Information Package / Course Catalogue
Social Criticism in The Classic Turkish Literature
Course Code: TRDE616
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

To inform students about criticism in Old Turkish literature based on the general perception of criticism

Course Content

Criticism terms. Critical types. Criticism in ancient Turkish literature. Social criticism in Divan literature.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Acquire information about the concept of criticism
2.Understand the history and terminology of criticism
3.Analyze the text by using the methods of criticism
4.Discuss the problems of criticism.
5.To determine the importance of the Turkish literary criticism
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Yusuf Çetindağ, Şiir ve Tenkit-Türk, İran ve Arap Tezkirelerinde-, Kitabevi Yayınevi, İstanbul 2010.
2.Menderes Coşkun , Klasik Türk Şiirinde Edebi Tenkit / Akçağ Yayınlar
3.M. Fatih KÖKSAL, Eski Türk Edebiyatında Tenkit ve Teori, Kesit Yayınları
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Definition, scope and limits of the words “criticism, critic and commentary”
Week 2 - Theoretical
Literary criticism and its terminology
Week 3 - Theoretical
History of literary criticism
Week 4 - Theoretical
Methods of literary criticism
Week 5 - Theoretical
The concept of being literary and literary works
Week 6 - Theoretical
Text review as a method and analyses on reviewed texts
Week 7 - Theoretical
Social criticism in classical Turkish poetry
Week 8 - Theoretical
Social criticism in classical Turkish poetry
Week 9 - Theoretical
Social criticism in editorial texts
Week 10 - Theoretical
Social criticism in editorial texts
Week 11 - Theoretical
Social criticism in editorial texts
Week 12 - Theoretical
Social Criticism in Tezkires
Week 13 - Theoretical
Social Criticism in Tezkires
Week 14 - Theoretical
Social Criticism in Tezkires
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
OÇ-3
OÇ-4
OÇ-5
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026