| Course Title | Code | Semester | L+U Hour | Credits | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| History of Circassians | CER209 | 3. Semester | 2 + 0 | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| Prerequisites | None |
| Language of Instruction | Turkish |
| Course Level | Undergraduate |
| Course Type | |
| Mode of delivery | Lecturing |
| Course Coordinator |
Res. Assist. Semra YILMAZ |
| Instructor(s) |
Fehmi ALTIN |
| Assistants | |
| Goals | 502/5000 To acquire a comprehensive knowledge about the Circassian history within the scientific criteria. Since all the students participating in the program are required to take a course, it is necessary to study the origins of the Circassian society, past history, historical observance of the savages and peace environments, historical events causing sociological changes and the changes and causes of daily events as well as researching and analyzing the stages of the life that Circassian society has had throughout history To ensure that all dimensions of existing dates are known. |
| Course Content | Mythology of Caucasian Peoples, Natural Conditions and Climate of the North Caucasus, Adige History and tribal associations between the Meots and the Circassians, Circles of the Circassians before the Russian-Circassian War, Religious-Faith exchange of the Knights, Tatar-Mongol and Foreign Invaders and Circassians of the Ottoman and Crimean Khan; Christianity and Islam, Russian - Circassian War in the end. |
| Learning Outcomes |
- The output of the weekly lesson is brought together so that the students can be informed and work more efficiently. |
| Week | Topics | Learning Methods |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Week | In the framework of Circassian historical contributions, examples from the Mythology / Circassian mythology of the Caucasian peoples are being addressed. | |
| 2. Week | An analysis of the research on the origin of the Circassians and the Adams is being conducted. | |
| 3. Week | The natural conditions and climate of the North Caucasus, the homeland of the Circassians, contribute to socio-cultural development and preservation. | |
| 4. Week | From the second half of the 1st millennium B.C. Until the 1st millennium A.D. Adygean History and tribal associations between the Meots and the Circassians. | |
| 5. Week | Medieval Circassian History and the Ethnic and Political Situation of the Adults in the Middle Ages and the analysis of the invasion of the Circassians and the Golden Horde, Genghis Khan-Mongol invasion and Timurlenk. | |
| 6. Week | Political situation and population distribution of Circassians in the 17th and 18th centuries, Circassians relations with neighboring peoples, Circassian-Russian friendship-relations and results in the first official reports. | |
| 7. Week | Religious-belief exchange of Circassians' places, knights, Tatar-Mongol and foreign invaders before the Russian-Circassian War and the Circassians of the Ottoman and Crimean Khanate; Christianity and Islam. | |
| 8. Week | Midterm | |
| 9. Week | Circassian history in the 13th and 16th centuries. An important period between the Mamluk State and the Egyptian Mamluk Empire: The Sultans Movement in the Mamluk Empire: If the Mameluke Empire, which removed the dynastic system, had not been demolished by the Ottomans, did democratization in the Islamic World develop earlier? | |
| 10. Week | Information on the Russian-Circassian Warriors, the reasons of war, the situation of the Eastern and Western Circassians in the war. | |
| 11. Week | Russian - Circassian Death of the end of the Circassians, exiled groups and distribution to the Ottoman territories. | |
| 12. Week | The role of the Ottomans on the Circassians, the Circassians who were emigrated to the Balkans must migrate again, the settlements of Circassians in Anatolia and the Middle East-Cambodian region. | |
| 13. Week | Circassians in the Motherland: The Circassians in the Russian administration, the Circassians in the Bolshevik Administration and the new Circassian republics are improving to this day. | |
| 14. Week | Circassian Diaspora: Circassians in Turkey, Syria, Jordan, Israel, Libya and USA and Circassians Today |
| Anfimov, N.V.(Sorumlu): MEOTLAR “Adıgelerin Ataları”, çev.: Kayhan Yükseler, Kaf-dav Yayınları, Kalkan Matbaası, Ankara 2011. |
| Kaya, Yalçın: ÇERKESLER, Cilt I,Tarih-Mitoloji-Gelenek, ÇERKESLER, Cilt II, Kafkasya Savaşları Tarihi, ÇERKESLER, Cilt III, Sürgün ve Soykırım,Dahi Yayıncılık Eğitim Basım Ticaret Ramazan Güven, Ataşehir – İstanbul, 2015. |
| Hotko, Samir: Çerkeslerin (Adıgelerin) Tarihi, Apra Yayıncılık, çeviri: Orhan Uravelli, Maykop 2015 |
| Met Çüna tıko, Yusuf İzzet: Kafkasya Tarihi, Osmanlıca’dan Türkçeleştiren Fahri Huaj, Kalkan Matbaası, Kaf-Dav Yayınları, Ankara 2009. |
| Namıtok, Aytek: Çerkeslerin Kökeni, 1. Kitap “Origines des Circassians”, Çev.: Aysel Çeviker, Birlik Matbaası, Kafdav Yayınları, Ankara 2009. |
| Özbek, Batıray: Çerkes Tarihi Kronolojisi Kaf-Dav Yayınları arasında Ankara 1991. (Kısa özet olarak Çerkes Tarihi’ni anlatıyor, onun için mutlaka okunması gereken kaynak) |
| Ünal, Muhittin (Agaçe): Kurtuluş Savaşında Çerkeslerin Rolü, Takav Matbaası, Ankara 2000. |
| KANAT, Cüneyt: Memluk Devletinde Çerkesler , AF2016 Adıge Filolojisi – Güncel Konular (s. 279-289), Düzce: APRA Yayıncılık, İstanbul 2016. |
| ALTIN, Fehmi: Mısır Memluk İmparatorluğu'nda Secimle Değişen Sultanlar Hareketi: Hanedanlık Sistemini Kaldıran Memluk İmparatorluğu Osmanlılar Tarafından Yıkılmasaydı, İslam Dünyasında Demokratikleşme Daha Erken Donemde Gelişir miydi? AF2016 Adıge Filolojisi – Güncel Konular (s. 290-320), Düzce: APRA Yayıncılık, İstanbul 2016. |
| Polovinkina, Tamara V.: Tarih – Çerkesya, Gönül Yaram, çev.: Orhan Uravelli, Kaf-dav Yayınları, Birlik Matbaası, Ankara 2007. |
| Betrozov, Ruslan: Çerkeslerin Etnik Tarihi, Çev.: Orhan Uravelli, Kaf-Dav Yay., Kalkan Matbaası, Ankara2009. |
| Natho, Kadir: Kafkasya’da ve Kafkasya Dışındaki Çerkesler, Çev.: Ömer Aytek Kurmel, Kaf-dav Yayınları, Kalkan Matbaası, Ankara 2009. |
| Program Requirements | Contribution Level | DK1 | Measurement Method |
|---|---|---|---|
| PY1 | 5 | 0 | - |
| PY2 | 4 | 0 | - |
| PY3 | 2 | 0 | - |
| PY4 | 2 | 0 | - |
| PY5 | 5 | 0 | - |
| PY6 | 3 | 0 | - |
| PY7 | 4 | 0 | - |
| PY8 | 4 | 0 | - |
| PY9 | 5 | 0 | - |
| PY10 | 4 | 0 | - |
| PY11 | 4 | 0 | - |
| PY12 | 5 | 0 | - |
| PY13 | 4 | 0 | - |
| PY14 | 4 | 0 | - |
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Course's Level of contribution | None | Very Low | Low | Fair | High | Very High |
| Method of assessment/evaluation | Written exam | Oral Exams | Assignment/Project | Laboratory work | Presentation/Seminar |
| Event | Quantity | Duration (Hour) | Total Workload (Hour) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Hours | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Preparation, After Class Study | 14 | 1.5 | 21 |
| Research | 6 | 1.5 | 9 |
| Midterm 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Quiz 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Final | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Total Workload | 76.5 | ||
| ECTS Credit of the Course | 3.0 | ||
