The aim of this course is to determine literary properties of Old Turkish Language (6th-8th. centuries) which is the period of first common written language of Turkish and literary works in the second phase of Old Turkish Period; and also to analyze the importance of Middle Turkish Period into Turkish Language History through example texts.
In this course, phonetic and morphological characteristics of Old Turkic (Köktürkçe), which formed the first phase of the Old Turkish era, will be laid out in reference to Orhon Inscriptions. The literary features of the Ancient Uyghur Turkic will be analyzed by means of the texts from the Buddhist, Manichaeist, and Christian circles. The phases of the Middle Turkic period and its literary circles will be examined philologically on the basis of texts.
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Course Learning Outcomes
| Learning Outcomes | Program Learning Outcomes | Teaching Methods | Assessment Methods |
| 1) The importance of the Old and Middle Turkish Periods in Turkish Language History is determined. | 1,2,3,4 | 1,2 | |
| 2)Phonetics and morphological properties of Kokturk and Old Uyghur Turkish and literary languages around Middle Turkish Period are determined. | 1,2,3,4 | 1,2 | |
| 3) It is practiced on the texts about the conjugation knowladge of Kokturk and Old Uyghur Turkish and literary languages taken place in Middle Turkish Period are analized. | 1,2,3,4 | 1,2 | |
| 4) It practised on the texts to have knowladge about the derivation afflix of Kokturk and Old Uyghur Turkish and the philological properties of the texts in Middle Turkish Period are determined. | 1,2,3,4 | 1,2 |
Course Flow
| COURSE CONTENT | ||
| Week | Subjects | Study Materials |
| 1 | Phases of Old Turkish and literary periphery. | Related Readings |
| 2 |
Language and literature in Old Turkish.
The Notion of “Old Turkish Language” and the periods it covers. Writing systems which are used for Old Turkish Works. |
Related Readings |
| 3 | Old Turkish Grammar: Phonetics. | Related Readings |
| 4 | Old Turkish Grammer: Conjugation and Derivational Affix | Related Readings |
| 5 | Example Texts from Kokturk Inscriptions. | Related Readings |
| 6 | Old Uyghur Turkish. | Related Readings |
| 7 | Ara Sınav. | Related Readings |
| 8 | Phases of MiddleTurkish and literary periphery. | Related Readings |
| 9 |
Karakhanid Turkish grammer and literary texts.
Divânu Lugâti’t-Türk, Kutadgu Bilig |
Related Readings |
| 10 |
Khorezm Turkish Grammer and Literary Texts:
Mukaddimetü’l-Edeb, Muhabbetnâme, Nehcü’l-Ferâdîs |
Related Readings |
| 11 |
Mameluke Kipczak Turkish Texts
Gülistan Kitâbı, Et-Tuhfetü'z-Zekiyyefi'l-Lügâti't-Türkiyye, Kitâbü'l-İdrâk li-Lisâni'l-Etrâk |
Related Readings |
| 12 | Kipczak Turkish Texts with Armenian Alphabet. | Related Readings |
| 13 | Revision | Related Readings |
| 14 | Final Examination | Related Readings |
Recommended Sources
| RECOMMENDED SOURCES | |
| Recommended Sources List |
Arat, Reşid Rahmeti, (1987), Makaleler, Türk Kültürünü Araştırma Enstitüsü, Ankara.
Arat, Reşid Rahmeti, (1991), Eski Türk Şiiri, Türk Tarih Kurumu Yayınları, Ankara. Barutcu-Özönder, F. S. (2002). “Eski Türklerde Dil ve Edebiyat”, Türkler, Ankara: Yeni Türkiye yay. s. 481-501. Clauson, G. (1972). A Dictionary of Pre-Thirteenth-Century Turkish, Oxford: Clarendon Press. Clauson, Gerard, (1972), An Etymological Dictionary of Pre-thirteenth-century Turkish, Oxford: Clarendon Press. Clauson, Gerard, (2002), Studies in Turkic and Mongolic Linguistics, Routledge. Dankoff, Robert (1983), Yusuf Khass Hajib, Wisdom of Royal Glory (Kutadgu Bilig): A Turko-Islamic Mirror for Princes, translated, with an introduction and notes, by Robert Dankoff. University of Chicago Press. Dankoff, Robert (1985), [with James Kelly], Mahmud al-Kashgari, Compendium of the Turkic Dialects (Diwan Lugat at-Turk), edited and translated with introduction and indices. Cambridge, Mass. [In: Sources of Oriental Languages and Literatures, ed. Sinasi Tekin.] Part I: 1982 (Pp. xi + 416). 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Gumilyev, L. (2006). Eski Türkler (çeviren: Ahsen Batur), İstanbul: Selenge yayınları. Hamilton, James R. (1998), İyi ve Kötü Prens Öyküsü (çev. Vedat Köken) TDK Yay., Ankara. Kaya, Ceval (1994), Uygurca Altun Yaruk, TDK Yay., Ankara Orkun, H.N. (1987). Eski Türk Yazıtları, Ankara: TDK yayınları. Ögel, B. (1984). İslâmiyetten Önce Türk Kültür Tarihi, Ankara: TTK yayınları. Özönder, F. Sema B. (1998), Üç İtigsizler, TDK Yay., Ankara. Pelliot, P. (1995), Uygur Yazısıyla Yazılmış Uğuz Han Destanı Üzerine (çev. V. Köken) TDK Yay., Ankara. Taşağıl, A. (1995-1999). Göktürkler c: I-II, Ankara: TTK yayınları. Tekin, Şinasi (1976), Uygurca Metinler II Maytrısimit, Atatürk Üniv. Yay., Erzurum. Tekin, T. (1965). Orhon Yazıtları, 2. baskı, Ankara: TDK yayınları. Togan, Z. V. (1981). Umumî Türk Tarihine Giriş, İstanbul: Enderun yay. Togan, Zeki Velidi (1972), Oğuz Destanı, Enderun Kitabevi, İstanbul. Türk Dünyası El Kitabı (1992), Dil-Edebiyat-Tarih (III cilt) Türk Kültürünü Araştırma Enst. Yay., Ankara. Akalın, Şükrü H. (2008) Kâşgarlı Mahmud ve Divanü Lugati’t-Türk, Ankara: TDK yay. Akkoyunlu, Z.- Ercilasun A. (2014) Dîvânu Lugâti’t-Türk, Ankara: TDK Yay. Arat, Reşid Rahmeti (1987) Makaleler, Ankara: Türk Kültürünü Araştırma Enstitüsü. Arat, Reşid Rahmeti (2007) Kutadgu Bilig I (Metin), Ankara: TDK yay. Argunşah, M. – Tabaklar, Ö. – Yüksekkaya, G. (2012) Tarihi Türk Lehçeleri; Karahanlıca, Harezmce, Kıpçakça Dersleri. İstanbul: Kesit Yay. Ata, Aysu (2013) Karahanlı Türkçesi İlk Kur’an Tercümesi, Ankara: TDK Yay. Aynakulova, Gülnisa (2009) “Ermeni Kıpçakları mı? Gregoryen Kıpçaklar mı?” Millî Folklor, Sayı:84, ss. 114-132. Ankara. Barutcu-Özönder, F. Sema (Ed.) (2008) Kâşgarlı Mahmûd Kitabı, Ankara: T.C. Kültür ve Turizm Bakanlığı. Anma ve Armağan Kitaplar Dizisi. Clauson, G. (1972) A Dictionary of Pre-Thirteenth-Century Turkish, Oxford: Clarendon Press. Çağatay, Saadet (1978) “Codex Cumanicus Sözlüğü” Türk Lehçeleri Üzerine Denemeler, Ankara: 1978, Ankara Üniv. DTCF Yay. Eckmann, János (2009) Çağatayca El Kitabı (çev. Günay Karaağaç), İstanbul: Kesit yay. Eckmann, János (2014) Harezm, Kıpçak ve Çağatay Türkçesi Üzerine Araştırmalar, Ankara: TDK yay. Eckmann, János (2014) Nehcü’l-Ferâdîs [Cennetlerin Açık Yolu] (haz. Tezcan, S. – Zülfikar, H. – Ata, Aysu) ss. 139-152, Ankara: TDK Yay. Ercilasun, A. – Karaatlı, R. – Toparlı, R. – Vural, Hanifi (2000) Kıpçak Türkçesi Sözlüğü, Ankara: TDK yay. Ercilasun, A. (2005) Başlangıcından Yirminci Yüzyıla Türk Dili Tarihi, Ankara: Akçağ yay. Ercilasun, Ahmet Bican (2007) Makaleler, Ankara: Akçağ Yay. Gabain, A. V. (1998) “Codex Cumanicus’un Dili” Tarihî Türk Şiveleri, ss. 67-109, Ankara. Grønbech, K. (1992) Kuman Lehçesi Sözlüğü. Codex Cumanicus’un Türkçe Sözlük Dizini (çev. Aytaç, Kemal), Ankara: Kültür Bakanlığı Yay. Karamanlıoğlu, A. F. (1989) Gülistan Tercümesi, Ankara: TDK yay. Karamanlıoğlu, A. F. (2001) Kıpçak Türkçesi Grameri, Ankara: TDK Yay. Nalbant, Vefa M. – Demirel, Ezgi (2014) Divanü Lugati’t-Türk Grameri II Söz Dizimi, Bilgeoğuz Yay. Nalbant, Vefa M. (2008) Divanü Lugati’t-Türk Grameri 1-İsim, İstanbul: Bilgeoğuz Yay. Özyetgin, A. Melek (2000) Altın Ordu, Kırım ve Kazan Sahasına Ait Yarlık ve Bitiklerin Dil ve Üslup İncelemesi, Ankara: TDK Yay. Özyetgin, A. Melek (2012) Orta Zaman Türk Dili ve Kültürü Üzerine İncelemeler, İstanbul: Ötüken Yay. Poppe, N. Nicolas (1938) Mongolskiy Slovar Mukaddimat Al-Adab, Çast I-II. Moskova-Leningrad: Akademiya NAUK SSSR. Togan, Z. V. (1981). Umumî Türk Tarihine Giriş, İstanbul: Enderun yay. Türk Dünyası El Kitabı (1992) Dil-Edebiyat-Tarih (III cilt) Türk Kültürünü Araştırma Enst. Yay. Ünlü, Suat (2012) Harezm Altınordu Türkçesi Sözlüğü, Konya: Eğitim Kitabevi Yay. Yakubovskiy, A. Yu. (2000) Altınordu ve Çöküşü (çev. Eren, Hasan), Ankara: TTK Yay. Yüce, Nuri (2014) Mukaddimetü’l-Edeb (Hvârizm Türkçesi ile Tercümeli Şuşter Nüshası), Ankara: TDK yay.
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Material Sharing
| MATERIAL SHARING | |
| Documents | Related articles’ copies. |
Assessment
| ASSESSMENT | |||
| IN-TERM STUDIES | NUMBER | PERCENTAGE | |
| Homeworks | 1 | 20 | |
| Mid-terms | 1 | 40 | |
| CONTRIBUTION OF FINAL EXAMINATION TO OVERALL GRADE | 1 | 40 | |
| CONTRIBUTION OF IN-TERM STUDIES TO OVERALL GRADE | 60 | ||
| Total | 100 | ||
Course’s Contribution to Program
| COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM | |||||||
| No |
Program Learning Outcomes
By completing a PhD Degree in Turkish Literature, students will be able to |
Contribution | |||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||
| 1 | analyze and criticize literary works of Turkish and world literature in the light of modern literary theories. Enhance knowledge about related disciplines underlying literary theories and demonstrate skills to read and make interdisciplinary analysis. | X | |||||
| 2 | work independently or assume responsibility as a team member to solve practical and theoretical problems encountered in their field and share the results of their researches with other academics in national and international venues. | x | |||||
| 3 | use (in educational institutions as well as in public and private sectors) the theoretical and practical information they acquire throughout their undergraduate and graduate education. | x | |||||
| 4 | demonstrate basic knowledge and skills necessary for academic research; present basic knowledge and skills (such as computer software and information and communication technologies) in their field of study to assist them in conducting academic research; organize or take part in organizing scientific, cultural or artistic events such as workshops, conferences, colloquia; adopt a positive approach to lifelong learning. | x | |||||
ECTS
| ECTS ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD BY THE COURSE DESCRIPTION | |||
| Activities | Quantity |
Duration (Hour) |
Total Workload (Hour) |
| Course Duration (Including the exam week: 16x Total course hours) | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice) | 14 | 20 | 280 |
| Assignment | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| Midterm Assignment | 1 | 17 | 17 |
| Final Examination | 1 | 28 | 28 |
| Total Work Load | 373 | ||
| Total Work Load / 25 (h) | 14,92 | ||
| ECTS Credit of the Course | 15 | ||