TDE378

School of Humanities \ Turkish Language and Literature

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Compulsory

Turkish

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Turkish Language and Literature Undergraduate Program

In this course, folk literature genres such as epics, stories, tales, riddles, proverbs and sayings will be discussed within the framework of storytelling, storytelling, advice-giving and humor traditions. Examples from various Turkish epics, Dede Korkut stories, folk tales, legends, tales, Nasreddin Hodja jokes, Karagöz plays, riddles, proverbs and idioms will be examined.

1. Boratav, Pertev Naili; 100 Soruda Türk Halk Edebiyatı, İstanbul, Koç Kültür Sanat, 2003.
2. Oğuz, Öcal vd.; Türk Halk Edebiyatı El Kitabı, Ankara, Grafiker, 2004.
3. Ögel, Bahaeddin, Türk Mitolojisi, Ankara, TTK Yayınları, 1986.

The aim of this course is to introduce the characteristics of Turkish folk literature narrative genres, their similarities and differences with each other in general terms, and to give examples of these genres.

1. Learns the types of folk literature.
2. Reads and analyzes examples such as Turkish epics, Dede Korkut stories, legends, fairy tales, Karagöz plays, etc.

Week 1: Getting Acquainted
Week 2: Swallowing the Dust: Folk Scientific Research Methods
Week 3: Transitions from Word to Writing and from Writing to Word: Manuscripts and Printing Technology
Week 4: Did Light Rain Down on the Flea Market? Discovery of People and Folk Culture in Europe
Week 5: From Ummah to Nation, from National to Universal, Studies on Folklore in Turkey
Week 6: Theoretical Foundations of Folk Literature
Week 7: Secrets of My Ancestors, Tales of My Mother: Myths and Fairy Tales
Week 8: The Hero's Endless Journey and Ancient Epics
Week 9: From the Saz of the Minstrel to the Streets of the City: Folk Poetry
Week 10: Storytellers and Folk Tales from the Shaman to "Show Men"
Week 11: Words and Sounds of Pain and Joy: Lullabies, Folk Songs, Laments, Applause, Curses and Folktales
Week 12: Curious Words, Wise Advice, People Who Make People Laugh, Where Do They Hide the Secret of Life? Riddles, Proverbs, Idioms and Jokes