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FACULTY of LETTERS / DEPARTMENT of TURKISH LANGUAGE and LITERATURE / First Teaching
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TDE2007Turkish Folk Literature-I4+0+0ECTS:2
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 - 4 hours of lectures per week
LecturerDr. Öğr. Üyesi Berk YILMAZ
Co-LecturerProf. Dr. Kemal ÜÇÜNCÜ
Language of instructionTurkish
Professional practise ( internship ) None
 
The aim of the course:
The determination of the Turkish people tell place in the historical and cultural development of the species and examining samples.
 
Learning OutcomesCTPOTOA
Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to :
LO - 1 : Grasp the basics of mythological thinking2 - 5 - 7 - 81
LO - 2 : Will be able to learn the origins of Turkish mythology2 - 5 - 7 - 81
LO - 3 : They will be able to study creation and origin legends in Turkish mythology2 - 5 - 7 - 81
LO - 4 : They have information about Epic term2 - 5 - 7 - 81
LO - 5 : They will be able to study the epic tradition and texts of the Turkic world2 - 5 - 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
Resources and the Turkish people to tell mythological storytelling tradition of the treaties of the kind last course of Turkish mythology.
 
Course Syllabus
 WeekSubjectRelated Notes / Files
 Week 1Sources of Turkish folk literature: Oral and written sources
 Week 2Anonymous folk literature, type and shape information
 Week 3Myth and Mythology terms
 Week 4Sources of mythological thinking and Turkish mythology
 Week 5The idea of creation of Turkish mythology: The idea of universe, earth and human beings
 Week 6Cults and sacred beings in Turkish mythological thought
 Week 7Turkish creation myths: Sources and text analysis
 Week 8Turkish origin myths: Analysis of sources and texts
 Week 9Mid-term exam
 Week 10The genre legend: Definition, its relationship to myth, classification of Turkish legends, and sample texts
 Week 11The genre epic: Definition, formal and thematic characteristics, and its relationship with other anonymous literary works
 Week 12The process of the emergence of epics, their performers and classification of epics
 Week 13Examples from Turkish epic texts: The Epic of Oğuz Kağan
 Week 14Examples from Turkish epic texts: Uyghur Migration Epic, The epic of Manas
 Week 15Examples from Turkish epic texts of Islamic era: Satuk Buğra Han Destanı, Battalname, Danişmendname, Saltukname etc.
 Week 16Final Exam
 
Textbook / Material
1Ögel, B. 1997; Türk Mitolojisi, TTK Yayınları, Ankara
 
Recommended Reading
1Bang, W. ve Arat, R. R. 1970; Oğuz Kağan Destanı, MEB Yayınları, Ankara
2Çobanoğlu, Ö. 2018; Türk Dünyası Epik Destan Geleneği, Akçağ Yayınları, Ankara
3Sakaoğlu, S. 2002; İslamiyet Öncesi Türk Destanları, Ötüken Yayınları, İstanbul
4Köksal, H. 2007; Battal Gazi Destanı, Akçağ Yayınları, Ankara
5Sert, M. ve Biçer, B. 2007; Danişmend Gazi Destanı, Akçağ Yayınları, Ankara
 
Method of Assessment
Type of assessmentWeek NoDate

Duration (hours)Weight (%)
Mid-term exam 9 19/11/2025 1 50
End-of-term exam 16 14/01/2026 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 4 14 56
Sınıf dışı çalışma 4 14 56
Arasınav için hazırlık 2 1 2
Arasınav 1 1 1
Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık 4 1 4
Dönem sonu sınavı 1 1 1
Total work load120