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TRH6070Sources for the General Turkish History3+0+0ECTS:7.5
Year / SemesterFall Semester
Level of CourseThird Cycle
Status Elective
DepartmentDEPARTMENT of HISTORY
Prerequisites and co-requisitesNone
Mode of Delivery
Contact Hours14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week
LecturerDoç. Dr. Derya DERİN PAŞAOĞLU
Co-LecturerDr. Mustafa Altunbay
Language of instructionTurkish
Professional practise ( internship ) None
 
The aim of the course:
To teach the students to look at the sources more closely on the way of becoming an academician and to be able to read them
 
Programme OutcomesCTPOTOA
Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to :
PO - 1 : would be learned sources about the General Turkish History 31,6,
PO - 2 : would be made increased their information about the sources, reading passages from them6,121,6,
PO - 3 : use their knowledge in their research about the topic1,21,6,
PO - 4 : present before an audience the results and outcome of this lesson 1,12,131,6,
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
From the Pre-Islamic periods, a short history of the Turks about their coming from Central Asia to the Near East, a general view of the Chinese sources, Greek, Latin, Armenian, Islamic and Turkic sources.
 
Course Syllabus
 WeekSubjectRelated Notes / Files
 Week 1Importance of the Chinese sources for Turkish History: principal Chinese sources for the Xiongnu and Turkic periods
 Week 2Evaluation of information about the nomadic tribes the Turks in Latin and Greek sources
 Week 3Information in the Armenian sources about the Kushans, Hephthalites and Turks
 Week 4Turks in Indian sources, principal Indian sources and their writings
 Week 5Iranian and Sogdian sources, Information there about Turks and Central Asian nomads
 Week 6Importance of the numismatic sources for Central Asian history, principal Greek and Sogdian coins and their special features
 Week 7Numismatic data about the Kushans, Hunas, Hephthalites and the Turks
 Week 8 Orkhon Turkic inscriptions: Bilge-Kaghan, Kol-tigin and Tonyukuk and the general characteristics of the inscriptions
 Week 9Mid-term exam
 Week 10Some readings from Turkic inscriptions and their interpretations
 Week 11Comparative interpretations of the information given in Turkic and Chinese sources
 Week 12Parts relating with the Turks in Shahname by Firdousi and their importance for us
 Week 13Mahmud of Kashgari's work: Divanu Lugat al-Turk and its information about Turkish history and culture
 Week 14Yusuf Hass Khajib and his work: Kutadgu Bilig and its importance for Turkish culture
 Week 15Readings from Kutadgu Bilig
 Week 16End-of-term exam
 
Textbook / Material
1Chavannes, E. 2007; Çin Kaynaklarına Göre Batı Türkleri, çev. Mustafa Koç, Selenge Yayınları, İstanbul.
2Liu Mau-Tsai, 2006; Çin Kaynaklarına Göre Doğu Türkleri, çev. Ersel Kayaoğlu-Deniz Banoğlu, Selenge Yayınları, İstanbul.
3Onat, Ayşe vd., 2004; Çin Kaynaklarında Türkler Han Hanedanlığı Tarihi Bölüm 94 A/B Hsiung-nu(Hun)Monografisi, Türk Tarih Kurumu Yayınları, Ankara.
4Togan, İsenbike vd., 2006; Çin Kaynaklarında Türkler Eski Tang Tarihi (Chiu Tang-shu) 194a ?Türkler Bölümü? Türk Tarih Kurumu Yayınları, Ankara.
5Syma Qian 1993; Records of the Grand Historian Han Dynasty I, translated by Burton Watson, Columbia University Press Book, 3 vols, Newyork.
 
Recommended Reading
1ÖGEL, Bahaeddin 1981; Büyük Hun İmparatorluğu Tarihi, 2 Cilt, Kültür Bakanlığı Yayınları, Ankara.
 
Method of Assessment
Type of assessmentWeek NoDate

Duration (hours)Weight (%)
Mid-term exam 9 18/11/2024 1 30
In-term studies (second mid-term exam) 15 05.01.2025 1 20
End-of-term exam 16 13/01/2025 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