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COURSE DESCRIPTION
NOTES ON GENERAL TURKISH HISTORY/1940011
Course Title: NOTES ON GENERAL TURKISH HISTORY
Credits 3 ECTS 7.5
Semester 1 Compulsory/Elective Elective
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
  Prof. Varis ÇAKAN
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  http://www.websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/varis
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  varis@gazi.edu.tr
 -- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT
At the end of this course, student will be expected to learn the scope of the field of General Turkic History, its debated topics,
the problem of the beginning of Turkish history and its periodization, the question of Turks' homeland and their migrations, Turkic states and their
Turks and their neighbours, Turkish-Chinese, Turkish-Russian, Turkish-Indian and Turkish-Iranian relationships, proper usage of names and titles in th
notions of Turan, Turkistan and Middle Asia, religious beliefs of Turks, steps and sedentary lives of Turkish people, political, cultural and economic
 -- 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  Scope of General Turkish History, its subject, its sources and researches
2. Week  Debated topics of the Turkish History (Turkish-Mongolian relations, questions of Genghis and Timur, Turkish-Mongolian Khantes etc.)
3. Week  Question of the beginning of the Turkish History, periodization of Turkish History and its early periods
4. Week  Problem of Turkish homeland and migrations
5. Week  Turkish states and their boundaries in Eastern Turkish land
6. Week  Turkish states and their boundaries in Western Turkish land
7. Week  Turks and their neighbours, Turkish-Chinese, Turkish-Russian, Turkish-Indian and Turkish-Iranian relations
8. Week  Midterm.
9. Week  Question of proper usage of names and titles in Turkish History
10. Week  Notions of "Turan", "Turkistan", and "Middle Asia"
11. Week  Religious belifs of Turks and debated topics, Totem, Ongun, Shamanism, Gök, Tanrı, Manichaeism and Islam
12. Week  Step and sedentary lives of Turks
13. Week  Political, cultural and economic stituation of Turkish people before Islam
14. Week  Conversion of Turks into Islam and First Muslim-Turkish Khanates
15. Week  Modern Turkish World and its problems
16. Week  Finals
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
  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), Türk İslam Sentezi (İbrahim Kafesoğlu), Türk Cihan Hakimiyeti Mefkuresi Tarihi (Osman Turan), Hunların, Türklerin, Moğolların ve Daha sair Garbi Ttarların Tarih-i Umumisi (M.J.Deguignes, 1924), 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). Türkistan Devletlerinin Milli Mücadeleleri Tarihi (Baymirza Hayit, Ankara, 1995), Eski Sovyetler Birliği’ndeki Türklüğün ve İslam’ın Bazı Meseleleri (Baymirza Hayit, 2000),Basmacılar:Türkistan Milli Mücadele Tarihi 1917-1934 ( Baymirza Hayit, Ankara, 1997), Shih-c
 -- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
  Lecture, Question & Answer,
 -- WORK PLACEMENT(S)
  non
 -- ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Percentage
 Mid-terms
1
50
 Assignment
0
0
 Exercises
0
0
 Projects
0
0
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
0
0
 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade  
50
 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade  
50
 -- WORKLOAD
 Efficiency  Total Week Count  Weekly Duration (in hour)  Total Workload in Semester
 Theoretical Study Hours of Course Per Week
14
3
42
 Practising Hours of Course Per Week
0
0
0
 Reading
4
6
24
 Searching in Internet and Library
5
5
25
 Designing and Applying Materials
0
0
0
 Preparing Reports
4
8
32
 Preparing Presentation
4
7
28
 Presentation
5
6
30
 Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term
1
3
3
 Final and Studying for Final
1
3
3
 Other
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
187
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
7.48
 ECTS: 
7.5
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1History expertise necessary knowledge, skills, understanding and grasp of ownership, and have sufficient knowledge in the field of Social Sciences, reaching a depth of development and to use this information in History in the area.X
2General Turkish History at the level of the ability to use the acquired theoretical and practical knowledge.X
3Observe the development of the General Turkish History to win and ability to work accordingly.X
4Access to resources related to the scientific studies will General Turkish History from the source to take advantage of first-hand, gaining an ability to understand texts to read the originals.X
55. General Turkish History in his studies related to the compilation of the data obtained, classify, analyze and interpret scientific research and study with the ability to understand the methods of winning.X
6The groups related to the field (sciences) Ability to work in international and interdisciplinary win.X
7To have the abilities to come to the point of professional and ethical responsibility.X
8Individual study skills and independent decision-making ability, their ideas verbally and in writing, ability to express and communicate well to win.X
9Gain the ability to analyze a process in accordance with a defined destination.X
10Adopting the importance of lifelong learning, change and progress in developing information on the following topics and develop itself, doing so to gain the ability to take advantage of the technology.X