TDE850 Traces of Ancient Culture in Turkish Folk Culture II

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

Information

Unit INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES
TURKISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE (PhD)
Code TDE850
Name Traces of Ancient Culture in Turkish Folk Culture II
Term 2026-2027 Academic Year
Term Spring
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 give a perspective on Turkish folk culture and folk beliefs.

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 Gains information about beliefs about supernatural beings.
LO02 Learns beliefs about animals.
LO03 Gains information about beliefs about inanimate objects.
LO04 Evaluates folk beliefs comparatively.
LO05 Learns beliefs about the sky and astronomical events.
LO06 Learns the beliefs about sacrifice in Turkish folk culture.
LO07 Gains information about beliefs regarding sacred objects.
LO08 Gains information about today's folk beliefs.


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.
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. 3
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.
PLO14 Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı Evaluates the problems related to Turcology.
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 Beliefs about supernatural beings Source Reading Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap
2 Beliefs about animals Source Reading Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Tartışma
3 Beliefs about inanimate objects Source Reading Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap
4 Beliefs about the evil eye Source Reading Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
5 Beliefs about abundance and abundance Source Reading Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap
6 Beliefs about the sky and astronomical events Source Reading Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Tartışma
7 Eschatological beliefs: flood and apocalypse Source Reading Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap
8 Mid-Term Exam Repeating the topics explained from the sources Ölçme Yöntemleri:
Yazılı Sınav
9 Beliefs about dreams Source Reading Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap
10 Beliefs and practices regarding healing centers Source Reading Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap
11 Beliefs about sacrifice in Turkish folk culture Source Reading Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
12 Beliefs about sacred objects Source Reading Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap
13 Concept of magic and spells Source Reding Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap
14 Contemporary folk beliefs-1 Source Reading Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Soru-Cevap, Anlatım, Tartışma
15 Contemporary folk beliefs-2 Source Reading Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Soru-Cevap, Anlatım, Tartışma
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 03:45