POLITICAL SCIENCE AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
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
GEP0710 Turkish Poets and Poems Spring 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: GE-Elective
Course Level: Bachelor
Mode of Delivery: Face to face
Course Coordinator : Dr. BURCU ALARSLAN ULUDAŞ
Course Lecturer(s): Instructor KENAN SAYACI
Course Objectives: The overall goal of the course is to make students familiar with major Turkish poets and their works as well as their poetics.

Learning Outputs

The students who have succeeded in this course;

The students who succeeded in this course;

-will be able to recognize the main features of the historical periods the poets have lived in.
-will be able to see the reflections of the daily language of a given period in classical poetry.
-will define basic poetic differences among the poets who had lived in the same period.
-will be able to identify how a poet uses the language and different meanings he has given to the words.
-will be able to critically and analytically compare the poetic language with contemporary Turkish.
-will be able to identify historical and cultural motivations behind the classical poetry.
-will be able to identify every single characteristics and difference among the poets by comparing him/her with the others analyzed in class.

Course Content

Major Turkish poets through the historical evolution of Turkish literature.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) Hoca Ahmet Yesevî http://www.rumimevlevi.com/tr/yazarlar-cemiyeti/64-mahmut-erol-kilic/2463-sufi-siirinin-poetikasi
2) Yunus Emre http://www.yunusemre.net/
3) Hacı Bayram-ı Veli / Eşrefoğlu Rumî http://www.hacibayramveli.org http://www.edebiyatfakultesi.com/esrefoglu-rumi.htm
4) Kaygusuz Abdal / Pir Sultan Abdal http://www.edebiyatfakultesi.com/kaygusuz-abdal.htm http://www.edebiyatfakultesi.com/?s=pir+sultan
5) Şemseddin-i Sivasî / Ruhsatî http://www.turkceciler.com/ruhsati.html
6) Karacaoğlan / Bayburtlu Zihni http://www.turkceciler.com/sairler/karacaoglan.html http://www.turkceciler.com/bayburtlu-zihni.html
7) Dadaloğlu / Erzurumlu Emrah http://www.turkceciler.com/sairler/dadaloglu.html http://www.turkceciler.com/sairler/ErzurumluEmrah.html
8) Fuzuli / Baki http://www.turkceciler.com/fuzuli.html http://www.turkceciler.com/baki.html
9) Hayali / Nef’i http://www.turkceciler.com/hayali-bey.html http://www.turkceciler.com/nefi.html
10) Nabi / Nedim http://www.turkceciler.com/forum/turk-dili-ve-edebiyati-genel-icerik/651-caginin-insani-olarak-nabi.html http://www.turkceciler.com/nedim.html
11) Ziya Paşa – Namık Kemal http://www.turkceciler.com/ziya_pasa.html http://www.turkceciler.com/namik_kemal.html
12) Tevfik Fikret – Cenap Şahabettin http://www.turkceciler.com/tevfik_fikret.html http://www.turkceciler.com/cenap_sehabettin.html
13) Ahmet Haşim- Ziya Gökalp http://www.turkceciler.com/ahmet_hasim.html http://www.turkceciler.com/yazarlar/ziya_gokalp.html
14) Mehmet Akif – Yahya Kemal http://www.turkceciler.com/mehmet_akif_ersoy.html http://www.turkceciler.com/yahya_kemal_beyatli.html

Sources

Course Notes: Reading package (includes main articles, literary texts etc. Available at Bahçeşehir Copy Center).
References: Türk Edebiyatında İlk Mutasavvıflar, Fuat Köprülü Türk Dili ve Edebiyatı Ansiklopedisi, Dergâh Yayınları Resimli Türk Edebiyatı Tarihi, N. Sami Banarlı Türk Edebiyatı Tarihi, Attila Özkırımlı Batı Tesirinde Türk Şiir Antolojisi, Kenan Akyüz Türk Halk Edebiyatı El Kitabı, Âşıklık Geleneği ve Âşık Edebiyatı, Erman Artun

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Attendance 14 % 10
Laboratory % 0
Application % 0
Field Work % 0
Special Course Internship (Work Placement) % 0
Quizzes 2 % 5
Homework Assignments 2 % 5
Presentation % 0
Project % 0
Seminar % 0
Midterms 1 % 30
Preliminary Jury % 0
Final 1 % 50
Paper Submission % 0
Jury % 0
Bütünleme % 0
Total % 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK % 50
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK % 50
Total % 100

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities Number of Activities Duration (Hours) Workload
Course Hours 14 3 42
Laboratory 0 0 0
Application 1 2 2
Special Course Internship (Work Placement) 0 0 0
Field Work 0 0 0
Study Hours Out of Class 3 3 9
Presentations / Seminar 1 2 2
Project 1 3 3
Homework Assignments 0 0 0
Quizzes 3 6 18
Preliminary Jury 0
Midterms 1 10 10
Paper Submission 0
Jury 0
Final 1 10 10
Total Workload 96

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) Grasp basic theoretical and conceptual knowledge about the field and relations between them at the level of practice.
2) Possess basic knowledge about the causes and effects of political transformations in societies.
3) Possess knowledge about quantitative, qualitative and mixed research methods in social and behavioral sciences.
4) Recognize historical patterns while evaluating contemporary political and social developments.
5) Demonstrate interdisciplinary and critical approach while analyzing, synthesizing and forecasting domestic and foreign policy.
6) Conduct studies in the field professionally, both independently or as a team member.
7) Possess consciousness about lifelong learning based on Research & Development.
8) Communicate with peers both orally and in writing, by using a foreign language at least at a level of European Language Portfolio B1 General Level and the necessary informatics and communication technologies.
9) Apply field-related knowledge and competences into career advancement, projects for sustainable development goals, and social responsibility initiatives.
10) Possess the habit to monitor domestic and foreign policy agenda as well as international developments.
11) Possess competence to interpret the new political actors, theories and concepts in a global era.
12) Evaluate the legal and ethical implications of advanced technologies on politics.