GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
INTRODUCTION TO TURKISH HISTORY-II/TAR-110
Course Title: INTRODUCTION TO TURKISH HISTORY-II
Credits 2 ECTS 4
Semester 2 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 had been from VII. to IX. century 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  Interregnum of Gokturks: evaluation of sources about the interregnum, reasons of the interregnum, events took place during the interregnum, Chinese ad
2. Week  Establishment of Gokturk II and İlteriş Khan. The strengthening of state (692-716)
3. Week  The Rise of Gokturk II and the people which contributed actively to this rising (Bilge Kagan, Kultigin, Tonyukuk). The fall of of Gokturk II.
4. Week  State, Sovereignity and nationhood for Gokturks. Political structure of Göktürks and their culture.
5. Week  Introduction to the period of Orkhun Uyghur State. The meaning of the name Uyghur.
6. Week  According to Turkish, Arap-Iranian and Chinese sources Uyghur Turks, before the esttablishment of Uyghur Empire Uyghur Turks (M.Ö. IV.-M.S. 745)
7. Week  Establishment of Uyghur Empire and Kutluk Bilge Köl Kagan, rise of the Orhun Uyghur Empire, Moyunçor Kagan era, Uyghur-Chinese relations.
8. Week  Mid-term exam
9. Week  Bögü Khan Period and the adoption of Manichaeism by Uyghurs. Uyghur- China trade relations.
10. Week  Change of dynasty and collapse of state.
11. Week  After the fall of Orhun Uyghur Empire migration of Uyghurs and other Turkish tribes to the west from Valey of Orhun Selenga, as a consequent of this m
12. Week  Political structure of Uyghurs (political order, administrative structure and titles of sovereignship of Uyghur Empire)
13. Week  Uygur Turkish Culture (writing and typography, literature-art, music, architecture and sculpture, agriculture, tradition, religious beliefs.)
14. Week  Kyrgyz, Karluk and Turgises Provinces
15. Week  Summarizing of the course
16. Week  Final exam
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
   Orta Asya Türk Tarihinin Kaynakları (Vâris Çakan, 2009), Orta Asya Türk Tarihine Giriş-I Cilt:1 İslam’a Kadar (Varis Abdurrahman ÇAKAN, 2015).Çin Kaynaklarında Türkler Eski T’ang Tarihi (Chiu T’ang-shu) (Hazırlayanlar: İ.Togan, G.Kara, C.Baysal, Ankara, 2006), Eski Türk Yazıtları (H.N.Orkun, 1994),Orhun Abideleri(Muharrem Ergin, 2000), Erken İç Asya Tarihi, (Denis Sinor, 2000), Umumi Türk Tarihine Giriş (Z.V.Togan, 1981), Türk Milli Kültürü (İ.Kafesoğlu,1999) Bozkıır İmparatorluğu (Rene Grousset, 1996), Tarihte Türk Devletleri I-II (Ankara, 1987), Makaleler ve İncelemeler, Eski Türk Dini Tarihi,(A.İnan, 1969 ve 1976), Kök Türkler, (S.Divitçioğlu, 1987), Eski Türk Devletlerinde İdari-Askeri Unvan ve Terimler(A.Donuk, 1988), Çin’in Şimal Komşuları (W.Eberhard,1996), Gök-Türkler II (Ahmet Taşağıl, Ankara, 1999), Kök Türk Tarihi (S. Gömeç, 1997), Chou-shu, (Chou Hanedanı Yıllığı,Ling-hu Te-feng, Pekin, 1974), Sui-Shu (Sui Hanedanı Yıllığı, Wei-cheng, Pekin, 1997), Chiu T’ang-shu (Eski T
 -- 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