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TDE 421 - Eski Türk Edebiyatı VII

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Course Information

Course Title	Code	Language	Type	Semester	L+U Hour	Credits	ECTS
Old Turkish Literature VII	TDE 421	Turkish	Compulsory	7. Semester	3 + 0	3.0	5.0

Prerequisite Courses
Course Level	Undergraduate
Mode of delivery	Face to face
Course Coordinator	Prof. Dr. İlhan GENÇ, Arş. Gör. Mübarek ATAN
Instructor(s)
Goals	This course aims to present a holistic portrait of seventeenth-century literary life by examining the authors and works produced within the period’s political, social, and cultural framework, and by analyzing its literary sensibilities, themes, genres, and linguistic characteristics.
Course Content	-

Learning Outcomes

#	Öğrenme Kazanımı
1	Analyzes the political, social, and cultural structures of 17th-century Ottoman society.
2	Explains the period’s literary sensibilities, stylistic traits, and poetic aesthetics.
3	Assesses the literary-historical significance of key authors—Nef‘î, Nailî, Neşâtî, and Nâbî.
4	Analyzes and interprets 17th-century poems from structural and thematic perspectives
5	Identifies other literary figures of the century and situates them within the broader literary climate of the era.

Lesson Plan (Weekly Topics)

Week	Topics/Applications	Method
1. Week	The 17th-Century Ottoman Empire: Political Structure, Social Dynamics, and Cultural Environment	Presentation (Preparation), Lecture
2. Week	General Characteristics of 17th-Century Turkish Literature	Presentation (Preparation), Lecture
3. Week	The Literary Persona and Poetic Universe of Nefʾī	Presentation (Preparation), Lecture
4. Week	Poetic Expression, Structure, and Content in Nefʾī’s Qasidas – Sample Texts	Presentation (Preparation), Lecture
5. Week	Mazmūn (Conventional Imagery), Stylistic Features, and Semantic Layers in Nefʾī’s Ghazals – Selected Text Samples	Presentation (Preparation), Lecture
6. Week	Nailī’s Literary Persona and Poetic World	Presentation (Preparation), Lecture
7. Week	Imagery, Style, and Meaning in Nailī’s Poetry – Sample Text Analyses	Presentation (Preparation), Lecture
8. Week	Nâbī’s Literary Persona and Poetic World	Presentation (Preparation), Lecture
9. Week	Nâbī’s Literary Persona and Poetic World	Presentation (Preparation), Lecture
10. Week	Stylistic Features, Intellectual Themes, and Moral Discourse in Nâbī’s Poetry – Selected Text Samples	Presentation (Preparation), Lecture
11. Week	Stylistic Features, Intellectual Themes, and Moral Discourse in Nâbī’s Poetry – Selected Text Samples	Presentation (Preparation), Lecture
12. Week	Humor, Descriptive Observation, and Narrative Style in Evliya Çelebi’s Seyahatnâme	Presentation (Preparation), Lecture
13. Week	17th-Century Prose Literature: Biographies of Poets (Şuara Tezkireleri).	Presentation (Preparation), Lecture
14. Week	Linguistic Expression, Stylistic Traits, and Generic Variety in 17th-Century Ottoman Prose	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

Recommended Sources

Ders Kitabı veya Notu	Ders Kitabı veya Ders Notu bulunmamaktadır.
Diğer Kaynaklar	• Örneklerle Eski Türk Edebiyatı Tarihi – Klasik Dönem, İlhan Genç, İzmir, 2010 • Eski Türk Edebiyatı El Kitabı (Ed. Mustafa İsen) Grafiker, Ankara, 2009.