Course Information
SemesterCourse Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleT+P+LCreditNumber of ECTS CreditsLast Updated Date
2ESN106Turkish History and Culture2+0+02429.10.2026
Course Details
Language of Instruction Turkish
Level of Course Unit Bachelor's Degree
Department / Program Primary Education Teaching
Type of Program Formal Education
Type of Course Unit Compulsory
Course Delivery Method Face To Face
Objectives of the Course The aim of this course is to teach the interaction of Turkish history and civilization with other cultures and civilizations in the world, to contribute to the formation of historical awareness by making the continuity of Turkish history comprehend, and to appreciate our national and spiritual values.
Course Content The first homeland of the Turks-The first civilizations established in the Motherland, the lives of the Turks before the Huns, Huns: Great Hun State-Clans migration and European Huns-Akhuns, Tolunoğulları-İhşit-Karahanlılar-Ghaznavids, Great Seljuk State-Anatolian Seljuk State, Ottoman State (Establishment and Rise periods), Ottoman Empire (Stagnation and Collapse Periods), Other Turkish States (Azerbaijan-Kazakhstan-Kyrgyzstan-Turkmenistan-Uzbekistan-Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus and its communities), Culture and Civilization.
Course Methods and Techniques Düz anlatım, soru-cevap ve tartışma teknikleri kullanılacaktır.
Prerequisites and co-requisities None
Course Coordinator Asist Prof.Dr. Murat ERKOÇ murat.erkoc@hku.edu.tr
Name of Lecturers Asist Prof.Dr. MURAT ERKOÇ
Assistants None
Work Placement(s) No

Recommended or Required Reading
Resources M. Şahin, Türk Tarihi ve Kültürü, Ankara, 2002.
Öztürk,C. Türk Tarih ve Kültürü, Pagem Yayıncılık, Ankara, 2004
Merey, Z. Türk Tarihi ve Kültürü, Yargı Yayınevi, Ankara, 2008.
Course Notes This course covers the name “Turk,” the homeland of the Turks, Central Asia and the earliest Turkish cultures; the Scythians (Saka), historical migrations in Central Asia, the Göktürks, Asian Huns and Hephthalites, the Migration Period, the Western Huns and European Huns, Avars, Uyghurs, Kyrgyz, Türgesh, Karluks, Khazars, Hungarians, Bulgars, Pechenegs, Oghuz Turks, Cumans and Kipchaks. It also examines pre-Islamic Turkish culture, state and social organization among the Turks, religion and beliefs, law, language, literature and art, as well as the process of the Turks’ conversion to Islam. The course aims to enable students to understand the formation and development of Turkish history and culture, evaluate the political, social and cultural structures of Turkish states and communities, and explain the historical continuity of Turkish culture across different periods and geographical regions.

Course Category
Social Sciences %100

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Activities are given in detail in the section of "Assessment Methods and Criteria" and "Workload Calculation"

Assessment Methods and Criteria
In-Term Studies Quantity Percentage
Mid-terms 1 % 40
Final examination 1 % 60
Total
2
% 100

 
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration Total Work Load
Course Duration 15 2 30
Hours for off-the-c.r.stud 15 6 90
Mid-terms 1 1 1
Final examination 1 1 1
Total Work Load   Number of ECTS Credits 4 122

 
Course Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
NoLearning Outcomes
1 Will be able to explain the phases of Turkish Culture from past to present.
2 They will be able to understand the civilization and organizational structures of the Turkish states
3 They will understand the importance that Turks attach to art, literature and science.
4 They will understand the similarities and differences between Seljuk and Ottoman civilizations and They will be able to give examples
5 Will be able to explain the interaction of Turkish History and Culture with surrounding cultures.
6 Understand the cultural characteristics of the Turkish nation and the contributions of this culture to world civilization.

 
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTopicsStudy MaterialsMaterials
1 Dersin tanımı
2 Türk Adı, Orta Asya ve İlk Külltürler
3 İskitler (Sakalar), Orta Asya ve Göçler
4 Göktürkler.
5 Asya Hunları ve Akhunlar (Eftalitler)
6 Kavimler Göçu¨, Batı Hunları (Avrupa Hunları) ve Avarlar (JouJan).
7 Uygurlar, Kırgızlar, Tu¨rgişler, Karluklar.
8 Ara Sınav - Vize
9 Hazarlar, Macarlar, Bulgarlar (Ogurlar).
10 Peçenekler, Uzlar (Oğuzlar), Kumanlar (Kıpçaklar).
11 İslam Öncesı· Türk Kültürü
12 İslam Öncesi Türk Devlet ve Toplum Yapısı
13 İslam Öncesi Türklerde Ordu, Din ve İnanış, Hukuk.
14 İslam Öncesi Türklerde Dil, Edebiyat ve Sanat.
15 Türklerde Giyim Kuşam

 
Sustainable Development Goals
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P8 P9 P10 P11 P12 P13 P14 P15 P16 P17 P18 P19 P20 P21 P22 P23 P24
C1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 5 1 1 1 4
C2 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 1 1 1 4
C3 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 5 1 1 1 1 1 1 5 1 1 1 4
C4 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 5 1 1 1 2 1 1 5 1 1 1 4
C5 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 5 1 1 1 2 1 1 5 1 1 1 4
C6 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 5 1 1 1 1 1 1 5 1 1 1 5

  Contribution: 1: Very Slight 2:Slight 3:Moderate 4:Significant 5:Very Significant