Course Information

Course Information
Course Title Code Language Type Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
Turkish History of Central Asia TAR 101 Turkish Compulsory 1. Semester 3 + 0 3.0 5.0
Prerequisite Courses
Course Level Undergraduate
Mode of delivery Theoretical
Course Coordinator Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Furkan KÜLÜNK, Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Vahdet TARAKÇI
Instructor(s) Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Vahdet TARAKÇI (Güz)
Goals To enable students to know the general outline of Turkish History of Central Asia and to assess the earlier periods of the Turks.
Course Content Students can summarize the general lines of Central Asian Turkish history, evaluate the Central Asian histories of the Turks, know the Central Asian Turkish states in detail, and know the Turks who lived in Central Asia from various aspects.
Learning Outcomes
# Öğrenme Kazanımı
1 Students; 1) Can summarize the broad lines of the Central Asian Turkish history 2) can evaluate the history of the Turks of Central Asia. 3 can grasp the Central Asian Turkish state in detail 4) Turks who lived in Central Asia can recognize various aspects.
Lesson Plan (Weekly Topics)
Week Topics/Applications Method
1. Week The notions of 'culture' and 'civilization' Class Hours Research Preparation, After Class Study Other Activities
2. Week Turkish name and Turkey to exit the stage of history, Turkish homeland and propagation of Turkey Class Hours Preparation, After Class Study Research Other Activities
3. Week Hun Empires Preparation, After Class Study Research Other Activities Class Hours
4. Week Avar Khanate Class Hours Preparation, After Class Study Research Other Activities
5. Week Tabgaç State and Khazaz Khanate Class Hours Preparation, After Class Study Research Other Activities
6. Week Gokturks Class Hours Other Activities Research Preparation, After Class Study
7. Week Peçenek, Uz and Kuman communities Preparation, After Class Study Class Hours Research Other Activities
8. Week Midterm
9. Week Ogurs and Bulgar States Class Hours Preparation, After Class Study Research Other Activities
10. Week Turgish, Karluk Class Hours Preparation, After Class Study Other Activities Research
11. Week Türgiş, Karluk and Kyrgyzs communities Research Class Hours Other Activities Preparation, After Class Study
12. Week Manner of Rule in the states of the Central Asia Other Activities Class Hours Research Preparation, After Class Study
13. Week Religion and Economical Life in Central Asian Turkish States Class Hours Preparation, After Class Study Other Activities Research
14. Week Art, Literature and thought in the Central Asian Turkish States Preparation, After Class Study Research Other Activities Class Hours
*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 The students gain the ability to produce scientific knowledge and analyze a history of the discipline of history method.
2 The students gain information about past and present historiographical and schools in the world and in Turkey, they recognize new schools and evaluate the effects of date.
3 The students understand and penetrate historically, developing the ability to identify problems, deeply into every aspect of historical events.
4 The students will have the ability to comprehend current events and processes the relationship between the past. They will be able to relate to local and oral history research through the unique a relationship between what is universal is the winner.
5 The students gain the ability to present historical texts, analyze, criticize, and is capable of analyzing and summarizing the subject as a foundation sources, making transcription, reporting, and notification scientific meetings etc.
6 Historical problems, academic / ability to approach the objective of making winning the reasoning and analytical thinking skills are developed by the students.
7 The students obtain information at a basic level Ancient and Islamic history, Islam before and after the Turkish history, Ottoman and Republican history, such as European and World history about all periods of history, learn the basic problems and within these periods can be compared.
8 The students can use acquired knowledge and skills in the field of history, social sciences, studies conducted in conjunction with other areas.
10 The students gain the habit of using the library and archives and the ability, learn ways of doing research on a topic and use them in other areas of life.
11 The students Specific analyze tools for working with documents that are required for certain periods, historical texts (paleography, epigraphy, etc.), inscriptions and epitaphs, and gain the skills to use source texts in various languages.
12 The students adopt the importance of lifelong learning and folllow developments in contemporary issues and develop self; they get scientific ethics and consciousness of responsibility.
13 The students gain the skills to use and the information bibliographical repertoires, archival inventories, information retrieval tools, such as electronic references. By using internet technologies in the field of information and knowledge creation, editing, forwarding, storage, and sharing presentations is capable of (They capable of knowledge creation, editing, forwarding, storage, and sharing presentations by using internet technologies in the field of information).
14 The students capable of independent decision-making and individual study skills. They gain confidence to express their ideas and criticism in a constructive manner, oral and written and a clear and concise manner.
Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
Program Requirements DK1
PY1 2
PY2 2
PY3 4
PY4 4
PY5 3
PY6 4
PY7 5
PY8 3
PY10 2
PY11 2
PY12 4
PY13 4
PY14 3
Recommended Sources
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Diğer Kaynaklar
  • İbrahim Kafesoğlu, Türk Milli Kültürü, Ötüken Neşriyat, İstanbul, 2007.
  • Z. Velidi Togan, Umumi Türk Tarihine Giriş.
  • René Grousset, Bozkır İmparatorluğu, Çev. Dr. M. Reşat Uzmen, Ötüken Neşriyat, İstanbul, 2014.
  • Saadettin Yağmur Gömeç, Türk Kültürünün Ana Hatları, 4. Baskı, Berikan Yayınevi, Ankara, 2018.
  • Jean-Paul Roux, Türklerin Tarihi (Pasifik’ten Akdeniz’e 2000 Yıl), Çev. Prof. Dr. Aykut Kazancıgil - Lale Arslan-Özcan, Kabalcı Yayınevi, İstanbul, 2002.
  • Peter B. Golden, Türk Halkları Tarihine Giriş, Çev. Osman Karatay, Ötüken Neşriyat, İstanbul, 2016.
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 14 2.5 35
Research 14 2 28
Other Activities 14 1 14
Sınavlar
Midterm 1 1 2 2
Homework 1 1 2 2
Homework 2 1 2.5 2.5
Final 1 2 2
Total Workload 127.5
*AKTS = (Total Workload) / 25,5 ECTS Credit of the Course 5.0