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Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course Unit	Year of Study	Semester	Number of ECTS Credits
9201335332021			1	1	6,00

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Yüksek Lisans

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Language of Instruction

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Objectives of the Course

Main objective of this course is to ensure that for the students to explain the appearance of Turks in the Near East region and to analyze their activities in the history of the region during the later long historical period.

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Name of Lecturer(s)

Prof. Dr. Cüneyt KANAT

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Learning Outcomes

1	To be able to summarize the entry of the Turks into the geography of the Near East (PO: 1, 6, 7, 9)
2	To be able to analyze the existence process of the Turks in the Near East (PO: 1, 3, 6, 7, 8)
3	To To be able to evaluate the relations of the Turks with the various political elements in the Near East region (PO: 1, 3, 4, 7, 8)
4	To be able to evaluate the contributions of the Turks to the history of the Near East region (PO: 6, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8)

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Mode of Delivery

Face to Face

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Prerequisities and Co-Requisities

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Recommended Optional Programme Components

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Content of the Course

The Basics of Near East Turkish History I

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Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Subjects (Theoretical)	Teaching Methods	Preparatory
1	Introduction to topic and determination of general framework	Introduction to the course
2	The concept of the Near East and its political meaning	Reading, explanation and discussion
3	Geography of the Near East and its features	Reading, explanation and discussion
4	Factors that make Turks come to the Near East geography	Reading, explanation and discussion
5	Political structure of Near East geography during Turks' arrival	Reading, explanation and discussion
6	First contacts and conclusions	Reading, explanation and discussion
7	The process of the Turks becoming one of the essential elements of the Near East and its consequences	Reading, explanation and discussion
8	Relations of the Turks with the Near East until Abbasids	Reading, explanation and discussion
9	Midterm exam
10	The role of the Abbasids in the arrival of the Turks to the Near East	Reading, explanation and discussion
11	Elements that enable Turks to form political structures in the Near East	Reading, explanation and discussion
12	Turkish presence in the Near East until the Seljuks	Reading, explanation and discussion
13	The foundation of the Seljuk State and its meaning in terms of the Near East Turkish History	Reading, explanation and discussion
14	Political effects and heritage of Seljuk State in the Near East Turkish History	Reading, explanation and discussion
15	Evaluation of the political activities of Seljuk State and Atabeyliks as a whole	Reading, explanation and discussion
16	Final exam.

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Text Book / Material / Recommended Resources

1. İbrahim Kafesoğlu, Türk Milli Kültürü 2. Zeki Velidi Togan, Umumi Türk Tarihine Giriş 3. Hakkı Dursun Yıldız, İslamiyet ve Türkler 4. Erdoğan Merçil, Müslüman Türk Devletleri Tarihi 5. V. Barthold, İslam Medeniyeti Tarihi

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Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

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Assessment Methods and Criteria

Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
Midterm Examination	1	100
Total		100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
Final Examination	1	100
Total		100
Term (or Year) Learning Activities		40
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities		60

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Work Pacement(s)

None

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Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Attending Lectures	14	3	42
Discussion	14	3	42
Individual Study for Mid term Examination	1	10	10
Individual Study for Final Examination	1	10	10
Reading	14	5	70
Total Work Load (hours)			174

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Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

	PO 1	PO 2	PO 3	PO 4	PO 5	PO 6	PO 7	PO 8	PO 9	PO 10	PO 11	PO 12	PO 13
LO 1	5					5	5		5
LO 2	5		5			5	5	5
LO 3	5		5	5			5	5
LO 4			5	5		5	5	5