TDE379

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, Turkish folk poetry types, style features and subjects will be discussed. By focusing on the close relationship between music and folk literature and the phenomenon of oral culture, examples of folk poetry written by various saz poets throughout the centuries will be examined.

1. Dizdaroğlu, Hikmet; Halk Şiirinde Türler, Ankara, TDK, 1969.
2. Onay, Ahmet Talat; Halk Şiirinin Şekil ve Nev’i, Hazırlayan: Cemal Kurnaz, Ankara, Kurgan, 2012.
3. Artun, Erman; Âşık Edebiyatı Metin Tahlilleri, Adana, Karahan Kitabevi, 2011.
4. Sakaloğlu, Saim; Âşık Edebiyatı Araştırmaları, Konya, Kömen Yayınları, 2014.

The aim of this course is to examine the stylistic features and subjects of Turkish folk poetry within the framework of the bard tradition, to focus on the relationship between music and folk literature, and to examine examples of folk poetry.

1. Learn the stylistic features and subjects of folk poetry.
2. Can read and analyze texts that have these features.

Week 1: Definition of the course, introduction of resources
Week 2: Turkish Folk Poetry
Week 3: Tradition of minstrelsy
Week 4: General Overview of Minstrel Literature
Week 5: Minstrel Meetings, Chapters
Week 6: Form and Genre in Minstrel Poetry
Week 7: Style in Minstrel Poetry
Week 8: Examples of Minstrel Literature by Subject
Week 9: Examples of Minstrel Literature by Subject
Week 10: Minstrel Literature by Centuries
Week 11: Minstrel Literature by Centuries
Week 12: Student Presentations