Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences · History · Undergraduate
Course Objective
To learn the Ottoman alphabet and to read and understand the basic texts written in this alphabet and to gain the ability to benefit 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 course programme.
Required Resources
Develi, H. (2019). Osmanlı Türkçesi Kılavuzu. İstanbul : Kesit Yayınları.
Devellioğlu, F. (2005). Osmanlıca-Türkçe Ansiklopedik Lugat. İstanbul: Aydın Kitabevi.
Şemsettin Sami. (2004). Kamus-ı Türki. İstanbul : Çağrı Yayınları.
Recommended Resources
Belviranlı, A. K. (2015). Osmanlıca İmla Lugati. İstanbul: Marifet Yayınları.
Belviranlı, A. K. (2017). Osmanlıca Metinler Rehberi. İstanbul: Beşir Kitabevi.
Dilçin, C. (2009). Yeni Tarama Sözlüğü. Ankara: TDK Yayınları. Redhouse, J. (1987).
A Turkish and English Lexicon. İstanbul. Şenödeyici, Ö. (2016).
Osmanlı Türkçesi Seçme Metinler. İstanbul: Kesit Yayınları.
Course Learning Outcomes
- S/he translates the texts of Arabic origin from the Pre-Republican period to Turkish alphabet of Latin origin.
- S/he rewrites the text with the transcription alphabet in Ottoman Turkish.
- S/he knows Ottoman Turkish which forms the 2nd period of the Western Turkish.
- S/he learns to read the Turkish alphabet of Arabic origin.
- S/he improves the ability to write the Turkish alphabet of Arabic origin.
- S/he reads printed texts about literature.
- S/he comprehends the structure of Persian completions.
- S/he recognizes texts written in Ottoman Turkish.
- S/he recognizes the Ottoman works and the characteristics of these works.
- S/he knows the spelling of words and suffixes of Turkish origin.
- S/he writes Turkish with Ottoman letters.
- S/he transcribes Turkish texts with Arabic letters.
- S/he reads documents and books about education in Ottoman Archives and libraries.
Core Area Distribution
Teaching Methods
Assessment & Evaluation
ECTS / Workload
| Activity | Quantity | Duration (h) | Total Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (Including Exam Week) | 16 | 4 | 64 |
| Out of Class Study Period | 15 | 2 | 30 |
| Midterm | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Quiz | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Assignment | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Practice | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Final | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Course Schedule
| Week | Subject | Preparation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction: 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) |
| 2 | Writing 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. |
| 3 | Writing 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. |
| 4 | Characteristics 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. |
| 5 | Writing 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. |
| 6 | Writing 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. |
| 7 | Writing 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. |
| 8 | Midterm | Midterm |
| 9 | Writing 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. |
| 10 | Transcription Alphabet, Translation Studies. To transfer Ottoman Turkish texts to contemporary Turkish. | Study of the relevant pages from the book. Read the given text. |
| 11 | Recognition of Arabic and Persian words, Persian completions, Prose reading exercises. | Study of the relevant pages from the book. Read and write the given text. |
| 12 | Some features in Arabic words Reading of historical texts. | Study of the relevant pages from the book. Read the given text. |
| 13 | The 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. |
| 14 | Conclusion and text reading | Study of the relevant pages from the book. Read the given text. |
| 15 | Final exam | Final exam |
| 16 | . | . |