Curriculum
Undergraduate Curriculum for Students Starting the Department in the 2026 – 2027 Academic Year and After
FIRST YEAR
FALL SEMESTER
|
Course Code |
Course Name |
Credit |
AKTS |
|
Ottoman Turkish I |
3 |
6 |
|
|
Modern Turkish I |
3 |
6 |
|
|
Introduction to Literature |
3 |
6 |
|
|
Introduction to Information Technologies and Artificial Intelligence |
3 |
6 |
|
|
English I |
2 |
4 |
|
|
Total |
|
14 |
28 |
SPRING SEMESTER
|
Course Code |
Course Name |
Credit |
AKTS |
|
Ottoman Turkish II |
3 |
6 |
|
|
Modern Turkish II |
3 |
6 |
|
|
Contemporary Turkish Literature |
3 |
6 |
|
|
English II |
2 |
4 |
|
|
Introduction to Cooperative Education |
1 |
2 |
|
|
SSD 1 |
Unrestricted Elective |
3 |
6 |
|
Total |
|
15 |
30 |
SUMMER SEMESTER
|
Course Code |
Course Name |
Credit |
AKTS |
|
Ottoman Turkish Advanced Text Readings |
3 |
6 |
|
|
Historical Turkish Dialects I (Orhun-Uighur) |
3 |
6 |
|
|
Introduction to Classical Turkish Literature |
3 |
6 |
|
|
Research Methods and Academic Ethics |
3 |
6 |
|
|
Atatürk’s Principles and History of Turkish Revolution I |
2 |
2 |
|
|
English Writing Skills |
2 |
4 |
|
|
Total |
|
16 |
30 |
SECOND YEAR
FALL SEMESTER
|
Course Code |
Course Name |
Credit |
AKTS |
|
Historical Turkish Dialects II (Karakhanid) |
3 |
6 |
|
|
Republican Period Turkish Literature |
3 |
6 |
|
|
BSD 1 |
Departmental Elective |
3 |
6 |
|
Principles of Atatürk and History of Turkish Revolution II |
2 |
2 |
|
|
SSD 2 |
Unrestricted Elective |
3 |
6 |
|
Presentation Skills in English |
2 |
4 |
|
|
Total |
|
16 |
30 |
SPRING SEMESTER
|
Course Code |
Course Name |
Credit |
AKTS |
|
Classical Literary Studies I (13th - 15th century) |
3 |
6 |
|
|
Historical Turkish Dialects III (Khwarezm - Chagatai) |
3 |
6 |
|
|
Turkish Folk Literature I |
3 |
6 |
|
|
National Literature |
3 |
6 |
|
|
ÜSD 1 |
University Elective |
3 |
6 |
|
Second Foreign Language I |
3 |
5 |
|
|
Total |
|
18 |
35 |
SUMMER SEMESTER
|
Course Code |
Course Name |
Credit |
AKTS |
|
Cooperative Education I |
0 |
8 |
|
|
Total |
|
0 |
8 |
THIRD YEAR
FALL SEMESTER
|
Course Code |
Course Name |
Credit |
AKTS |
|
Classical Literary Studies II (16th century) |
3 |
6 |
|
|
Historical Turkish Dialects IV (Old Anatolian Turkish) |
3 |
6 |
|
|
Turkish Folk Literature II |
3 |
6 |
|
|
FSD 1 |
Faculty Elective |
3 |
6 |
|
Entrepreneurship and Leadership |
2 |
4 |
|
|
Second Foreign Language II |
3 |
5 |
|
|
Total |
|
17 |
33 |
SPRING SEMESTER
|
Course Code |
Course Name |
Credit |
AKTS |
|
Cooperative Education II |
0 |
8 |
|
|
Total |
|
0 |
8 |
SUMMER SEMESTER
|
Course Code |
Course Name |
Credit |
AKTS |
|
Classical Literary Studies III (17th century) |
3 |
6 |
|
|
19th Century Turkish Literature |
3 |
6 |
|
|
SSD 3 |
Unrestricted Elective |
3 |
6 |
|
SSD 4 |
Unrestricted Elective |
3 |
6 |
|
Second Foreign Language III |
3 |
5 |
|
|
Total |
|
15 |
29 |
FOURTH YEAR
FALL SEMESTER
|
Course Code |
Course Name |
Credit |
AKTS |
|
Cooperative Education III |
0 |
8 |
|
|
Total |
|
0 |
8 |
SPRING SEMESTER
|
Course Code |
Course Name |
Credit |
AKTS |
|
Classical Literary Studies IV (18-19th centuries) |
3 |
6 |
|
|
Graduation Thesis Seminar |
3 |
6 |
|
|
BSD 2 |
Departmental Elective |
3 |
6 |
|
SSD 5 |
Unrestricted Elective |
3 |
6 |
|
SSD 6 |
Unrestricted Elective |
3 |
6 |
|
Second Foreign Language IV |
3 |
5 |
|
|
Total |
|
18 |
35 |
|
GRAND TOTAL |
Credit |
AKTS |
Elective Courses
|
Course Code |
Course Name |
Credit |
AKTS |
|
TDE271 |
Folklore |
3 |
6 |
|
TDE280 |
Syntax of Turkish |
3 |
6 |
|
TDE287 |
World Literature I |
3 |
6 |
|
TDE289 |
Literary Adaptations in Cinema |
3 |
6 |
|
TDE301 |
Semantics |
3 |
6 |
|
TDE302 |
Applied Linguistics |
3 |
6 |
|
TDE306 |
Fairy Tale and Storytelling |
3 |
6 |
|
TDE308 |
Teaching Turkish as a Foreign Language |
3 |
6 |
|
TDE315 |
Introduction to Linguistics |
3 |
6 |
|
TDE316 |
Text Analysis |
3 |
6 |
|
TDE317 |
Classical Text Readings I |
3 |
6 |
|
TDE330 |
Minstrel Literature |
3 |
6 |
|
TDE372 |
Creative Writing |
3 |
6 |
|
TDE373 |
Turkish Language Studies |
3 |
6 |
|
TDE375 |
Literary Theory |
3 |
6 |
|
TDE376 |
Contemporary Issues in the Turkish Language |
3 |
6 |
|
TDE384 |
Diction |
3 |
6 |
|
TDE389 |
Persian I |
3 |
6 |
|
TDE395 |
Occupational English I |
2 |
4 |
|
TDE396 |
Occupational English II |
2 |
4 |
|
TDE404 |
Literature and Philosophy |
3 |
6 |
|
TDE415 |
Turkish Sufi Literature |
3 |
6 |
|
TDE463 |
Research and Method in Turkish Literature |
3 |
6 |
|
TDE478 |
Literary Journals in Turkish Literature |
3 |
6 |
Undergraduate Curriculum for Students Starting the Department Before the 2026 – 2027 Academic Year
FIRST YEAR
FALL SEMESTER
|
Course Code |
Course Title |
Credits |
ECTS |
|
Ottoman Turkish I |
3 |
6 |
|
|
Turkish Grammar I |
3 |
6 |
|
|
Introduction to Literature |
3 |
6 |
|
|
TDE 143 |
Modern Turkish Literature I (Poetry) |
3 |
6 |
|
Introduction to Information Technologies and Artificial Intelligence |
3 |
6 |
|
|
English I |
2 |
4 |
|
|
SSD 1 |
Unrestricted Elective |
3 |
6 |
|
Total Credits |
|
20 |
40 |
SPRING SEMESTER
|
Course Code |
Course Title |
Credits |
ECTS |
|
Ottoman Turkish II |
3 |
6 |
|
|
Turkish Grammar II |
3 |
6 |
|
|
TDE 132 |
Turkish Language History |
3 |
6 |
|
Modern Turkish Literature II (Fiction and Story) |
3 |
6 |
|
|
Research and Writing Techniques |
2 |
4 |
|
|
English II |
2 |
4 |
|
|
Introduction to Cooperative Education |
1 |
2 |
|
|
Total Credits |
|
17 |
34 |
SUMMER SEMESTER
|
Course Code |
Course Title |
Credits |
ECTS |
|
Ottoman Turkish III |
3 |
6 |
|
|
Historical Turkish Dialects I (Orkhun-Uyghur) |
3 |
6 |
|
|
TDE 223 |
Turkish Literature in Republican Period I (Poetry) |
3 |
6 |
|
Introduction to Classical Turkish Literature |
3 |
6 |
|
|
BSD 1 |
Departmental Elective |
3 |
6 |
|
Atatürk’s Principles and History of Turkish Revolution I |
2 |
2 |
|
|
English Writing Skills |
2 |
4 |
|
|
Total Credits |
|
19 |
36 |
SECOND YEAR
FALL SEMESTER
|
Course Code |
Course Title |
Credits |
ECTS |
|
Ottoman Turkish IV |
3 |
6 |
|
|
Historical Turkish Dialects II (Karakhanid) |
3 |
6 |
|
|
Turkish Literature in Republican Period II (Fiction and Story) |
3 |
6 |
|
|
BSD 2 |
Departmental Elective |
3 |
6 |
|
Principles of Atatürk and History of Turkish Revolution II |
2 |
2 |
|
|
Presentation Skills in English |
2 |
4 |
|
|
SSD 2 |
Unrestricted Elective |
3 |
6 |
|
Total Credits |
|
19 |
36 |
SPRING SEMESTER
|
Course Code |
Course Title |
Credits |
ECTS |
|
Studies on Classical Literature I (13th-15th Century) |
3 |
6 |
|
|
Historical Turkish Dialects III (Harezm-Chagatai) |
3 |
6 |
|
|
National Literature Period I (Poem) |
3 |
6 |
|
|
Turkish Folk Literature I |
3 |
6 |
|
|
ÜSD 1 |
University Elective |
3 |
6 |
|
Second Foreign Language I |
3 |
5 |
|
|
SSD 3 |
Unrestricted Elective |
3 |
6 |
|
Total Credits |
|
21 |
41 |
SUMMER SEMESTER
|
Course Code |
Course Title |
Credits |
ECTS |
|
Cooperative Education I |
0 |
8 |
|
|
Total Credits |
|
0 |
8 |
THIRD YEAR
FALL SEMESTER
|
Course Code |
Course Title |
Credits |
ECTS |
|
Studies on Classical Literature II (16th Century) |
3 |
6 |
|
|
Historical Turkish Dialects IV (Old Anatolian Turkish) |
3 |
6 |
|
|
TDE 324 |
National Literature Period II (Fiction and Story) |
3 |
6 |
|
Turkish Folk Literature II |
3 |
6 |
|
|
FSD 1 |
Faculty Elective |
3 |
6 |
|
Entrepreneurship and Leadership |
2 |
4 |
|
|
Second Foreign Language II |
3 |
5 |
|
|
Total Credits |
|
20 |
39 |
SPRING SEMESTER
|
Course Code |
Course Title |
Credits |
ECTS |
|
Cooperative Education II |
0 |
8 |
|
|
Total Credits |
|
0 |
8 |
SUMMER SEMESTER
|
Course Code |
Course Title |
Credits |
ECTS |
|
19th Century Turkish Literature I (Poem) |
2 |
4 |
|
|
Studies on Classical Literature III (17th Century) |
3 |
6 |
|
|
SSD 4 |
Unrestricted Elective |
3 |
6 |
|
SSD 5 |
Unrestricted Elective |
3 |
6 |
|
Second Foreign Language III |
3 |
5 |
|
|
Total Credits |
|
14 |
27 |
FOURTH YEAR
FALL SEMESTER
|
Course Code |
Course Title |
Credits |
ECTS |
|
Cooperative Education III |
0 |
8 |
|
|
Total Credits |
|
0 |
8 |
SPRING SEMESTER
|
Course Code |
Course Title |
Credits |
ECTS |
|
TDE 414 |
19th Century Turkish Literature II (Fiction and Story) |
2 |
4 |
|
Studies on Classical Literature IV (18th-19th Century) |
3 |
6 |
|
|
Seminer for Undergraduate Thesis |
3 |
6 |
|
|
SSD 6 |
Unrestricted Elective |
3 |
6 |
|
Second Foreign Language IV |
3 |
5 |
|
|
Total Credits |
|
14 |
27 |
|
GRAND TOTAL |
|
Credits |
ECTS |