TDE849 Traces of Ancient Culture in Turkish Folk Culture I

5 ECTS - 2-0 Duration (T+A)- . Semester- 2 National Credit

Information

Unit INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES
TURKISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE (PhD)
Code TDE849
Name Traces of Ancient Culture in Turkish Folk Culture I
Term 2026-2027 Academic Year
Term Fall
Duration (T+A) 2-0 (T-A) (17 Week)
ECTS 5 ECTS
National Credit 2 National Credit
Teaching Language Türkçe
Level Belirsiz
Type Normal
Mode of study Yüz Yüze Öğretim
Catalog Information Coordinator Doç. Dr. Esra TARHAN
Course Instructor
The current term course schedule has not been prepared yet.


Course Goal / Objective

The aim of this course is to make the development line of Turkish folk culture understandable.

Course Content

Examination of ancient Turkish culture, which has an important place in shaping Turkish folk culture, constitutes the content of this course.

Course Precondition

None

Resources

Sedat Veyis Örnek, 100 Soruda İlkellerde Din, Büyü, Sanat, Efsane, İstanbul 1988. Pertev Naili Boratav, 100 Soruda Türk Folkloru, İstanbul 1984.

Notes

Yaşar Kalafat, İslamiyet ve Türk Halk İnançları Türk Kültürlü Halklarda Halk İnançları, Ankara 2009.


Course Learning Outcomes

Order Course Learning Outcomes
LO01 Learns the concepts of belief and cult.
LO02 Gain knowledge about pre-Islamic belief systems.
LO03 Gains knowledge about Shamanism, a belief system.
LO04 Gains information about the cult of ancestors and the cult of trees.
LO05 Gain knowledge about the role and function of the system of ancient Turkish culture.
LO06 Gain knowledge about beliefs and practices related to transition periods.
LO07 Gains knowledge about the spirit, soul and the perception of the other world in Turks.
LO08 Gains knowledge about beliefs and practices related to nature.


Relation with Program Learning Outcome

Order Type Program Learning Outcomes Level
PLO01 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Comprehends the historical and contemporary materials of Turkish Language and Literature with the help of scientific methods and theoretical knowledge. 4
PLO02 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal List the importance of the basic concepts of Turcology.
PLO03 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Analyzes language and literature materials with comparative methods. 3
PLO04 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Study on literary texts with independent or group. 3
PLO05 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Reaches reference sources related to the field.
PLO06 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Understands the historical development process of Turkish Language and Literature.
PLO07 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal List the theoretical foundations of the relationship between literature, language and culture. 2
PLO08 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Evaluates old and new texts. 3
PLO09 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Gains intellectual accumulation related to the field. 3
PLO10 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Supports the development of Turkology.
PLO11 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Understands the place of Turkish Language and Literature among the world languages and literatures.
PLO12 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Gains a philological and linguistic view.
PLO13 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Uses scientific methods and philological information effectively in literary text analysis. 4
PLO14 Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı Evaluates the problems related to Turcology. 3
PLO15 Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği Gains communication skills on issues related to Turkology. 4
PLO16 Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği Analyzes the relationship between language, culture and literature.
PLO17 Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği Gains the ability to transfer the acquired knowledge and knowledge. 4
PLO18 Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği Makes scientific analyzes related to the field. 4


Week Plan

Week Topic Preparation Methods
1 Providing information about the purpose, scope and process of the course Source Reading Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
2 A General Overview of the Pre-Islamic Belief System Source Reading Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
3 Totemism and animism Source Reading Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
4 Shamanism Source Reading Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
5 Cult concept Source Reading Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap
6 Ancestor cult Source Reading Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Tartışma
7 Tree cult Source Reading Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap
8 Mid-Term Exam Repeating the topics explained from the sources Ölçme Yöntemleri:
Yazılı Sınav
9 Mountain cult Source Reading Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap
10 The role and function of the system of ancient Turkish culture Source Reading Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
11 Beliefs and practices regarding birth Source Reading Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım
12 Beliefs and practices regarding marriage Source Reading Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap
13 Beliefs and practices regarding death Source Reading Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
14 Perception of spirit, soul and the other world in Turks Source Reading Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap
15 Beliefs and practices related to nature Source Reading Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap
16 Term Exams Repeating the topics explained from the sources Ölçme Yöntemleri:
Yazılı Sınav
17 Term Exams Repeating the topics explained from the sources Ölçme Yöntemleri:
Yazılı Sınav


Student Workload - ECTS

Works Number Time (Hour) Workload (Hour)
Course Related Works
Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) 14 2 28
Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) 14 4 56
Assesment Related Works
Homeworks, Projects, Others 0 0 0
Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 10 10
Final Exam 1 20 20
Total Workload (Hour) 114
Total Workload / 25 (h) 4,56
ECTS 5 ECTS

Update Time: 24.04.2026 03:42