archive materials
Week 11 - Theoretical
Reading, translating and examining the archive materials
Week 12 - Theoretical
Reading, translating and examining the archive materials
Week 13 - Theoretical
Reading, translating and examining the archive materials
Week 14 - Theoretical
Reading, translating and examining the archive materials
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory1409126
Midterm Examination1011
Final Examination1011
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)128
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
OÇ-1
5
OÇ-2
3
OÇ-3
3
OÇ-4
3
OÇ-5
4
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026