GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
INTRODUCTION TO TURKISH HISTORY-I/TAR-109
Course Title: INTRODUCTION TO TURKISH HISTORY-I
Credits 2 ECTS 4
Semester 1 Compulsory/Elective Compulsory
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
  Prof. Varis Çakan
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/varis
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  varis@gazi.edu.tr
 -- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT
Students will have a basic knowledge about Turkish history which is from BC centuries to the middle of the century A.D. VII. in the Middle Asia.
 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The mode of delivery of this course is Face to face
 -- PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES
  There is no prerequisite or co-requisite for this course.
 -- RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENTS
  There is no recommended optional programme component for this course
 --COURSE CONTENT
1. Week  Short introduction on History and History Education, Features of Turkish History and its importance
2. Week  Motherland of the Turks and the first civilizations which were established in this area.
3. Week  Knowledge about the reasons of Turkish migration, the meaning of Turk, and Turkish lineage.
4. Week  Turkish tribes in Middle Asia before Huns: Sakas, Ti and Jungs, the hegomony they established.
5. Week  According to sources, Huns, on the eve of establishment of Xiongnu the ethnic conditions of Middle Asia, the foundation of Xiongnu and its early perio
6. Week  Throning of Mete on Great Hun Empire and His Campaigns. External affairs of Xiongnus.
7. Week  Stangnation period of Great Xiongnu Empire and the fates of North and South Xiongnu Empires after its seperation.
8. Week  Mid-term exam
9. Week  Seperation of Xiongnus for a second time and their fates, small Xiongnu states founded north of China, under the light of Chinese sources state struct
10. Week  Introduction to the History of Göktürk and Göktürks according to sources. On the eve of I. Göktürk Empire political situation of Middle Asia, ethnic c
11. Week  Establishment of Great Göktürk Khanate. Rise of Khanate and the eras of Mukan and Taspar.
12. Week  Division of I. Göktürk Khaganate and the reasons of it.
13. Week  After the seperation, the fates of The Eastern Göktürk Khaganate and the Western Göktürk Khaganate.
14. Week  The reflection of I. Goktürk Khaganate's Division and fall on Gokturk epitaph
15. Week  Summarizing of the course
16. Week  Final exam
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
  Bozkır İmparatorluğu (Rene Grousset, 1996),Tarihte Türk Devletleri I-II (Ankara, 1987), Göktürkler I (Ahmet Taşağıl, Ankara, 1995), Orta Asya Türk Tarihinin Kaynakları (Vâris Çakan, 2009), Orta Asya Türk Tarihine Giriş-I Cilt:1 İslam’a Kadar (Varis Abdurrahman Çakan, 2015).Umumî Türk Tarihine Giriş, (Z.V.Togan, İstanbul, 1981), Tarihte Ûsül (Z.V.Togan, İstanbul, 1985), Eski Türk Yazıtları (H.N.Orkun,1994),Orhun Abideleri, (Muharrem Ergin, 2000), Büyük Hun İmparatorluğu TarihiI-II (B.Ögel,1981), Türk Milli Kültürü (İ.Kafesoğlu,1999) Orta Asya Türk Tarihi Hakkında Dersler (Barthold, 1927), Hunların, Türklerin, Moğolların ve Daha sair Garbi Ttarların Tarih-i Umumisi (M.J.Deguignes, 1924), Shih-chih (Tarihi Hatıralar, Tsi Ma,ch’ien, Pekin, 1959), Han-shu (Han Hanedanı Yıllığı, Pan-guo, Pekin,1959), Hou Han-shu (Sonraki Hannâme, Uygurca Tercümesi, Fan-yeh, Tsu Ma-piao, 1996), Chou-shu, (Chou Hanedanı Yıllığı,Ling-hu Te-feng, Pekin, 1974), Sui-Shu (Sui Hanedanı Yıllığı, Wei-cheng, Pekin,
 -- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
   Lecture, Question & Answer
 -- WORK PLACEMENT(S)
  none
 -- ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Percentage
 Mid-terms
1
40
 Assignment
0
0
 Exercises
0
0
 Projects
0
0
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
0
0
 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade  
40
 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade  
60
 -- WORKLOAD
 Efficiency  Total Week Count  Weekly Duration (in hour)  Total Workload in Semester
 Theoretical Study Hours of Course Per Week
16
2
32
 Practising Hours of Course Per Week
0
 Reading
5
2
10
 Searching in Internet and Library
5
2
10
 Designing and Applying Materials
0
 Preparing Reports
5
3
15
 Preparing Presentation
5
3
15
 Presentation
5
3
15
 Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term
1
2
2
 Final and Studying for Final
1
2
2
 Other
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
101
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
4.04
 ECTS: 
4
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1The graduate of this program, has a grasp of the basic concepts, knowledge and literature of his/her fieldX
2is able to assess historical events from different perspectives and can conclude original consequential connectionsX
3is able to utilise his/her knowledge in accordance with the history methodology and is in possession of the necessary methods and toolsX
4is able to utilise his/her knowledge at resolving/analysing current issuesX
5has a grasp of the communication and computation technologies which are related to the field of historyX
6gives importance to have a multidisciplinary approachX
7is in possession of a high academic confidence and has the ability to discuss his/her knowledge in various platformsX
8is able to conduct research on and discuss historical events and social developments. He/she also has the ability to analyse events in their own capacity, as well as to write academic papers and rapportsX
9is able to follow and update the recent findings in his/her field as well as related fieldsX
10is able to define and criticise historical events, as well as asking questions, and making interpretationsX
11is always considerate of his ethical principles and social responsibilitiesX
12is able to perform in a single or multidisciplinary working environment, as well as actively communicating with othersX