Course Information

Course Information
Course Title Code Language Type Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
Mesnevi in Classical Turkish Literature TDE624 Turkish Compulsory 3 + 0 3.0 7.5
Prerequisite Courses
Course Level Graduate
Mode of delivery Formal
Course Coordinator Doç. Dr. Eda TOK
Instructor(s) Doç. Dr. Eda TOK (Güz)
Goals The masnavi form and examples of the Old Turkish Literature department will be learned. The text-genre relationship will be comprehended. We will be informed about the social and cultural development in the past, with the masnavi genre, which is our historical story and novel.
Course Content Characteristics and examples of masnavi form, one of the verse forms of classical Turkish literature.
Learning Outcomes
# Öğrenme Kazanımı
1 Recognize the science admitted mathnawi form of old Turkish literature and samples.
2 Distinguish the text-type relationship.
3 Recognize the story of the historical novel and the historical process of social and cultural development with mathnawi.
Lesson Plan (Weekly Topics)
Week Topics/Applications Method
1. Week Getting acquainted and preparing the lesson program by taking the opinions of the students.
2. Week Introduction of masnavi in ​​Classical Turkish Literature.
3. Week Features of Mesnevi Form
4. Week Features of Mesnevi Form
5. Week General information about love masnavis
6. Week Introducing the masnavi of Leyla and Majnun.
7. Week Leyla and Majnun
8. Week Leyla and Majnun
9. Week Leyla and Majnun
10. Week Yusuf and Zuleykhas in Islamic Eastern Literatures
11. Week Yusuf and Züleyhas in Turkish Literature
12. Week Çakeri's Yusuf u Züleyha
13. Week Vamık u Azra in Islamic Eastern Literature
14. Week Vamık u Azra in Turkish Literature
*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 Obtains the basic knowledge and skill of studying and researching at the academic level in Turkish Language and Literature.
2 Earns the trust of critical thoughts explanation in a constructive way.
3 Knows the classical and modern literary movements from the past to the present. Evaluates the impacts of the literary movements upon the expression forms.
4 Examines the Turkish language and literature texts from beginning to present. Finds the opportunity of comparison with the texts of western literature.
5 Determines the basic properties of the Modern Turkish Literature periods; knows the new forms and themes that play a role in the period, the new literary language, and imagism, reveals the relationships of the new author, text and reader; compares with the old and determines the effects to the next.
6 Gets information about prosody, rhyme and poetry forms of Old Turkish Literature. Knows this literature's periods, poets and these poet’s works. Tries to read and understand the texts written with Arabic script.
7 Develops the ability of perception, criticising and expressing an opinion about how to analyze a text.
9 Obtains information about the expression-based types in Turkish Folk Literature.
10 Knows the alphabets of the historical and contemporary Turkish dialects. Makes the transcription of the texts and translates them in to Turkey Turkish; makes studies on these texts about grammar and linguistics
11 Acquires the scientific ethics and sense of responsibility.
12 Uses the knowledge and skills acquired in the field of Turkish language and literature at the shared studies of other areas of social sciences.
Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
Program Requirements DK1 DK2 DK3
PY1 5 5 5
PY2 3 3 3
PY3 3 3 3
PY4 3 3 3
PY5 1 1 1
PY6 5 5 5
PY7 4 4 4
PY9 1 1 1
PY10 1 1 1
PY11 3 3 3
PY12 3 3 3
Recommended Sources
Ders Kitabı veya Notu Ders Kitabı veya Ders Notu bulunmamaktadır.
Diğer Kaynaklar
  • İsmail Ünver, "Mesnevi", Türk Dili, Divan Şiiri Özel Sayısı.
  • Ahmet Atilla Şentürk, 16. Asır Anadolu Sahası Mesnevilerinde Edebi Tasvirler.
  • Ahmet Talat Onat, Eski Türk Edebiyatında Mazmunlar ve İzahı, MEB, İst.2003
  • Muhammet Nur Dogan, Leyla ile Mecnun, YKY, İstanbul.
  • Muhammet Nur Dogan, Hüsn ü Aşk, Yelkenli Yay., İstanbul.
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
Homework 14 3 42
Preparation, After Class Study 14 1 14
Research 14 1 14
Presentation (Preparation) 14 1 14
Practice 14 1 14
Other Activities 14 1 14
Sınavlar
Midterm 1 3 3
Homework 5 1 5
Homework Preparation 5 1.25 6.25
Final 1 3 3
Practice 5 1 5
Practice End-Of-Term 1 1 1
Classroom Activities 14 1 14
Total Workload 191.25
*AKTS = (Total Workload) / 25,5 ECTS Credit of the Course 7.5