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TRC 103 - Ottoman Turkish I

Faculty of Education · Turkish Language Teaching · Undergraduate

ECTS: 3 T+P+L: 2+0+0 Compulsory
Coordinator: Dr. Öğr. Gör. Necmettin AKAY
Instructors: Dr. Öğr. Gör. Necmettin AKAY

Course Objective

To gain the ability to read and understand the basic level texts written in this alphabet by learning the Ottoman alphabet and benefiting from these sources; To gain the ability to write simple sentences with the Ottoman alphabet; To gain the ability to understand whether the word is Turkish, Arabic or Persian.

Course Content

Ottoman Turkish is the language of our ancestors. Learning this language is very important to us Turks; because through this writing we should teach the history and culture of a long period belonging to our past to future generations with the help of this writing. With this thought, it is aimed to teach the general structure of Ottoman Turkish in our school, writing and reading with Ottoman Turkish and to teach Ottoman Turkish alphabet. Basic knowledge of Ottoman Turkish, writing rules and text studies are other works to be done in this curriculum.

Course Learning Outcomes

  1. S/he knows Ottoman Turkish which forms the 2nd period of the Western Turkish.
  2. S/he reads the Turkish alphabet of Arabic origin.
  3. S/he improves the ability to write the Turkish alphabet of Arabic origin.
  4. S/he translates the texts of Arabic origin from the Pre-Republican period to Turkish alphabet of Latin origin.
  5. S/he rewrites the text with the transcription alphabet in Ottoman Turkish.
  6. S/he reads printed texts about literature.
  7. S/he comprehends the structure of Persian completions.
  8. S/he reads documents and books about education in Ottoman Archives and libraries.
  9. S/he recognizes texts written in Ottoman Turkish.
  10. S/he recognizes the Ottoman works and the characteristics of these works.
  11. S/he knows the spelling of words and suffixes of Turkish origin.
  12. S/he writes Turkish with Ottoman letters.
  13. S/he transcribes Turkish texts with Arabic letters.

Core Area Distribution

(14) Teacher Training and Education Science%50 (22) Humanities%50

Teaching Methods

ExpressionQuestion-AnswerExercise and PracticePresentationGuided PracticeBrain Storming

Assessment & Evaluation

HomeworkOral ExamTesting (Essay / Tests: True-Falls, multiple-choice, short answer, matching)

ECTS / Workload

ActivityQuantityDuration (h)Total Workload
Course Duration (Including Exam Week)15230
Out of Class Study Period14228
Midterm111
Quiz000
Assignment5315
Practice000
Final111

Course Schedule

WeekSubjectPreparation
1Introduction: The history of the Ottoman Turkish, the letters and readings in the Ottoman Turkish alphabet, vowels and consonants, contiguous and non-contiguous letters.Study of the relevant pages from the book. (1. and 2. chapters). Also please read "elifba" article by Mustafa Kaçalin on İslam Ansiklopedisi.
2Writing and reading of the vowels (-A, -I) in Turkish. Reading and writing exercises.Read the given article: "Osmanlı Türkçesi": Mustafa ÖZKAN (DİA). Study of the relevant pages from the book.
3Writing and reading of the vowels (-o-ö-u-ü) in Turkish. Reading and writing exercises.Study of the relevant pages from the book. Read the given text.
4Characteristics of Turkish consonants. The writing and spelling of vowels in Arabic and Persian words. Letters that do not have sound proof in Turkish; "ayın" and "hemze". The words with "şedde", consonants of "Kaf-i Farisi" and "Genizsi n". Reading and writing exercises.Study of the relevant pages from the book. Read the given text.
5Writing of Turkish Articles: Plurals, Articles of Verbs and Nouns; Reading and writing exercises.Study of the relevant pages from the book. Read and write the given text.
6Writing of Turkish Articles: Gerunds, Infinitives and Adjectives; The numbers, Pronouns, Reading and writing exercises.Study of the relevant pages from the book. Read the given text.
7Writing of Turkish Articles: Attachments, Possessive suffixes, Writing of "Kapalı e", Writing the Article of Simple Past Tense, Writing the article of Simple Present Tense. Reading and writing exercises.Study of the relevant pages from the book. Read and write the given text.
8MidtermMidterm
9Writing the article of Simple Past Tense; Writing the article of Present Continuous Tense, Writing the article of Future Tense. Reading and writing exercises.Study of the relevant pages from the book. Read and write the given text.
10Transcription Alphabet, Translation Studies. To transfer Ottoman Turkish texts to contemporary Turkish.Study of the relevant pages from the book. Read the given text.
11Recognition of Arabic and Persian words, Persian completions, Prose reading exercises.Study of the relevant pages from the book. Read and write the given text.
12Some features in Arabic words Reading of historical texts.Study of the relevant pages from the book. Read the given text.
13The multitude in Persian words, To transfer Ottoman Turkish texts to today's Turkish language.Study of the relevant pages from the book. Read and write the given text.
14Conclusion and text readingStudy of the relevant pages from the book. Read the given text.
15Final examFinal exam
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