Course Information

Course Information
Course Title Code Language Type Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
Turkish Folk Literature I TDE227 Turkish Compulsory 3. Semester 2 + 0 2.0 3.0
Prerequisite Courses
Course Level Undergraduate
Mode of delivery Face to face
Course Coordinator Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Mümin TOPCU
Instructor(s)
Goals This course aims to gain general information about epics, one of the main areas of folk literature, to recognise the first epics, prominent epic texts and motifs.
Course Content -
Learning Outcomes
# Öğrenme Kazanımı
1 • Have knowledge about epics from the basic areas of folk literature.
2 Knows the basic epic texts from world literature.
3 Gains general information about epic motifs.
4 The first epics of Gilgamesh and Odyssey and Iliad, will have information about.
5 Have detailed information about Creation, Alp Er Tunga, Shu, Oghuz Khan, Ergenekon, Derivation and Migration epics, which are important epics of Turkish literature.
Lesson Plan (Weekly Topics)
Week Topics/Applications Method
1. Week An overview of folk literature narrative types. Presentation (Preparation), Lecture
2. Week Epics. Presentation (Preparation), Lecture
3. Week Gilgamesh from the first epics Presentation (Preparation), Lecture
4. Week Gilgamesh from the first epics Presentation (Preparation), Lecture
*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.
Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
Program Requirements DK1 DK2 DK3 DK4 DK5
PY5 3 3 3 3 3
PY7 3 1 1 1 1
PY8 4 4 4 4 4
PY12 4 4 4 4 4
PY13 3 3 3 3 3
Recommended Sources
Ders Kitabı veya Notu Ders Kitabı veya Ders Notu bulunmamaktadır.
Diğer Kaynaklar
  • Sümerliler Türklerin Bir Koludur. Muazzez İlmiye Çığ, İstanbul 2024.
  • İlk Oğuzlar Köken, Türeyiş ve Erken Tarihleri Üzerine Çalışmalar, Osman Karatay, İstanbul 2020
  • Türk Edebiyatı Tarihi, M. F. Köprülü, Ankara 2011.
  • Oğuz Kağan Destanı Üzerine Bazı Mülahazalar, O. F. Sertkaya, 1995.
  • İlyada ve Homeros’un Gözüyle Yunan Dini, Baki Burak Acıl, Ardahan Üniversitesi İnsani Bilimler Ve Edebiyat Fakültesi Belgü Dergis, 2023
  • Anadolu’da Cenknamelerin Toplumsal Yansımaları, KADER Kelam Araştırmaları Dergisi, Mehmet Atalan, 2011.
ECTS credits and course workload
ECTS credits and course workload Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Ders İçi
Class Hours 14 2 28
Ders Dışı
Homework 2 8 16
Preparation, After Class Study 1 10 10
Research 1 10 10
Other Activities 1 10.5 10.5
Sınavlar
Midterm 1 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
Total Workload 76.5
*AKTS = (Total Workload) / 25,5 ECTS Credit of the Course 3.0