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TRH5070Sources of Central Asian Turkish History - I3+0+0ECTS:7.5
Year / SemesterFall Semester
Level of CourseSecond Cycle
Status Elective
DepartmentDEPARTMENT of HISTORY
Prerequisites and co-requisitesNone
Mode of Delivery
Contact Hours14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week
LecturerDoç. Dr. Müslüme Melis SAVAŞ
Co-LecturerDr. Mustafa ALTUNBAY
Language of instructionTurkish
Professional practise ( internship ) None
 
The aim of the course:
To examine historical sources about the Central Asian Turkish States, peoples and their cultural structures.
 
Programme OutcomesCTPOTOA
Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to :
PO - 1 : summarize sources of Central Asian Turkish history.21,6,
PO - 2 : describe position of Central Asian Turkish history in general Turkish history.8,121,6,
PO - 3 : use their knowledge in their research about the topic.2,121,6,
PO - 4 : present before an audience the results and outcome of this lesson.1,13,151,6,
CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), PO : Learning Outcome

 
Contents of the Course
Written sources about the history of Xiongnu, Toba / Wei, Turkish Kaghanates and first Islamic states founded in Central Asia
 
Course Syllabus
 WeekSubjectRelated Notes / Files
 Week 1Concept of "Central Asia" and a general view of the sources
 Week 2Chinese sources and their principal characteristics
 Week 3Chinese sources for Xiongnu period and their importance for Turkish History
 Week 4Chinese sources of Turkic, Uyghur and Mongolian periods
 Week 5Latin and Greek sources
 Week 6 Greek and Byzantine sources (continuing)
 Week 7Some Syriac sources about Central Asian nomadic tribes, Turks and Mongols
 Week 8Armenian sources and their importance
 Week 9Mid-term exam
 Week 10Armenian sources (continuing)
 Week 11Iranian sources: Islamic works in Persian and Arabic
 Week 12Islamic sources, principal works pointing out the sources, Characteristics of Islamic sources
 Week 13Islamic sources (continuing): geographical and historical works
 Week 14Numismatic and epigraphical sources about Central Asia
 Week 15Books of travels
 Week 16End-of-term exam
 
Textbook / Material
1Chi, T. 1971; "Türk Tarihine Ait Çin Kaynakları", İstanbul Üniversitesi Edebiyat Fakültesi Tarih Enstitüsü Dergisi, Edebiyat Fakültesi Matbaası, İstanbul.
2Orsoy, S. 2002; "Çin'in Resmi Hanedanlık Kayıtlarında Türk Kavimlerine Ait Monografiler" ,Türkler, C. 1, Editörler: Hasan Celal Güzel vd., Ankara.
3Chavannes, E. 2007; Çin Kaynaklarına Göre Batı Türkleri, çev. Mustafa Koç, Selenge Yayınları, İstanbul.
4Liu Mau-Tsai, 2006; Çin Kaynaklarına Göre Doğu Türkleri, çev. Ersel Kayaoğlu-Deniz Banoğlu, Selenge Yayınları, İstanbul.
5Onat, Ayşe vd., 2004; Çin Kaynaklarında Türkler Han Hanedanlığı Tarihi Bölüm 94 A/B Hsiung-nu (Hun) Monografisi, Türk Tarih Kurumu Yayınları, Ankara.
6Togan, İsenbike vd., 2006; Çin Kaynaklarında Türkler Eski Tang Tarihi (Chiu Tang-shu) 194a "Türkler Bölümü", Türk Tarih Kurumu Yayınları, Ankara.
7Aalto, P. and T. Pekkanen 1975; Latin Sources on North-Eastern Eurasia, Asiatische Forschungen, Part I-II, Otto Harrassowitz, Wiesbaden.
8Blockley, R. C. 1985; The History of Menander the Guarsdman, Francis Cairns (Publications).
9Şeşen, R. 1998, İslam Coğrafyacılarına Göre Türkler ve Türk Ülkeleri, Türk Kültürünü Araştırma Enstitüsü Yayınları, Ankara.
 
Recommended Reading
1Moravcsik, G. 1958; Byzantinoturcica, Cilt I-II, Berlin.
 
Method of Assessment
Type of assessmentWeek NoDate

Duration (hours)Weight (%)
Mid-term exam 9 12.11.2021 1 30
Homework/Assignment/Term-paper 15 06.01.2022 1 20
End-of-term exam 16 02.01.2022 1 50
 
Student Work Load and its Distribution
Type of workDuration (hours pw)

No of weeks / Number of activity

Hours in total per term
Yüz yüze eğitim 3 14 42
Sınıf dışı çalışma 8 14 112
Arasınav için hazırlık 3 8 24
Arasınav 1 1 1
Ödev 3 1 3
Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık 7 6 42
Dönem sonu sınavı 1 1 1
Total work load225