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MEDICINE
Bachelor TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 QF-EHEA: First Cycle EQF-LLL: Level 6

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code Course Name Semester Theoretical Practical Credit ECTS
FTV4902 Turkish Cinema II Spring 3 0 3 5
This catalog is for information purposes. Course status is determined by the relevant department at the beginning of semester.

Basic information

Language of instruction: English
Type of course: Non-Departmental Elective
Course Level: Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery: Face to face
Course Coordinator : Dr. Öğr. Üyesi GÖNÜL EDA ÖZGÜL
Course Lecturer(s): Dr. Öğr. Üyesi GÖNÜL EDA ÖZGÜL
Recommended Optional Program Components: None
Course Objectives: This course aims to evaluate the cinema of Turkey after the 1990s in relation to the social, cultural, economic and political transformation of Turkish society. It aims to provide students the theoretical frame that is necessary to discuss some key issues in film studies as well as in Turkish society.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1. Develop a critical perspective regarding the new cinema of Turkey;
2. Develop an understanding regarding the socio-political context of films;
3. Explore some key issues in film studies in relation to developments in society;
4. Explore different forms of narration and understand the way of seeing that they produce;
5. Develop an understanding regarding the modernization process in Turkey.

Course Content

This course aims to evaluate the cinema of Turkey after the 1990s in relation to the social, cultural, economic and political transformations in Turkish society. It aims to provide students the theoretical frame that is necessary to discuss some key issues in film studies as well as in Turkish society. The cinema of Turkey is evaluated in relation to the modernization process in Turkey in this course. The narrative form and content of the chosen films will be analyzed from multiple theoretical perspectives and the new wave cinema in Turkey will be discussed in relation with concepts such as justice, ethics, identity (national, ethnic, sexual etc.), tradition and modernity.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) Introduction
2) Cinema of Turkey: Historical Context I
3) Cinema of Turkey: Historical Context II
4) New Cinema of Turkey: Introduction to Main Concepts
5) New Political Cinema and the Return of the Repressed Journey to the Sun (Yeşim Ustaoğlu, 1999) [PN 1997.G86 2004]
6) The City in New Turkish Cinema: Home and the Other Distant (Nuri Bilge Ceylan, 2002) [PN 1995.9 .F67U93 [2005]
7) The Cinema of Zeki Demirkubuz: Absoluteness and Ambiguity Third Page (Zeki Demirkubuz, 1999)
8) The Cinema of Reha Erdem: The Instinctual Kosmos (Reha Erdem, 2010)
9) Paper Presentations
10)
10) The Cinema of Semih Kaplanoğlu: Tradition as Style Egg (Semih Kaplanoğlu, 2007) [PN 1997.2.Y87 2007]
11) The Minimalism of the Everyday Yozgat Blues (Mahmut Fazıl Coşkun, 2013) [PN 1997.2.Y69 2013]
12) New Political Cinema Frenzy (Emin Alper, 2015)
13) New New Cinema: Dualities Questioned
14) Homesickness Inflame (Ceylan Özgün Özçelik, 2017)

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks: Önerilen Okuma Listesi:

Abisel, Nilgün (2006). Türk Sineması Üzerine Yazılar. İstanbul: Phoenix Yayınları [PN 1993.5 .T9A24 1994]
Abisel, Nilgün (2013). Çok Tuhaf, Çok Tanıdık. İkinci Basım. İstanbul: Metis Yayınları [PN 1995.Ç65 2005]
Adanır, Oğuz (2006). Kültür, Politika ve Sinema. İstanbul: +1 yayınları [PN 1993.5 .T8A33 2006]
Arslan, Savaş (2010). Cinema in Turkey: A New Critical History. New York: Oxford University Press [PN 1993.5 .T8A77 2011]
Arslan, Umut Tümay (2010). Mazi Kabrinin Hortlakları. İstanbul: Metis Yayınları [PN 1995.9 .S6A77 2010]
Arslan, Umut Tümay (2005). Bu Kabuslar Neden Cemil. İstanbul: Metis Yayınları [PN 1993.5.A77 2005]
Dönmez-Colin, Gönül (2008). Turkish Cinema: Identity, Distance and Belonging. London: Reaktion Books [PN 1993.5 .T8D66 2008]
Erdoğan, Nezih (2017). Sinemanın İstanbul’da İlk Yılları Modernlik ve Seyir Maceraları. İstanbul: İletişim Yayınları [PN 1993.5 .T8E73 2017]
Erdoğan, Nezih. “Yeşilçam’da Sessiz Bedenler, Bedensiz Sesler”. http://www.neziherdogan.net/articles/filmsoundtr/bedenses.htm
Erdoğan, Nezih (1995). “Ulusal Kimlik, Kolonyal Söylem ve Yeşilçam Melodramı”. Toplum ve Bilim. Sayı:67, ss.178-196 [https://www.academia.edu/24560438/Ulusal_Kimlik_Kolonyal_Söylem_ve_Yeşilçam_Melodramı]
Mutlu, Dilek Kaya (2010). “Between Tradition and Modernity: Yeşilçam Melodrama, Its Stars and Their Audiences”. Middle Eastern Studies. 46:3, ss.417-431 [https://www.researchgate.net/publication/233063189_Between_Tradition_and_Modernity_Yesilcam_Melodrama_its_Stars_and_their_Audiences]
Scognamillo, Giovanni (1998). Türk Sinema Tarihi. İstanbul: Kabalcı Yayınları [PN 1993.5 .T84S36 2003]
Suner, Asuman (2009). New Turkish Cinema: Belonging, Identity, and Memory. London: I.B. Tauris. [PN 1993.5 .T8S86 2010]
References: Recommended Reading List:

Abisel, Nilgün (2006). Türk Sineması Üzerine Yazılar. İstanbul: Phoenix Yayınları [PN 1993.5 .T9A24 1994]
Abisel, Nilgün (2013). Çok Tuhaf, Çok Tanıdık. İkinci Basım. İstanbul: Metis Yayınları [PN 1995.Ç65 2005]
Adanır, Oğuz (2006). Kültür, Politika ve Sinema. İstanbul: +1 yayınları [PN 1993.5 .T8A33 2006]
Arslan, Savaş (2010). Cinema in Turkey: A New Critical History. New York: Oxford University Press [PN 1993.5 .T8A77 2011]
Arslan, Umut Tümay (2010). Mazi Kabrinin Hortlakları. İstanbul: Metis Yayınları [PN 1995.9 .S6A77 2010]
Arslan, Umut Tümay (2005). Bu Kabuslar Neden Cemil. İstanbul: Metis Yayınları [PN 1993.5.A77 2005]
Dönmez-Colin, Gönül (2008). Turkish Cinema: Identity, Distance and Belonging. London: Reaktion Books [PN 1993.5 .T8D66 2008]
Erdoğan, Nezih (2017). Sinemanın İstanbul’da İlk Yılları Modernlik ve Seyir Maceraları. İstanbul: İletişim Yayınları [PN 1993.5 .T8E73 2017]
Erdoğan, Nezih. “Yeşilçam’da Sessiz Bedenler, Bedensiz Sesler”. http://www.neziherdogan.net/articles/filmsoundtr/bedenses.htm
Erdoğan, Nezih (1995). “Ulusal Kimlik, Kolonyal Söylem ve Yeşilçam Melodramı”. Toplum ve Bilim. Sayı:67, ss.178-196 [https://www.academia.edu/24560438/Ulusal_Kimlik_Kolonyal_Söylem_ve_Yeşilçam_Melodramı]
Mutlu, Dilek Kaya (2010). “Between Tradition and Modernity: Yeşilçam Melodrama, Its Stars and Their Audiences”. Middle Eastern Studies. 46:3, ss.417-431 [https://www.researchgate.net/publication/233063189_Between_Tradition_and_Modernity_Yesilcam_Melodrama_its_Stars_and_their_Audiences]
Scognamillo, Giovanni (1998). Türk Sinema Tarihi. İstanbul: Kabalcı Yayınları [PN 1993.5 .T84S36 2003]
Suner, Asuman (2009). New Turkish Cinema: Belonging, Identity, and Memory. London: I.B. Tauris. [PN 1993.5 .T8S86 2010]

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Attendance 14 % 10
Homework Assignments 1 % 30
Presentation 1 % 20
Final 1 % 40
Total % 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK % 60
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK % 40
Total % 100

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities Number of Activities Duration (Hours) Workload
Course Hours 14 3 42
Study Hours Out of Class 13 6 78
Presentations / Seminar 1 2 2
Homework Assignments 1 2 2
Final 1 3 3
Total Workload 127

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

No Effect 1 Lowest 2 Low 3 Average 4 High 5 Highest
           
Program Outcomes Level of Contribution
1) Integrates the knowledge, skills and attitudes acquired from basic and clinical medical sciences, behavioral sciences and social sciences, and uses them in health service delivery.
2) In patient management, shows a biopsychosocial approach that takes into account the socio-demographic and sociocultural background of the individual, regardless of language, religion, race and gender.
3) In the provision of health services, prioritizes the protection and development of the health of individuals and society.
4) Taking into account the individual, societal, social and environmental factors affecting health; does the necessary work to maintain and improve the state of health.
5) By recognizing the characteristics, needs and expectations of the target audience, provides health education to healthy/sick individuals and their relatives and other healthcare professionals.
6) Shows a safe, rational and effective approach in health service delivery, prevention, diagnosis, treatment, follow-up and rehabilitation processes.
7) Performs invasive and/or non-invasive procedures in diagnosis, treatment, follow-up and rehabilitation processes in a safe and effective way for the patient.
8) Provides health services by considering patient and employee health and safety.
9) In the provision of health services, takes into account the changes in the physical and socioeconomic environment on a regional and global scale, as well as the changes in the individual characteristics and behaviors of the people who apply to it.
10) Takes good medical practice into account while carrying out his/her profession.
11) Fulfills its duties and obligations within the framework of ethical principles, rights and legal responsibilities required by its profession.
12) Demonstrates decisive behavior in providing high-quality health care, taking into account the integrity of the patient.
13) Evaluates his/her performance in his/her professional practice by considering his/her emotions and cognitive characteristics.
14) Advocates improving the provision of health services by considering the concepts of social reliability and social responsibility for the protection and development of public health.
15) Can plan and carry out service delivery, training and consultancy processes related to individual and community health in cooperation with all components for the protection and development of health.
16) Evaluates the impact of health policies and practices on individual and community health indicators and advocates increasing the quality of health services.
17) The physician attaches importance to the protection of his/her own physical, mental and social health, and does what is necessary for this
18) Shows exemplary behavior and leads the healthcare team during service delivery.
19) Uses resources cost-effectively, for the benefit of society and in accordance with the legislation, in the planning, implementation and evaluation processes of health services in the health institution he/she is the manager of.
20) Establishes positive communication within the health team it serves and assumes different team roles when necessary.
21) Is aware of the duties and responsibilities of the health workers in the health team and acts accordingly.
22) In the professional practices, works in harmony and effectively with the colleagues and other professional groups.
23) Communicates effectively with patients, their relatives, healthcare professionals, other professional groups, institutions and organizations.
24) Communicates effectively with individuals and groups that require a special approach and have different socio-cultural characteristics.
25) In the diagnosis, treatment, follow-up and rehabilitation processes, shows a patient-centered approach that associates the patient with the decision-making mechanisms.
26) Plans and implements scientific research, when necessary, for the population it serves, and uses the results and/or the results of other research for the benefit of the society.
27) Reaches and critically evaluates current literature knowledge about his/her profession.
28) Applies the principles of evidence-based medicine in clinical decision making.
29) Uses information technologies to increase the effectiveness of its work on health care, research and education.
30) Effectively manages individual work processes and career development.
31) Demonstrates skills in acquiring and evaluating new knowledge, integrating it with existing knowledge, applying it to professional situations and adapting to changing conditions throughout professional life.
32) Selects the right learning resources to improve the quality of the health service it offers, organizes its own learning process