Course Information

Course Information
Course Title Code Language Type Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
- RTS406 Turkish Compulsory 8. Semester 3 + 0 3.0 5.0
Prerequisite Courses
Course Level Undergraduate
Mode of delivery Face to Face
Course Coordinator Doç. Dr. Tunç YILDIRIM
Instructor(s)
Goals To examine the cultural history of Turkish cinema between 1960-2010 (Yeşilçam’s golden age, its crisis, collapse and the period of independents after Yeşilçam).
Course Content To examine the cultural history of Turkish cinema between 1960-2010 (Yeşilçam’s golden age, its crisis, collapse and the period of independents after Yeşilçam).
Learning Outcomes
# Öğrenme Kazanımı
1 The student learns the general history of a specific period of Turkish cinema (1960-2010). The student understands the dominant film types (genres, series, adaptations, remakes, movements, etc.) of the relevant period.
2 The student learns the various factors affecting Turkish cinema (institutional, political, economic, cultural, etc.). The student learns Turkish cinema, which is the most important representative of national and cultural heritage.
Lesson Plan (Weekly Topics)
Week Topics/Applications Method
1. Week Introduction to Turkish Social Realism (1960-1965) Preparation, After Class Study, Research, Other Activities
2. Week Development and expansion of the cinema industry and state-cinema relations (1960-1971) Other Activities, Preparation, After Class Study, Research
3. Week The intellectual awakening of the cinematic culture: KS 7, TFA, SD (1964-1968) Preparation, After Class Study, Research, Other Activities
4. Week Cultural mutation of Turkish Cinema: 1) First examples of qualified auteur cinema (1965-1968) Research, Preparation, After Class Study, Other Activities
5. Week 2) National cinema theory and practice (1968-1970) Research, Other Activities, Preparation, After Class Study
6. Week 3) Revolutionary cinema against Yeşilçam (1970-1982) Preparation, After Class Study, Research, Other Activities
7. Week 4) National cinema movement and Islamist Cinema (1970-1974) Preparation, After Class Study, Research, Other Activities
8. Week Midterms
9. Week Yeşilçam genres as a popular and dominant trend in Turkish cinema Research, Other Activities, Preparation, After Class Study
10. Week Beginning of industrial crisis: start of national broadcasting of state television (1971-1979) Preparation, After Class Study, Other Activities, Research
11. Week From post-coup crisis to collapse: Yeşilçam of the 1980s Preparation, After Class Study, Research, Other Activities
12. Week New Turkish Cinema: International aspects of a national cinema (1995-2010) Preparation, After Class Study, Other Activities, Research
13. Week Form and content issues of New Turkish Cinema (1995-2010) Preparation, After Class Study, Other Activities, Research
14. Week Finals Research, Other Activities, Preparation, After Class Study
*Midterm and final exam dates are not specified in the 14-week course operation plan. Midterm and final exam dates are held on the dates specified in the academic calendar with the decision of the University Senate.
The Matrix for Course & Program Learning Outcomes
No Program Requirements Level of Contribution
1 2 3 4 5
1 Students will be able to define the concepts related to cinema and television sectors.
2 Students will be able to discuss the reflections of this information in the fields of application by dominating both basic and new theoretical orientations and concepts in cinema and television fields.
3 Students will be able to comprehends the historical processes of cinema, television, media and communication fields and compares them with today's sectoral trends.
4 Students will be able to have knowledge about the structure and working principle of the technical materials used in the field, follow the current material developed in line with the new orientations and apply this knowledge by reflecting on their own studies.
5 Students will be able to work in the field of cinema and television, they develop appropriate solutions by calculating possible problems.
6 Students will be able to combine the theoretical knowledge related by the cinema and television sectors with the practical methods.
7 Students will be able to develop collaborative work by linking cinema and television fields with other arranged disciplines.
8 Students will be able to questioning the innovations they pursue, they discover their own directions of cinema and television.
9 Students will be able to provide the opportunity to use and share knowledge, skills effectively by participating in national and international film screenings, festivals, contests and similar organizations.
10 Students will be able to recognize the ethical values in cinema and television fields and applies them in the working environment.
10 Students will be able to recognize the ethical values in cinema and television fields and applies them in the working environment.
11 Students will be able to organize that bring together individuals working in the field of cinema and television organizations and arrange an environment of reflection and discussion.
Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
Program Requirements DK1 DK2
PY1 5 5
PY2 2 2
PY3 5 5
PY4 3 3
PY5 5 5
PY6 1 1
PY7 4 4
PY8 1 1
PY9 1 1
PY10 1 1
PY11 1 1
Recommended Sources
Ders Kitabı veya Notu Ders Kitabı veya Ders Notu bulunmamaktadır.
Diğer Kaynaklar
  • Kurtuluş Kayalı, Yönetmenler Çerçevesinde Türk Sineması, Ayyıldız, Anlara, 1994.
  • Aslı Daldal, 1960 Darbesi ve Türk Sinemasında Toplumsal Gerçekçilik, Homer, İstanbul, 2005.
  • Aslı Daldal, Toplumsaldan Bireysele Türk Sinemasından Parçalar: Umut, Distopya, Siyaset, h20 kitap, İstanbul, 2021.
  • Ali Karadoğan, Modernist Estetik: Türkiye’de Sanat Sineması Tarihine Giriş (1896-2000), De Ki, Ankara, 2018.
  • Tunç Yıldırım, Une période emblématique du cinéma turc : Le cinéma de Yeşilçam (1948-1971), İsis Press & IFEA, İstanbul, 2014.
  • Halit Refiğ, Ulusal Sinema Kavgası, Hareket, İstanbul, 1971. Mesut Bostan (Yay. Haz.), 40 Soruda Türk Sineması, Ketebe, İstanbul, 2019.
ECTS credits and course workload
ECTS credits and course workload Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Ders İçi
Class Hours 14 3 42
Ders Dışı
Preparation, After Class Study 10 2 20
Research 1 2 2
Presentation (Preparation) 10 2 20
Practice 10 2 20
Other Activities 10 2 20
Sınavlar
Midterm 1 1 2 2
Final 1 1.5 1.5
Total Workload 127.5
*AKTS = (Total Workload) / 25,5 ECTS Credit of the Course 5.0