Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences · Turkish Language and Literature · Undergraduate
Course Objective
The aim of this course is to have knowledge about the ancient periods and manuscripts of Ottoman Turkish and to gain the ability to read manuscripts.
Course Content
Texts written in the Anatolian field are examined. These texts are; spelling, sound, structure and vocabulary. In addition, the situations that may be encountered in manuscripts are emphasized.
Required Resources
Develi, Hayati. (2012). Osmanlı Türkçesi Kılavuzu II. İstanbul: Kesit Yayınları.
Külekçi, Numan. (2011). Osmanlı Türkçesi. İstanbul: Sahhaflar Kitap Sarayı Yayınları.
Timurtaş, Faruk Kadri. (2017). Osmanlı Türkçesine Giriş 2. İstanbul: Alfa Basım Dağıtım.
Sami, Şemseddin. (2015). Kamus-ı Türki. İstanbul: Çağrı Yayınları.
Recommended Resources
Ak, Mahmut, Başar, Fahameddin. (2008). Osmanlı Türkçesi. İstanbul: Dünya Yayıncılık.
Timurtaş, Faruk Kadri. (1996). Osmanlı Türkçesi Metinleri. İstanbul: Alfa Basım Dağıtım.
Devellioğlu, Ferit. ( 2016). Osmanlıca-Türkçe Ansiklopedik Lûgat. İstanbul: Aydın Kitabevi.
Kanar, Mehmet. (2015). Farsça-Türkçe Sözlük. İstanbul: Say Yayınları.
Explanations
Ottoman Turkish course is learned with theory, but practice is essential. Practice the relevant section from Hayati Develi's Osmanlı Türkçesi Kılavuzu, which is shown in the list of resources after each lesson, and read the texts.
There are texts at the back of the book. Read these texts from the first week.
Lugate yiğitlik olmaz.
It is a valid expression for all languages, including Ottoman Turkish. Dictionary is an indispensable basis in text studies. For every word we do not know, we should look up the dictionary without being lazy. For words we know we should look up twice. Our minds deceive us.
Course Learning Outcomes
- S/he knows the historical periods of Ottoman Turkish.
- S/he reads texts of the 13th-18th century period
- S/he knows the dictionaries s/he needs to use when reading texts.
- S/he knows the characteristics of ancient Anatolian Turkish texts.
- S/he reads manuscripts.
- S/he knows orthographic features of manuscripts.
Core Area Distribution
Teaching Methods
Assessment & Evaluation
ECTS / Workload
| Activity | Quantity | Duration (h) | Total Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (Including Exam Week) | 15 | 2 | 30 |
| Out of Class Study Period | 15 | 2 | 30 |
| Midterm | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Quiz | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Assignment | 1 | 9 | 9 |
| Practice | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Final | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Course Schedule
| Week | Subject | Preparation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction | Introduction |
| 2 | Historical periods of Ottoman Turkish | Coursebook, Lesson 2, p.17-24 |
| 3 | Text studies | Hayati Develi, Osmanlı Türkçesi Kılavuzu II |
| 4 | Text studies | Hayati Develi, Osmanlı Türkçesi Kılavuzu II |
| 5 | Basics of spelling of Turkish with Arabic letters | Manuscript reviews |
| 6 | Reference resources for reading historical texts | tdk.gov.tr |
| 7 | Text studies | Turkish manuscripts |
| 8 | Ara sınav | Midterm |
| 9 | Old Anatolian Turkish period spelling features | Turkish manuscripts |
| 10 | Text studies | Turkish manuscripts |
| 11 | Letter and spelling features seen in manuscripts | Turkish manuscripts |
| 12 | Text studies | Turkish manuscripts |
| 13 | General features of 16th century orthography | Turkish manuscripts |
| 14 | Using of Persian noun phrases | Principles to be considered in the publication of texts |
| 15 | Conclusion | All lectures |
| 16 | .Final exam | All lectures. |