School of Humanities \ History
Course Credit
ECTS Credit
Course Type
Instructional Language
Programs that can take the course
History Bachelor's Degree Program
Reading texts in the Nesih script from Ottoman chronicles and analyzing their contents to explain old expressions and definitions; reading documents in various forms and in the Nesih and Rik'a scripts from Ottoman archive documents, analyzing their content and structures and explaining them.
Textbook and / or References
Atlı, H. Halit. Ottoman Literary Texts and Archive Documents with Sample Analyses. Istanbul: Hayrat Publishing, 2015. Kurt, Yılmaz and Muhammed Ceylan. Ottoman Paleography and Ottoman Diplomatics. Ankara: Akçağ Publishing House, 2015. Sakin, Orhan. Reading Guide for Ottoman Archive Documents. Istanbul: Yeditepe Publishing House, 2015. Karacakaya, Recep and İsmail Yücedağ. Ottoman Archive Documents. Istanbul: İdeal Kültür Publishing, 2013. Öztürk, Necdet. ed. Oruç Beğ History. Istanbul: Bilge Culture and Arts, 2014. Öztürk, Necdet. ed. Aşıkpaşazade History. Istanbul: Bilge Culture and Arts, 2013.
This course aims to enable students to read the Ottoman handwritten scripts of Nesih and Rik'a well. In addition, it aims to familiarize students with these records and to comprehend the expressions and terms used in that period by having them read the scripts from the manuscripts and documents of the period.
1. To be able to read Ottoman Nesih handwriting.
2. To be able to read Ottoman Rika handwriting.
3. To have knowledge about the language of Ottoman chronicles.
4. To have knowledge about the language of Ottoman archive documents.
Week 1: Introduction to the course, explanation of goals and expectations; Providing information about the basic features of Nesih script
Week 2: Reading and analysis of texts in Nesih script
Week 3: Reading and analysis of texts in Nesih script
Week 4: Reading and analysis of texts in Nesih script; Quiz
Week 5: Reading and analysis of texts in Nesih script
Week 6: Reading and analysis of texts in Nesih script
Week 7: Midterm exam
Week 8: Providing information about the basic features of Rik'a script; Reading and analysis of texts in Rik'a script
Week 9: Reading and analysis of texts in Rik'a script
Week 10: Reading and analysis of texts in Rik'a script
Week 11: Reading and analysis of texts in Rik'a script; Quiz
Week 12: Reading and analysis of texts in Rik'a script; General review
| Tentative Assesment Methods |
| Activities |
Number |
Weight (%) |
| Course Attendance/Participation |
1 |
20% |
| Laboratory |
- |
- |
| Application |
- |
- |
| Homework |
- |
- |
| Project |
- |
- |
| Presentation |
- |
- |
| Field Work |
- |
- |
| Internship |
- |
- |
| Course Boards |
- |
- |
| Quiz |
- |
- |
| Midterm Exam |
1 |
35% |
| Final Exam |
1 |
45% |
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Total |
100% |
| Tentative ECTS-Workload Table |
| Activities |
Number/Weeks |
Duration (Hours) |
Workload |
| Course Hours (first 6 weeks) |
6 |
4 |
24 |
| Course Hours (last 6 weeks) |
6 |
3 |
18 |
| Laboratory |
- |
- |
- |
| Application |
- |
- |
- |
| Homework |
- |
- |
- |
| Project |
- |
- |
- |
| Presentation |
- |
- |
- |
| Field Work |
- |
- |
- |
| Internship |
- |
- |
- |
| Course Boards |
- |
- |
- |
| Preparation for Quiz |
- |
- |
- |
| Preparation for Midterm Exam |
1 |
30 |
30 |
| Final Exam |
1 |
2 |
2 |
| Preparation for Final Exam |
1 |
40 |
40 |
| Study Hours Out of Class (preliminary work, reinforcement, etc.) |
10 |
6 |
60 |
| Total Workload | | |
174 |
| Total Workload / 30 | | |
174 / 30 |
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5.800000 |
| ECTS Credits of the Course | | |
6 |
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