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TDE1003History of Turkish Language-I2+0+0ECTS:3
Year / SemesterFall Semester
Level of CourseFirst Cycle
Status Compulsory
DepartmentDEPARTMENT of TURKISH LANGUAGE and LITERATURE
Prerequisites and co-requisitesNone
Mode of Delivery
Contact Hours14 weeks - 2 hours of lectures per week
LecturerDr. Öğr. Üyesi Emre TÜRKMEN
Co-LecturerAssoc. Prof. Pelin SEÇKİN
Language of instructionTurkish
Professional practise ( internship ) None
 
The aim of the course:
To teach basic information about historical periods of Turkish language and works belonging to these periods.
 
Learning OutcomesCTPOTOA
Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to :
LO - 1 : obtain necessary information on Turkish language, its history and age.1 - 2 - 7 - 81
LO - 2 : identify the position of Turkish among world languages and transfer this knowledge.1 - 2 - 7 - 81,
LO - 3 : learn the differences that occurured in Turkish with their reasons and distinguish the layers.1 - 2 - 81,
LO - 4 : know the contemporary problems of Turkish with their historical reasons and be an active participant in the solution process.1 - 2 - 7 - 81
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), LO : Learning Outcome

 
Contents of the Course
The concept of language in general, the history of internal and external language, methods and sources in language history studies, the relationship between language and history, categorization of language, problems in the study of Turkish language history, the socialization, communication, and culture conveying functions of language, classification of languages, the place of Turkish among world languages, historical classification attempts, the historical periods of Turkish, the changes and improvements Turkish has undergone in these terms, language movements.
 
Course Syllabus
 WeekSubjectRelated Notes / Files
 Week 1History of Language, Turcology, Theory of Altaic language
 Week 2Wide language family theories and classifification of the languages in the world
 Week 3Scientifific criterias for determining the age of the Turkish
 Week 4Asia and European Huns and Turkish language
 Week 5Kokturks
 Week 6Inscriptions of Orkhun Turkic
 Week 7Finding and reading of inscriptions of Orkhun Turkic
 Week 8Researches about inscriptions of Orkhun Turkic
 Week 9Mid-term exam
 Week 10Characteristics of Kokturk Turkish
 Week 11Bulgarians and Turkish language
 Week 12Uighurs and works written in Uighur Turkish
 Week 13Finding of inscriptions of Uighur Turkish
 Week 14The place of Old Uyghur in the history of the Turkish language
 Week 15Main difffferences between Köktürk and Uyghur
 Week 16End-of-term exam
 
Textbook / Material
1Ercilasun, Ahmet B. 2004; Türk Dili Tarihi, Akçağ Yayınları, Ankara.
2Akar, Ali. 2005;Türk Dili Tarihi, Ötüken Yayınları, İstanbul.
 
Recommended Reading
1Tekin, T. - Ölmez, M. 1999; Türk Dilleri / Giriş-I, İstanbul.
2Aksan, Doğan. 2005; En Eski Türkçenin İzlerinde, Simurg Yayınları, İstanbul.
3Develi, Hayati. 2009; Osmanlının Dili, Kesit Yayınları, İstanbul.
4Yılmaz, E. - Demir, N. 2002; "Ural-Altay Dilleri ve Altay Dilleri Teorisi", Türkler, C. I, s. 394-402, Yeni Türkiye Yayınları, Ankara.
5İlgili makaleler.
 
Method of Assessment
Type of assessmentWeek NoDate

Duration (hours)Weight (%)
Mid-term exam 9 15/11/2025 1 50
End-of-term exam 15 06/01/2026 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 2 14 28
Sınıf dışı çalışma 4 14 56
Arasınav için hazırlık 2 1 2
Arasınav 1 1 1
Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık 2 1 2
Dönem sonu sınavı 1 1 1
Total work load90