TDE514

School of Humanities \ Turkish Language and Literature

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Elective

Turkish

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Turkish Language and Literature Postgraduate Program

In this course, the reasons for the emergence and development of Turkish prose, from the early periods to the second half of the 19th century, the last period in which examples of Old Turkish Literature are given, will be discussed with a perspective based on stylistic change and by interpreting sample texts selected according to periods.

1. İz, F. (2021) Eski Türk Edebiyatında Nesir. Ankara: Akçağ Yayınları

Analysing classical Turkish prose from the early period to the end of the 19th century through sample texts.

1. Learn the names and works of classical literature from the beginning to the end of the 19th century.
2. Analyze literary texts from this period with a comparative method.

Week 1: Introduction
Week 2: Common culture on which Ottoman divan literature is based
Week 3: Common culture on which Ottoman divan literature is based
Week 4: What was the language of this literature?
Week 5: Leading writers and their works of the 13th-14th centuries
Week 6: Leading writers and their works of the 15th century
Week 7: Leading writers and their works of the 16th century
Week 8: Leading writers and their works of the 17th century
Week 9: Leading writers and their works of the 18th century
Week 10: Leading writers and their works of the 19th century
Week 11: Current approaches to classical literature
Week 12: Current approaches to classical literature

• Midterm Exam 30 %
• Final Exam 40 %
• Participation 10 %