Turkish Language and Literature

Undergraduate Curriculum:

Departmental Required Courses

 

Course Code	Course Name	Credit	AKTS
TDE 111	Ottoman Turkish I	3 Credits	AKTS: 6
In this course, the Ottoman Turkish alphabet will be taught, and reading and writing printed texts will be practiced, while Turkish grammatical rules in Ottoman Turkish will be reinforced through applications.
TDE 112	Ottoman Turkish II	3 Credits	AKTS: 6
In this course, Arabic and Persian grammatical rules in Ottoman Turkish will be taught and demonstrated through practical applications on texts. Studies will be conducted to enhance Arabic and Persian vocabulary. In particular, Ottoman texts from the 18th and 19th centuries will be read.
TDE 121	Modern Turkish I	3 Credits	AKTS: 6
In this course, students will learn topics such as the sounds and phonological processes of Turkish as used in Türkiye, as well as its phonetic and morphological features.
TDE 122	Modern Turkish II	3 Credits	AKTS: 6
In this course, the morphological features of verb derivational suffixes, voice, auxiliary verbs, and tense, aspect, and mood markers in Turkish as used in Türkiye will be taught; in addition, the syntactic features of Turkish will be examined in detail.
TDE 131	Introduction to Literature	3 Credits	AKTS: 6
In this course, students will learn the definition and aims of literature, as well as the views of authors and critics on these issues.
TDE 132	History of the Turkish Language	3 Credits	AKTS: 6
In this course, the periodization and naming of stages in the history of written Turkish, theories regarding its language family, and the processes that gave rise to the present distribution of the Turkic language family will be examined, along with leading figures and their works.
TDE 143	Contemporary Turkish Literature 1 (Poetry)	3 Credits	AKTS: 6
In this course, poets who produced works after 1960 and their poems will be examined.
TDE 144	Contemporary Turkish Literature II (Novel - Story)	3 Credits	AKTS: 6
In this course, figures, works, movements, communities, and groups in contemporary Turkish literature will be introduced. Turkish novels and short stories written since the 1960s will be examined from a socio-historical perspective.
TDE 151	Research and Writing Techniques	2 Credits	AKTS: 4
In this course, scientific research techniques and the use of scientific literature will be explained through practical examples.
TDE 211	Ottoman Turkish III	3 Credits	AKTS: 6
In this course, language and stylistic analyses will be conducted on texts of various genres written in Ottoman Turkish, and the literary characteristics of these text types will be examined.
TDE 212	Ottoman Turkish IV	3 Credits	AKTS: 6
In this course, language and stylistic analyses will be conducted on texts of various genres written in Ottoman Turkish, and the literary characteristics of these text types will be examined; manuscript texts will be read predominantly.
TDE 221	Historical Turkish Dialects I (Orhun-Uighur)	3 Credits	AKTS: 6
In this course, the phonological, morphological, and syntactic features of Göktürk and Uighur Turkish will be examined, and reading, transcription, comprehension, and grammatical analyses will be conducted on texts written during the Old Turkic Khaganate and the Uighur State periods.
TDE 222	Historical Turkish Dialects II (Karakhanid)	3 Credits	AKTS: 6
In this course, the phonological, morphological, and syntactic features of Karakhanid Turkish—the earliest of the Islamic-period Turkic languages—will be examined, and reading, transcription, comprehension, and grammatical analyses will be conducted on texts representing this period.
TDE 223	Republican Period Turkish Literature I (Poetry)	3 Credits	AKTS: 6
In this course, poets, works, movements, communities, and groups in Turkish literature of the Republican Period will be introduced; the poetry of this period will be examined in relation to social and political developments.
TDE 224	Republican Period Turkish Literature II (Novel-Story)	3 Credits	AKTS: 6
In this course, figures, works, movements, communities, and groups in Turkish literature of the Republican Period will be introduced; the novels and short stories of this period will be examined in relation to social and political developments.
TDE 243	Introduction to Classical Turkish Literature	3 Credits	AKTS: 6
In this course, literary genres produced within Turkish and Islamic literatures—such as sagu, koşuk, türkü, mani, ilahi, devriye, tezkire, şehrengiz, seyahatname, and surname—as well as poetic and prose forms will be introduced together with their conditions in the cultural geographies in which they originated and were sustained; the relationships among them will be evaluated in broad outline within a historical framework.
TDE 378	Turkish Folk Literature I	3 Credits	AKTS: 6
TDE 379	Turkish Folk Literature II	3 Credits	AKTS: 6
TDE 313	Classical Literary Studies I (13th - 15th century)	3 Credits	AKTS: 6
In this course, major works produced in Turkish literary history from the 13th to the 15th centuries will be examined, and the cultural contexts in which these works were written will be introduced, with their positions within literary history evaluated.
TDE 314	Classical Literary Studies II (16th century)	3 Credits	AKTS: 6
In this course, major works produced in Turkish literary history in the 16th century will be examined, and the cultural contexts in which these works were written will be introduced, with their positions within literary history evaluated.
TDE 321	Historical Turkish Dialects III (Khwarezm -Chagatai)	3 Credits	AKTS: 6
In this course, the linguistic features of Khwarezm and Chagatai Turkish will be examined, and reading, transcription, and comprehension studies will be conducted on texts written in these varieties.
TDE 322	Historical Turkish Dialects IV  (Old Anatolian Turkish)	3 Credits	AKTS: 6
In this course, the position and development of Old Anatolian Turkish among historical Turkic languages will be examined, and the linguistic features of the earliest Turkish works in Anatolia will be analyzed in terms of phonology, morphology, and syntax. Reading, transcription, and comprehension studies will be conducted on various manuscript texts from the period.
TDE 323	National Literature I (Poetry)	3 Credits	AKTS: 6
In this course, the historical and social events, institutions, intellectual movements, representative figures of the National Literature period, and their works will be introduced; selected poems from these works will be analyzed.
TDE 324	National Literature II (Novel- Story)	3 Credits	AKTS: 6
In this course, the historical and social events, institutions, intellectual movements, representative figures of the National Literature period, and their works will be introduced; textual analyses will be conducted on selected examples from these works.
TDE  386	Professional English I	3 Credits	AKTS: 6
In this course, students’ English reading and writing skills necessary for an academic or artistic career in literature, linguistics, and/or education will be developed.
TDE  387	Professional English II	3 Credits	AKTS: 6
In this course, students will practice linking ideas through fluent transitions, writing effective supporting and concluding paragraphs based on appropriate citations, and transforming a written work into an effective presentation.
TDE 413	19th Century Turkish Literature (Poetry)	2 Credits	AKTS: 4
In this course, the historical and social events, institutions, intellectual movements, representative figures, and their poems in the Servet-i Fünûn, Fecr-i Âti, and Tanzimat periods—considered as interconnected literary periods—will be introduced; poetic analyses will be conducted on these works.
TDE 414	19th Century Turkish Literature II (Novel- Story)	2 Credits	AKTS: 4
In this course, the development of the short story and novel from the 19th to the 20th century will be examined. In addition, the characteristics of these genres and their development within Turkish literature will be addressed and compared with Western literature.
TDE 415	Turkish Sufi Literature	3 Credits	AKTS: 6
In this course, Sufi literature will be examined within the framework of the emergence and spread of Sufism in the Islamic world, the formation of Sufi orders, and their influence on Turkish culture. Emphasis will be placed on style, form, themes, as well as Sufi symbols and motifs. In addition to menakıbname and velâyetname texts, examples from poets such as Ahmed Yesevi, Sultan Veled, Yunus Emre, Kaygusuz Abdal, Nesimi, and Eşrefoğlu Rumi will be analyzed.
TDE 423	Classical Literary Studies III (17th century)	3 Credits	AKTS: 6
In this course, major works produced in Turkish literary history in the 17th century will be examined, and the cultural contexts in which these works were written will be introduced, with their positions within literary history evaluated.
TDE 424	Classical Literary Studies IV (18-19th centuries)	3 Credits	AKTS: 6
In this course, texts from the 18th and 19th centuries will be emphasized; by evaluating examples from earlier centuries, students will be provided with the opportunity to make stylistic comparisons with works produced in these periods.
TDE 436	Graduation Thesis Seminar	3 Credits	AKTS: 6
In this course, students’ graduation theses written in their areas of interest will be evaluated under the supervision of the relevant instructor.

 

Elective Courses

Course Implementation Principles:

1. Free Elective Courses may be selected from the department, the faculty, or elsewhere within the University.
2. University Elective Courses must be selected from outside the Faculty.
3. Faculty Elective Courses may be selected from other departments within the Faculty.
4. For TDE 436 Graduation Thesis Seminar, multiple sections are offered in accordance with the number of faculty members in the department.

Departmental Elective Courses

TDE 271 Folklore

This course focuses on conducting research and interpreting research findings on fundamental aspects of folklore, including folk traditions and customs, music, cuisine, clothing, and related cultural practices.

TDE 280 Syntax of Turkish

This course introduces the syntax of Turkish through selected examples from literary works. It examines word groups, sentence structure, functions and organization, semantic features related to sentence structure, and the ways in which sentences are connected, enabling students to understand the principles of Turkish syntax.

TDE 285 Turkish Folk Literature I

This course examines genres of Turkish folk literature, including epics, folk tales, fairy tales, riddles, proverbs, and idiomatic expressions, within the traditions of storytelling, meddah (public storytelling), moral instruction, and humor. Students will analyze selected examples from Turkish epics, the Book of Dede Korkut, folk romances, legends, fairy tales, Nasreddin Hodja anecdotes, Karagöz shadow plays, riddles, proverbs, and idioms.

TDE 286 Turkish Folk Literature II

This course examines the genres, stylistic features, and themes of Turkish folk poetry within the tradition of the âşık (minstrel). Emphasis is placed on the close relationship between music and folk literature and the tradition of oral culture through the analysis of representative poems composed by minstrel poets over the centuries.

TDE 287 World Literature I

This course introduces German, English, American, Indian, Persian, and Arabic literatures through their major authors, literary periods, movements, and representative works.

TDE 288 World Literature II

This course introduces Russian, French, Italian, and Spanish literatures through their major authors, literary periods, movements, and representative works.

TDE 289 Literary Adaptations in Cinema

This course aims to familiarize students with the differences between novel and screenplay writing, with particular emphasis on films adapted from literary works. By examining literary adaptations, students gain an understanding of the relationship between literature and cinema. Upon completion of the course, students will be able to analyze how literary works—including novels, short stories, and mesnevis—are transformed into screenplays and develop their interpretive skills.

TDE 290 Critical Film Studies

This course aims to develop students' ability to approach cinema—one of the most influential media and art forms of the modern era—from a critical perspective. Rather than viewing films solely as entertainment, students will learn to interpret them as thematic texts. Through the analysis of films from different periods and genres, the course fosters critical thinking. By the end of the course, students will gain an understanding of film theory, filmmaking processes, film language and form, methods of visual content analysis, and approaches to the critical interpretation of films.

TDE 291 Advertising Literacy

This course aims to develop students' critical awareness of advertising as one of the most influential forms of contemporary communication. Rather than treating advertisements merely as promotional tools, the course approaches them as texts that can be interpreted and analyzed. By the end of the course, students will be able to identify and analyze the underlying messages conveyed by advertisements, evaluate the meanings they construct for target audiences, and develop greater awareness of their potential persuasive effects.

TDE 292 Creative Writing I

As an introduction to creative writing, this course covers writing strategies such as idea generation and development, outlining, drafting, organization, and revision. Students are introduced to and practice a variety of fictional and non-fictional genres, with particular emphasis on memoirs, familiar essays, anecdotes, and reflective essays, which are generally more accessible to beginning writers.

TDE 293 Creative Writing II

This course examines narrative techniques in creative writing. Through the analysis of successful literary works and practical writing exercises, students learn to develop original and effective plots, settings, points of view, narrators, characterization, and style in their own short stories and novels.

TDE 303 Children's Literature

This course introduces the significance, history, and major genres of children's and young adult literature. Representative works in these fields are examined and analyzed.

TDE 306 Fairy Tale and Storytelling

This course examines fairy tales and stories with particular emphasis on their role in cultural transmission. Texts are analyzed in relation to storytelling techniques and activities that foster imagination.

TDE 308 Teaching Turkish as a Foreign Language

This course introduces the fundamental concepts of teaching Turkish as a foreign language, including approaches, methods, and techniques, language teaching skills, instructor competencies, and principles of assessment and evaluation.

TDE 310 Syntax

This course introduces the analytical tools required for the syntactic analysis of natural languages. Syntactic theories such as X-Bar Theory, Case Theory, Control Theory, Government Theory, Binding Theory, and Movement Theory are examined, and students apply these theories to the analysis of linguistic phenomena in Turkish.

TDE 315 Introduction to Linguistics

This course provides an overview of the historical development of linguistics and the major schools of linguistic thought. It also examines the differences between modern linguistics and traditional grammar.

TDE 317 Classical Text Readings I

This course focuses on reading classical Ottoman literary texts from different centuries and evaluating them in terms of the stylistic characteristics of the periods in which they were produced.

TDE 331 Kazakh Turkish I

This course examines the history of the Kazakh people, the regions they inhabit, prominent literary figures and their works, and the grammatical features of Kazakh Turkish. Students develop language skills through written, visual, and audio materials, as well as translation and comprehension exercises.

TDE 332 Kazakh Turkish II

This course examines major figures in Kazakh literature and their works, together with the grammatical features of Kazakh Turkish. Students further develop language proficiency through written, visual, and audio materials, as well as translation and comprehension exercises.

TDE 361 Prose in Classical Turkish Literature I

This course provides practical and analytical study of the linguistic, lexical, and phrasal characteristics of the period through epic, religious, and historical prose texts produced up to the sixteenth century.

TDE 362 Prose in Classical Turkish Literature II

This course offers practical, theoretical, and analytical study of the linguistic, lexical, and phrasal characteristics of the period through religious prose texts—including Sufi works, siyer, kısas al-anbiyāʾ, and menâkıbnâme—as well as epic and historical prose texts such as gazavatname, Selçukname, and tezkire, produced up to the mid-nineteenth century.

TDE 365 Literary Movements

This course introduces major literary movements in Turkish and world literature, including the Enlightenment, Romanticism, and Realism, through representative texts. Students conduct research on a selected literary movement by examining works produced in different countries and/or historical periods that exhibit its defining characteristics.

TDE 371 Dramatic Writing

This course examines the content, structure, language, and techniques of dramatic writing through genres such as synopses, screenplays, treatments, stage plays, radio plays, and advertising copy, together with representative examples.

TDE 372 Creative Writing

This course explores the language, content, structure, and techniques of poetry, short stories, novels, essays, literary criticism, fairy tales, and other narrative forms through representative texts and practical writing exercises.

TDE 373 Turkish Language Studies

This course examines the historical development of the Turkish language in relation to its interaction with dialects and other languages. Topics include the classification of Turkic languages, the history of Turkology, its place within Altaic studies, major centers of Turkological research, the nature of scholarly studies in the field, and the various alphabets historically used for Turkic languages.

TDE 374 Methods of Critical Text Editing

This course introduces the principles of scholarly text editing by addressing questions such as the nature of manuscript copies, manuscript description, the preparation of critical editions, and the establishment of authoritative texts. Practical exercises are conducted using sample manuscripts.

TDE 375 Literary Theory

This course is designed to provide a comprehensive theoretical foundation for literary criticism. Following an overview of the history of Western literature, literary movements, major genres, and key literary terms, it examines modern literary and critical theories, including formalist, structuralist, Marxist, psychoanalytic, and post-structuralist approaches.

TDE 376 Contemporary Issues in the Turkish Language

This course examines major contemporary issues in Turkish, including current problems in Turkish grammar and lexicography, the adequacy of the alphabet, debates on the creation of new words and terminology, the presence of loanwords, and the impact of the internet and technological developments on the Turkish language. Current research and scholarly discussions on these topics are also addressed.

TDE 377 Comparative Studies of Historical Turkish Texts

This course introduces texts written in Orkhon, Yenisei, Uighur, Karakhanid, Khwarezm, Mamluk Kipchak, Chagatai, Crimean Armenian Kipchak, Old Anatolian Turkish, and Ottoman Turkish, dating from the eighth to the twentieth centuries. These texts are examined through comparative analyses of phonology, morphology, syntax, and semantics, with emphasis on the major stages in the historical development of the Turkish language.

TDE 383 Cultural Economics and Management

This course examines the development, fundamental concepts, and analytical approaches of cultural economics. Drawing on national and international data, it explores selected topics such as the relationship between culture and the economy, consumer culture, cultural economic policies, cultural management, cultural industries, media economics, the film industry, intellectual property and copyright, branded cities, cultural tourism, fashion, the music industry, museology, the art market, television series exports, cultural economic statistics, cultural competitiveness, the virtual and digital cultural economy, content industries, literature–tourism collaboration, the culinary sector, publishing, and the creative industries.

TDE 384 Diction

This course develops students' skills in the correct pronunciation of Turkish, articulation of sounds and words, stress and intonation, diaphragmatic breathing, effective voice production, liaison (ulama), oral realization of punctuation, poetry recitation, and oral interpretation of texts.

TDE 415 Turkish Sufi Literature

This course examines Sufi literature within the framework of the emergence and spread of Sufism in the Islamic world, the formation of Sufi orders, and their influence on Turkish culture. Emphasis is placed on style, form, themes, as well as Sufi symbols and motifs. In addition to menâkıbnâme and velâyetnâme texts, works by poets such as Ahmed Yesevi, Sultan Veled, Yunus Emre, Kaygusuz Abdal, Nesimi, and Eşrefoğlu Rumi are analyzed.

TDE 416 Classical Arabic

This course introduces the fundamental phonological, morphological, syntactic, and lexical features of Classical Arabic necessary for understanding the Arabic elements found in texts of Turkish language and literature and for interpreting these works more accurately.

TDE 417 Classical Persian

This course introduces the fundamental phonological, morphological, syntactic, and lexical features of Classical Persian necessary for understanding the Persian elements found in texts of Turkish language and literature and for interpreting these works more accurately.

TDE 302 Applied Linguistics

This course examines topics such as speaking, listening, second-language reading and writing, second-language acquisition, learning and teaching, bilingualism, multilingualism, the sources of language change, discourse analysis, research methodologies, language policy and planning, style, translation, and interpretation.

TDE 301 Semantics

This course introduces the tools required for basic semantic analysis. It focuses on topics such as the distinction between reference and meaning, the nature of linguistic meaning, the semantic properties of proper and common nouns, and the set-theoretical representation of conjunctions and quantifiers.

TDE 451 Anatolian and Rumelian Dialects

This course introduces the fundamentals of dialectology and reviews selected studies on the dialects of Anatolia and Rumelia. These dialects are examined through both diachronic and synchronic comparisons with other Turkic varieties.

TDE 452 Styles in Classical Turkish Literature

This course examines representative examples of modes of expression, literary styles, and literary movements that developed in Turkish literature from the fourteenth to the nineteenth century.

TDE 453 Texts in Old Anatolian Turkish

This course focuses on prose and verse texts written in Old Anatolian Turkish. Practical analyses of the texts emphasize phonology, morphology, and syntax.

TDE 454 Studies in Dialectology

This course examines the definition of dialectology, the history of dialectological research in Türkiye and worldwide, the characteristics and methodologies of dialect studies, the Compilation Dictionary (Derleme Sözlüğü) and scholarly perspectives on it, archaic features preserved in the dialects of Anatolia and Rumelia, and the development of dialectological studies from the Ottoman period to the present.

TDE 455 Kipchak Group Turkic Languages

This course examines the identity and history of the Kipchaks, the emergence of Kipchak as a written language and the conditions surrounding this transition, mixed-language texts, and the characteristic features of Turkic and non-Turkic languages that interacted with Kipchak Turkish. Students also undertake guided text-reading exercises.

TDE 456 Oghuz Group Turkic Languages

This course examines the identity and history of the Oghuz Turks, the emergence of Oghuz Turkish as a written language and the conditions surrounding this transition, mixed-language texts, and the characteristic features of Turkish, Turkmen, Azerbaijani, and Gagauz, together with the Turkic and non-Turkic languages that interacted with Oghuz Turkish. Students also undertake guided text-reading exercises.

TDE 357 Comparative Grammar of Contemporary Turkic Languages

This course examines the formation and historical development of the Turkic languages in broad outline. It reviews major classification proposals based on various criteria and provides comparative analyses of the phonology, morphology, syntax, and semantics of the contemporary Turkic languages.

TDE 458 Language Policies in Countries Where Turkic Languages Are Spoken

This course examines the geographical distribution of the written and spoken varieties of the Turkic language family, the number of their speakers, language policies concerning these languages, and the challenges they face. It also addresses the place of the Turkic languages among the world's languages, language contact among Turkic varieties, and endangered Turkic languages.

TDE 363 Research Methods in Turkish Literature

This course introduces the principles of scholarly research in Turkish literature. It examines the preparation of academic papers and theses and evaluates genres such as book reviews, review articles, and scholarly articles through representative examples.

TDE 464 Poetry in Classical Turkish Literature

This course examines the emergence and development of Turkish poetry from the earliest periods to the second half of the nineteenth century, when the final examples of Classical Turkish Literature were produced. Representative texts from different periods are interpreted with particular emphasis on stylistic development.

TDE 465 Prose in Classical Turkish Literature

This course examines the emergence and development of Turkish prose from the earliest periods to the second half of the nineteenth century through representative texts selected from different historical periods, with particular emphasis on stylistic development.

TDE 466 Biographical Dictionaries of Poets

This course examines şair tezkiresi (biographical dictionaries of poets), the most prominent prose genre of Ottoman Divan literature, through comparative study of representative texts from different centuries. Particular attention is given to their value as sources for the cultural and artistic life of their periods.

TDE 467 Ottoman Cultural and Intellectual History

This course evaluates materials that illuminate the social and cultural life of the Ottoman period through the study of literary genres and representative texts from Ottoman Divan literature.

TDE 468 Comparative Classical Literature

This course comparatively examines texts from Classical Turkish literature alongside representative works of Classical Arabic and Persian literature.

TDE 471 Advice, Ethics, and Political Literature in Turkish Literature

This course examines works belonging to the traditions of advice literature (nasihat), ethical literature, and political treatises in Turkish literature. Particular emphasis is placed on their stylistic features and their contributions to literary and intellectual history.

TDE 472 Historiography of Turkish Literature

This course examines the history and major issues of literary historiography in Türkiye. It introduces the origins of literary history writing in both the West and Türkiye and discusses its relationship with history, literary criticism, and literary theory. The course also examines methodological approaches to literary historiography, including the contributions of Brunetière, H. Taine, Lanson, and René Wellek, together with their influence on Turkish scholarship. Various approaches to periodizing Turkish literature are evaluated, and the literary histories of Ziya Paşa, Şehabettin Süleyman, Faik Reşat, Fuat Köprülü, İsmail Habib, İsmail Hikmet, Agâh Sırrı Levend, Nihad Sami Banarlı, Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar, and Vasfi Mahir Kocatürk are examined.

TDE 473 Editing

This course provides theoretical and practical training in the editing of scholarly and literary texts, including the editorial processes of academic and literary journals, edited volumes, and publishing houses. Guest experts are invited to share their professional experience.

TDE 368 Literary Criticism

This course examines how literary works are read and interpreted, the methods and techniques of reading, the concept of criticism, and the significance of literary criticism. It traces the development of literary criticism from the şuara tezkiresi, the earliest examples of criticism in Turkish literature, to modern critical approaches. Topics include the discovery of literary value, the relationship between criticism and literary historiography, the connection between literary theory and criticism, the search for objectivity in criticism, and the major Turkish literary critics from the Tanzimat period to the present.

TDE 369 Intellectual Movements in Turkish Literature

This course examines how intellectual movements have shaped literary production. It explores the relationship between literature, art, thought, and culture, considering how writers reflect and sometimes promote new intellectual currents. Particular emphasis is placed on Turkish literature during the Westernization period, including changing conceptions of humanity, society, history, philosophy, and science, as well as differing responses to Western thought. The course traces these developments through writers and thinkers ranging from Namık Kemal and Ahmet Mithat to Yahya Kemal, Peyami Safa, Cemil Meriç, the Kadro movement, and Kemal Tahir.

TDE 476 Styles in Turkish Literature

This course examines literary style as the author's distinctive mode of thinking and representing individuals, society, and the world. Through close reading of literary texts, it explores the expression of ideas in writing, textual flow, individual language use, narrative structure, and the creation of aesthetic effect.

TDE 478 Literary Journals in Turkish Literature

This course examines the role of literary journals in shaping intellectual and literary movements in Turkish literature. Beginning with Servet-i Fünûn, it studies influential journals such as Malûmat, Sıratımüstakim–Sebilürreşad, Genç Kalemler, Dergâh, Hayat, Türk Yurdu, Yeni Mecmua, Kadro, Ülkü, Varlık, Büyük Doğu, İstanbul, Hisar, Diriliş, Yeni Dergi, and Papirüs.

TDE 305 Essays, Letters, Memoirs, Reportage, and Drama in Turkish Literature

This course examines essays, letters, memoirs, reportage, and drama in Turkish literature, with particular emphasis on genres that developed after the Tanzimat period. Representative works are studied, ranging from the letters of Namık Kemal and the memoirs of Abdülhak Hamid to the letters and memoirs of Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar, Mehmet Kaplan, and Orhan Okay, as well as the literary reportage collected in Ruşen Eşref's Diyorlar ki.

TDE 484 Folklore of the Turkic World

This course examines the folk literature, traditions, and customs of contemporary Turkic peoples, together with folkloric research conducted since Mahmud al-Kashgari. It focuses on shared folkloric traditions such as Nasreddin Hodja, Köroğlu, Dede Korkut, and Manas, as well as similarities and differences among epics, proverbs, folktales, and legends throughout the Turkic world.

TDE 487 Screenwriting and Practice

This course develops students' ability to construct the dramatic structure of a screenplay, analyze narrative problems, and organize plot, time, and setting. Through practical exercises in storytelling techniques, students learn how dramatic structure is developed in screenwriting. By the end of the course, students write their own original screenplays while enhancing their writing skills, visual thinking, and ability to evaluate the screenplay and screenwriter of a film.

TDE 389 Persian I

This course provides an introductory knowledge of Persian. It covers the Persian alphabet, basic vocabulary, commonly used verbs and their conjugations, and the structure of simple sentences. One hour each week is devoted to speaking practice to enable students to construct simple sentences.

TDE 390 Persian II

As a continuation of Persian I, this course enables students with a basic knowledge of Persian to develop a more advanced understanding of grammar and speaking skills.

TDE 304 Criticism and Essays in Turkish Literature (Credits: 3, ECTS: 6)

This course examines the genres of literary criticism and the essay, both of which have flourished in Turkish literature since the Tanzimat period. It focuses on representative works that have contributed to the rich tradition of literary criticism and essay writing.

TDE 307 Letters and Memoirs in Turkish Literature (Credits: 3, ECTS: 6)

This course examines the genres of letters and memoirs in Turkish literature, which have developed significantly since the Tanzimat period. It focuses on correspondence between writers and their literary circles, as well as memoirs that provide valuable literary and historical insights.

TDE 309 Drama in Turkish Literature (Credits: 3, ECTS: 6)

This course examines the development of Western-style drama in Turkish literature from the Tanzimat period to the present. Alongside theoretical discussions of dramatic literature, it analyzes representative plays from different periods.