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Course Description Course Name : History of Turkish-Islamic States I Course Code : İTS 713 Course Type : Optional Level of Course : Second Cycle Year of Study : 1 Course Semester : Fall (16 Weeks) ECTS : 4 Name of Lecturer(s) : Assoc.Prof.Dr. FATİH YAHYA AYAZ Learning Outcomes of the Course : Has general information about pre-Islamic Turkish history Knows the relation between the Muslim states and the Turkish states Recognizes the Turkish states established in Islamic World Knows the first Turkish-Islamic states Has general information about political, social incidents and cultural developments in Turkish-Islamic states Mode of Delivery : Face-to-Face Prerequisites and Co-Prerequisites : None Recommended Optional Programme Components : None Aim(s) of Course : To provide students with the knowledge of Turkish-Islamic states Course Contents : The following topics are covered in this course: Turks´ encounter with Islam, Turks in Abbasid age, The first Turkish-Islamic states (Tulunids, Ikhshids, Saljukids etc.) Language of Instruction : Turkish Work Place : Lecturer´s office   Course Outline /Schedule (Weekly) Planned Learning Activities Week Subject Student's Preliminary Work Learning Activities and Teaching Methods 1 A general evaluation of the resources and modern studies Mehmet Emin Yolalıcı, "Türk Tarihinin Kaynaklarına Genel Bir Bakış", Journal of International Social Studies, I/3 (2008) p. 471-484 Lecturing and discussion 2 A general outlook on Turkish history in pre-Islamic period DİA, item "Türk", p. 467-474 Lecturing and discussion 3 Turks and Islam: Umayyad and Abbasid period DİA, item "Türk", p. 474-479 Lecturing and discussion 4 Turks´ encounter with Islam I DİA, item "Türk", p. 474-479 Lecturing and discussion 5 Turks´ encounter with Islam II Nesimi Yazıcı, İlk Türk-İslâm Devletleri Tarihi, p. 52-70 Lecturing and discussion 6 Employment of Turks in Abbasid army, Mamluk system of Abbasids DİA, items "Memlük" and "Türk" Lecturing and discussion 7 Influence of Turkish generals on Abbasid administration Âdem Apak, İslâm Tarihi 4, p. 257-322 Lecturing and discussion 8 Mid-term exam exam written exam 9 The First Turkish-Islamic states: Karahanli state DİA, item "Karahanlılar" Lecturing and discussion 10 Tulunids and Ikhshids DİA, items "İhşidîler" and "Tolunoğulları" Lecturing and discussion 11 Gaznawids and Khowarizshas DİA, items "Gazneliler" and "Hârizmşahlar" Lecturing and discussion 12 Great Saljukids I DİA, item "Selçuklular" Lecturing and discussion 13 Great Saljukids II DİA, item "Selçuklular" Lecturing and discussion 14 Anatolian Saljukids Nesimi Yazıcı, İlk Türk-İslâm Devletleri Tarihi, p. 264-292 Lecturing and discussion 15 Turkish Beylicates of Anatolia in general Erdoğan Merçil, Müslüman Türk Devletleri Tarihi, p. 236-320 Lecturing and discussion 16/17 Exam exam written exam   Required Course Resources Resource Type Resource Name Recommended Course Material(s)  1. Nesimi Yazıcı, İlk Türk-İslâm Devletleri Tarihi, Ankara 2007  2. Hakkı Dursun Yıldız, İslamiyet ve Türkler, İstanbul  3. Erdoğan Merçil, Müslüman Türk Devletleri Tarihi, Ankara 1997  4. Carl Brockelmann, İslam Ulusları ve Devletleri Tarihi, Ankara 1992  6. Ramazan Şeşen, İslam Coğrafyacılarına Göre Türkler ve Türk Ülkeleri, Ankara 2001  7. İsmail Yiğit, İslâm Tarihi, Memlükler, VII İstanbul 1991  8. A. Zeki Velidî Togan, Umumî Türk Tarihine Giriş, İstanbul 1981  9. V. V. Barthold, Orta Asya Türk Tarihi Hakkında Dersler, Ankara 2006  11. İsmail Hakkı Uzunçarşılı, Anadolu Beylikleri, Ankara 1988 Required Course Material(s)  5. Osman Turan, Selçuklular Tarihi ve Türk- İslam Medeniyeti, Ankara 2000  10. Relevant items of DİA   Assessment Methods and Assessment Criteria Semester/Year Assessments Number Contribution Percentage     Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 60     Homeworks/Projects/Others 0 40 Total 100 Rate of Semester/Year Assessments to Success 40   Final Assessments 100 Rate of Final Assessments to Success 60 Total 100   Contribution of the Course to Key Learning Outcomes # Key Learning Outcome Contribution* 1 Knows periods of Islamic history and differences between them 5 2 Has enough detailed information about the emergence, development and impacts of Islamic Civilization to be able to compare muslim societies in terms of their socio-cultural and economic features. 4 3 In these fields student gains a interdisciplinary methodological, synthesist and critical point of view on political, cultural and social history, and is able to apply this in his/her studies. 4 4 Recognizes the forms of Turkish-Islamic Literature and may read and understand the original samples of those forms 0 5 Has knowledge of general theory of Music 0 6 Knows the history and characteristics of architectural and decorative arts 1 7 Has an understanding of aesthetical thought 2 8 Can translate historical and literary texts from Ottoman Turkish to modern Turkish 2 9 Gains a historical and literary point of view in the frame of Turkish-Islamic culture 5 10 Can refer to the books or manuscripts written in Ottoman Turkish while doing his/her research 2 11 Has information about the forms of Turkish-religious music and is able to perform these forms 0 12 Can carry out scientific activities with a critical point of view. 4 13 Apprehends the relation between culture, civlization and history 5 * Contribution levels are between 0 (not) and 5 (maximum).   Student Workload - ECTS Works Number Time (Hour) Total Workload (Hour) Course Related Works     Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) 14 3 42     Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) 14 2 28 Assesment Related Works     Homeworks, Projects, Others 0 0 0     Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 10 10     Final Exam 1 10 10 Total Workload: 90 Total Workload / 25 (h): 3.6 ECTS Credit: 4