TAR246B

School of Humanities \ History

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6

Compulsory

Turkish

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History department; all departments

Reading of various forms of rik'a script from Ottoman archive documents, analyzing and explaining their content and structure; reading of ta'lik script from Sharia registers and fatwas, analyzing and explaining their content and structure; reading of divani script from Mühimme registers, analyzing and explaining their content and structure.

Atlı, H. Halit. Ottoman Literary Texts and Archive Documents with Sample Analyses. Istanbul: Hayrat Publications, 2015. Kurt, Yılmaz and Muhammed Ceylan. Ottoman Paleography and Ottoman Diplomacy. Ankara: Akçağ Publishing House, 2015. Sakin, Orhan. Ottoman Archive Documents Reading Guide. Istanbul: Yeditepe Publishing House, 2015. Karacakaya, Recep and İsmail Yücedağ. Ottoman Archive Documents. Istanbul: İdeal Kültür Publishing House, 2013. Various examples of shariyye records Various examples of mühimme registers

This course aims to enable students to read the Ottoman handwritten scripts of rik'a, ta'lik and divani well. In addition, it aims to familiarize students with these records by reading the scripts from archive documents such as sharia records and muhimme registers, and to help them comprehend the expressions and terms used in different types of documents during that period.

1. To be able to read Ottoman rik'a type handwriting.
2. To be able to read Ottoman ta'lik type handwriting.
3. To be able to read Ottoman divani type handwriting.
4. To have knowledge about various Ottoman archive documents and their language.

Week 1: Introduction to the course, explanation of goals and expectations; Reading and analysis of texts in Rik'a script type
Week 2: Reading and analysis of texts in Rik'a script type
Week 3: Reading and analysis of texts in Rik'a script type
Week 4: Providing information about the basic features of Ta'lik script type; Quiz
Week 5: Reading and analysis of texts in Ta'lik script type
Week 6: Reading and analysis of texts in Ta'lik script type
Week 7: Reading and analysis of texts in Ta'lik script type, Midterm exam
Week 8: Providing information about the basic features of Divani script type; Reading and analysis of texts in Divani script type
Week 9: Reading and analysis of texts in Divani script type
Week 10: Reading and analysis of texts in Divani script type
Week 11: Reading and analysis of texts in Divani script type; Quiz
Week 12: Reading and analysis of texts in Divani script type; General review

• Midterm Exam 35 %
• Final 45 %
• Participation 10 %
• Quiz 10 %