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MIM 514 - Turkish and Islamic Art

Graduate Education Institute · Architecture · Master

ECTS: 7.5 T+P+L: 3+0+0 Departmental Elective
Coordinator: Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Mahsa HAKKI

Course Objective

The origins and development of Islamic architectural traditions in Turkey and beyond, the relationship with the environment and past cultures, and the problems of origin.

Course Content

The birth of Islamic architecture, the problems of origin, Islamic architecture in Turkey, Central Asia, India, China, Africa, Europe and the relations between this region arts and Islamic art. Each semester will focus on certain geographies and periods.

Required Resources

Can, Y. - Gün, R. (2005): Anahatlarıyla Türk İslam Sanatları ve Estetiği, Samsun: Din ve Bilim Kitapları.
Çam, N. (2000): İslamda Sanat Sanatta İslam, İstanbul: Akçağ Yayınları.

Recommended Resources

Aslanapa O. (1989): Türk Sanatı, İstanbul: Remzi Kitabevi.
Yetkin, S. K. (1954): İslam Sanatı Tarihi, Ankara: AÜ. İlahiyat Fakültesi Yayınları.

Explanations

midterm exam:%40

Final exam : %60

Rules

 
Attendance to the course is mandatory. 70% attendance is required.

Course Learning Outcomes

  1. To recognize different civilizations
  2. To learn about the birth, development and origins of Islamic architecture
  3. To understand the art of Islamic architecture in Turkey, Central Asia, India, China, Africa, Europe and the relations between this region arts and Islamic art

Core Area Distribution

(58) Architecture and Building%90

Teaching Methods

ExpressionQuestion-AnswerPresentation

Assessment & Evaluation

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

ECTS / Workload

ActivityQuantityDuration (h)Total Workload
Course Duration (Including Exam Week)15345
Out of Class Study Period15230
Midterm13535
Quiz000
Assignment13030
Practice000
Final15050

Course Schedule

WeekSubjectPreparation
1Meeting, speaking about how the subjects are processed, distribution of homework issues, and introduction of written sources related to the subjectreadings
2First Islamic architecture. Problems of origin in Umayyad period architecture, Byzantine-Islamic architecture-art associationsreadings
3Relations between Islamic architecture and art in Abbasi period with Central Asia-Iran region and Turksreadings
4Islamic architecture in India, Central Asian-Iran, indigenous Indian architectural associations, as a carrier of Islamic architecture, the Turks contributing to indigenous architecture in India. Discussing, discussing and criticizing homework issuesreadings
5Iranian Islamic architecture- Central Asia relations Discussing, discussing and criticizing homework issuesreadings
6The role of Syria in East-West relations and the relocation of Islamic architecture to Europereadings
7The role of the Crusades in the relocation of Islamic architecture to the westreadings
8midtermmidterm
9The origins of Islamic architecture in North Africa and the factors that influence its formation. Discussing, discussing and criticizing homework issuesreadings
10Islamic architecture in Europe, the effects extending from Andalusia-Italy to Europereadings
11Turkish-Islamic architecture in Anatolia, its origins, immigration regions, relations with local and environmental culturesreadings
12Contribution of Byzantine Istanbul to Ottoman Period Istanbul Architecture. Architects of Damascus who made Ayasofyayı-Discussion of Bizans-Ottoman relationsreadings
13The identity of the Ottoman administrative circle, the discussion of the contributions of Levantines, minorities and Western merchants and embassies, minority and European architects and craftsmen to Ottoman Westernization.readings
14Student presentationreadings
15Student presentationreadings
16Final examFinal exam