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Course Description Course Name : Anatolian Turkish Cities in Travel Books Course Code : İTS 728 Course Type : Optional Level of Course : Second Cycle Year of Study : 1 Course Semester : Spring (16 Weeks) ECTS : 4 Name of Lecturer(s) : Asst.Prof.Dr. M.GÖZDE RAMAZANOĞLU Learning Outcomes of the Course : Knows and expresses with reasons why buildings stand as architectural heritage/cultural icons Comprehends the effects of the living environment and the political and economic atmosphere on architecture. Learns how to make use of travel books as a source of research Comprehends the differences between the native culture and the other cultures. Mode of Delivery : Face-to-Face Prerequisites and Co-Prerequisites : None Recommended Optional Programme Components : None Aim(s) of Course : According to the records of Western and Eastern travelers, culture of living in Anatolian Turkish cities and the architectural and settlement features which are a result of this culture are investigated in this course. Architectural and cultural environment of the period are examined through the eyes of eyewitnesses. Course Contents : Anatolian Turkish cities are discussed based on the information in travellers´ books 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 Basic concepts: the concepts of travel books, culture, architecture and the relationship between them lecture 2 using travel books as research sources, comparing the impressions of travelers, and investigation methods of travel books. reading the assigned texts lecture and discussion 3 Examination of the narrator´s subjective observations in travel books, differences of the perception of culture reading the assigned texts lecture and discussion 4 Analysis of the sample studies in the travel books concerning any historical Turkish settlement. reading, analysis lecture and discussion 5 investigation of the selected travel books, analysis study reading the assigned texts lecture and discussion 6 The selected articles which focused on the travel books on Turkish settlements, reading, analysis and synthesis lecture, presentation and discussion 7 mid-term exam preparation for the exam 8 Discussion of the selected sample travel book reading the assigned texts lecture and discussion 9 Reading about the culture and the texture of the city in the travel book, analysis (and Discussion of the selected sample travel book) reading the assigned texts lecture, presentation and discussion 10 Comparing the different information in the travel books (Discussion of the selected sample travel book) reading and synthesis lecture and discussion 11 analysis and synthesis of the selected travel book reading, analysis and synthesis lecture and discussion 12 to compare the impressions of travelers: city culture Reading and synthesis lecture and discussion 13 analysis and synthesis of selected travel books Reading and synthesis lecture and discussion 14 seminar Reading and presentation presentation and discussion 15 seminar Reading and presentation presentation and discussion 16/17 final exam Preparation for the final exam   Required Course Resources Resource Type Resource Name Recommended Course Material(s)  Barbaro, Josaphat, “Anadolu´ya ve İran´a Seyahat”, 2009, İstanbul  Ch. Schefer, yay haz. M.S. Eren, “Bertrandon De La Broquiere´in Denizaşırı Seyahati”, 2000, İstanbul  Ömer Subhi, Ömer Subhi Bey´in Bursa Seyahati, 2007, İstanbul  Danieloğlu, D.E., “1850 Yılında Yapılan Bir Pamphylia Seyahati”, Suna ve İnan Kıraç Akdeniz Medeniyetleri Araştırma Enstitüsü, İstanbul.  Kenan, Seyfi, “Osmanlılar ve Avrupa - Seyahat, Karşılama ve Etkileşim / The Ottomans and Europe - Travel, Encouter and Interaction”, İsam Yay, 2010, İstanbul.  Villalon de Cristobal, “Türkiye Seyahati, (Kanuni Sultan Süleyman Devrinde İstanbul - 1557 Yılında Bir El Yazması)”, Erko Yay., 2011, İstanbul  travel books  Evliya Çelebi Seyahatnamesi  Sarre, F., Küçükasya Seyahati 1895 Yazı (Selçuklu Sanatı ve Ülkenin Coğrafyası Üzerine Araştırmalar), Pera Yay., 1998, İstanbul  Tanpınar, Ahmet Hamdi, "Beş Şehir", Dergâh Yay., İstanbul, 1987  De Kay, James Ellsworth, "1831-1832 Türkiye´sinden Görünümler", ODTÜ Geliştirme Vakfı Yay. 2009, Ankara, Required Course Material(s)   Assessment Methods and Assessment Criteria Semester/Year Assessments Number Contribution Percentage     Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 60     Homeworks/Projects/Others 6 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 1 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. 2 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. 5 4 Recognizes the forms of Turkish-Islamic Literature and may read and understand the original samples of those forms 1 5 Has knowledge of general theory of Music 0 6 Knows the history and characteristics of architectural and decorative arts 5 7 Has an understanding of aesthetical thought 5 8 Can translate historical and literary texts from Ottoman Turkish to modern Turkish 0 9 Gains a historical and literary point of view in the frame of Turkish-Islamic culture 4 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. 5 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) 13 2 26 Assesment Related Works     Homeworks, Projects, Others 6 3 18     Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 5 5     Final Exam 1 5 5 Total Workload: 96 Total Workload / 25 (h): 3.84 ECTS Credit: 4