MATHEMATICS (TURKISH, PHD)
PhD TR-NQF-HE: Level 8 QF-EHEA: Third Cycle EQF-LLL: Level 8

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code Course Name Semester Theoretical Practical Credit ECTS
FTV4901 Turkish Cinema I Fall 3 0 3 5
The course opens with the approval of the Department at the beginning of each semester

Basic information

Language of instruction: En
Type of course: Departmental Elective
Course Level:
Mode of Delivery: Face to face
Course Coordinator : Dr. Öğr. Üyesi DENİZ GÜRGEN
Course Lecturer(s): Dr. Öğr. Üyesi DENİZ GÜRGEN
Course Objectives: This course aims to evaluate the cinema of Turkey before the 1990s in its socio-political, economical and cultural context.

Learning Outputs

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1. gain knowledge about the history of Turkish cinema
2. make connections between the history of Turkey and the cinema of Turkey
3. gain the ability to problematize the relationship between Turkish modernization process and its impact on cinema
4. gain the ability read films through different theories and perspectives.

Course Content

This course explores the socio-cultural, historical and ideological background of cinema in Turkey until the 1990s. The cinema of Turkey is evaluated in relation to the modernization process in Turkey and Turkish modernity. The narrative form and content of the chosen films are analyzed from multiple theoretical perspectives and films of particular eras in the cinema of Turkey are discussed in the context of concepts such as identity, migration, gender and urbanization.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) Course Syllabus
2) Discussions on the Concept of National Cinema Aşk Filmlerinin Unutulmaz Yönetmeni (1990)
3) The Modernization Process Cinema between 1910 and 1922 and film screening as a spectatorial practice The impact of traditional arts on cinema in Turkey The Period of Theater Men The Period of Transition Films: Muhsin Ertuğrul- Ateşten Gömlek (1923) Muhsin Ertuğrul - Bir Millet Uyanıyor (1932) Lütfi Akad - Vurun Kahpeye (1949) Faruk Kenç - Yılmaz Ali (1940) Turgut Demirağ - Bir Dağ Masalı (1947)
3) The Period of Cinema Men Film: Lütfi Akad - Kanun Namına (1952)
4) The Period of Cinema Men Film: Memduh Ün - Üç Arkadaş (1958)
5) Yeşilçam as an Industry Arslan, Savaş. Cinema in Turkey: A New Critical History, pp.97-124 Abisel, Nilgün. Türk Sinemasi Üzerine Yazilar
6) Yeşilçam as an Industry II Arslan, Savaş. Cinema in Turkey: A New Critical History, pp.97-124 Abisel, Nilgün. Türk Sinemasi Üzerine Yazilar
7) Genres and Narration in Yeşilçam Arslan, Savaş. Cinema in Turkey: A New Critical History, pp.125-199 Abisel, Nilgün. Çok Tuhaf Çok Tanıdık Vesikalı Yarim Üzerine
8) Midterm
9) Popular Cinema and Historiography: Historical Films of Independence War Özgüç, Agah. Kurtuluş Savaşı Filmleri, Antrakt 1990 pp.14-19
10) Yeşilçam in 80’s Cinema in Turkey in 90’s Arslan, Savaş. Cinema in Turkey: A New Critical History, pp. 201-272
11) Auteur Cinema Film: Ömer Kavur - Anayurt Oteli (1987)
12) Women's Films Film: Atıf Yılmaz - Adı Vasfiye (1985)
13) Discussions on New Cinema in Turkey
14) Final Presentations

Sources

Course Notes: Abisel, Nilgün (2006). Türk Sineması Üzerine Yazılar. İstanbul: Phoenix Yayınları Adanır, Oğuz (2006). Kültür, Politika ve Sinema. İstanbul: +1 yayınları Akser, Murat (2009). Yılmaz Güney’s Beautiful Losers: Idiom and Performance in Turkish Political Film. Cinema and Politics: Turkish Cinema and Europe içinde. Deniz Bayrakdar (Ed.). UK: Cambridge Scholars Publishing Arslan, Savaş (2010). Cinema in Turkey: A New Critical History. New York: Oxford University Press Arslan, Umut Tümay (2010). Mazi Kabrinin Hortlakları. İstanbul: Metis Yayınları Dönmez-Colin, Gönül (2008). Turkish Cinema: Identity, Distance and Belonging. London: Reaktion Books 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 Evren, Burçak (2014). Yücel Çakmaklı: Milli Sinemanın Kurucusu. İstanbul: Küre Yayınları Kayalı, Kurtuluş (1994). Yönetmenler Çerçevesinde Türk Sineması. Ankara: Ayyıldız Yayınları Mutlu, Dilek Kaya (2007). “The Russian Monument at Ayastefanos: Between Defeat and Revenge, Remembering and Forgetting”. Middle Eastern Studies. 43:1, ss.75-86 Mutlu, Dilek Kaya (2010). “Between Tradition and Modernity: Yeşilçam Melodrama, Its Stars and Their Audiences”. Middle Eastern Studies. 46:3, ss.417-431 Özön, Nijat (2010). Türk Sineması Tarihi. İstanbul: Doruk Yayınları Scognamillo, Giovanni (1998). Türk Sinema Tarihi. İstanbul: Kabalcı Yayınları
References: Abisel, Nilgün (2006). Türk Sineması Üzerine Yazılar. İstanbul: Phoenix Yayınları Adanır, Oğuz (2006). Kültür, Politika ve Sinema. İstanbul: +1 yayınları Akser, Murat (2009). Yılmaz Güney’s Beautiful Losers: Idiom and Performance in Turkish Political Film. Cinema and Politics: Turkish Cinema and Europe içinde. Deniz Bayrakdar (Ed.). UK: Cambridge Scholars Publishing Arslan, Savaş (2010). Cinema in Turkey: A New Critical History. New York: Oxford University Press Arslan, Umut Tümay (2010). Mazi Kabrinin Hortlakları. İstanbul: Metis Yayınları Dönmez-Colin, Gönül (2008). Turkish Cinema: Identity, Distance and Belonging. London: Reaktion Books 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 Evren, Burçak (2014). Yücel Çakmaklı: Milli Sinemanın Kurucusu. İstanbul: Küre Yayınları Kayalı, Kurtuluş (1994). Yönetmenler Çerçevesinde Türk Sineması. Ankara: Ayyıldız Yayınları Mutlu, Dilek Kaya (2007). “The Russian Monument at Ayastefanos: Between Defeat and Revenge, Remembering and Forgetting”. Middle Eastern Studies. 43:1, ss.75-86 Mutlu, Dilek Kaya (2010). “Between Tradition and Modernity: Yeşilçam Melodrama, Its Stars and Their Audiences”. Middle Eastern Studies. 46:3, ss.417-431 Özön, Nijat (2010). Türk Sineması Tarihi. İstanbul: Doruk Yayınları Scognamillo, Giovanni (1998). Türk Sinema Tarihi. İstanbul: Kabalcı Yayınları

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Attendance % 0
Laboratory 0 % 0
Application 0 % 0
Field Work 0 % 0
Special Course Internship (Work Placement) 0 % 0
Quizzes 0 % 0
Homework Assignments 1 % 10
Presentation 1 % 20
Project 1 % 30
Seminar 0 % 0
Midterms % 0
Preliminary Jury 0 % 0
Final 1 % 40
Paper Submission % 0
Jury 0 % 0
Bütünleme % 0
Total % 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK % 30
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK % 70
Total % 100

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities Number of Activities Workload
Course Hours 14 42
Laboratory
Application
Special Course Internship (Work Placement)
Field Work
Study Hours Out of Class 13 48
Presentations / Seminar 1 5
Project 1 4
Homework Assignments 1 4
Quizzes
Preliminary Jury
Midterms 2 12
Paper Submission
Jury
Final 2 8
Total Workload 123

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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