Course Information
SemesterCourse Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleT+P+LCreditNumber of ECTS CreditsLast Updated Date
7RES409Turkish Art History2+0+02328.11.2025

 
Course Details
Language of Instruction Turkish
Level of Course Unit License
Department / Program Painting
Type of Program Formal Education
Type of Course Unit Compulsory
Course Delivery Method Face To Face
Objectives of the Course Teaching the works of pre-Islamic and post-Islamic Turkish Art, the architectural works of the Principalities, Ottoman and Seljuk periods (carving-relief-figured decorations), the art of carpets and miniatures of the Seljuk and Ottoman periods.
Course Content Architectural works that constitute pre-Islamic and post-Islamic Turkish Art, works of Anatolian Turkish Art, Seljuk and Ottoman carpets, Turkish Miniature Art of the Seljuk and Ottoman Periods
Course Methods and Techniques Lecture, research-examination, presentation, question-answer
Prerequisites and co-requisities None
Course Coordinator None
Name of Lecturers Associate Prof. Selma ŞAHİN selmasahin@osmaniye.edu.tr
Assistants None
Work Placement(s) No

Recommended or Required Reading
Resources 1) Aslanapa, O. (1989). Turkish Art. Istanbul. Remzi Bookstore Inc.
2) Ögel, B. (1991). Turkish Cultural History Before Islam. Turkish Language Association, Ankara.
Course Notes Presentations prepared by the course instructor and written and visual documents regarding the course content


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 16 4 64
Mid-terms 1 2 2
Final examination 1 2 2
Total Work Load   Number of ECTS Credits 3 98

 
Course Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
NoLearning Outcomes
1 1. Learns the works of Turkish Art before Islam
2 2. Understands the architectural works that constitute Turkish Art after Islam and the characteristics of these works.
3 3. Learns the carpets and motifs of the Ottoman and Seljuk periods
4 4. Understands the Turkish miniature art and its characteristics of the Seljuk and Ottoman periods.

 
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTopicsStudy MaterialsMaterials
1 1. Providing information about course content Turkish Art before Islam Presentation
2 2. Turkish Art after Islam (Mosques, caravanserais, tombs, madrassas) Presentation
3 3. Turkish Art in Anatolia (Mosques, madrasahs, tombs, healing houses, inns, palaces). Presentation
4 4. XIV. 20th Century Architecture, Principalities Period (Van Ulu Mosque, Tabriz, Gök Masjid, Manisa Ulu Mosque, Selçuk, İsa Bey Mosque) Presentation
5 5. Introduction to Ottoman Turkish Architecture Works from the time of Mehmed the Conqueror Presentation
6 6. Works from the time of Suleiman the Magnificent and Mimar Sinan (Istanbul Şehzade Mosque, Istanbul Suleymaniye Complex, Edirne Selimiye Mosque and Social Complex, Istanbul Rüstem Pasha Madrasa). Presentation
7 7. XVII. and XVIII. Mosques in the 21st Century (Istanbul Nur-u Osmaniye Mosque Ottoman Palaces and Mansions (Istanbul Fatih Mansion) Presentation
8 Carving, Relief and FiguredDecorations Presentation
9 Midterm Exam
10 10. Seljuk and Ottoman Carpets Presentation
11 11. Art in the Westernization Process in the Ottoman Empire Presentation
12 12. History of Miniature Art Presentation
13 13. Turkish Miniature Art in the Seljuk Period Presentation
14 14. Ottoman Miniature Art Final Exam
15 General Evaluation

 
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P8 P9 P10 P11 P12 P13 P14 P15
All 4 3 3 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 4
C1 4 3 3 4 4 4 3 4 5 4 4 4 4 3 4
C2 3 3 2 5 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3
C3 4 2 3 4 5 3 2 4 3 5 3 5 3 4 4
C4 4 3 2 3 3 3 4 3 3 4 5 4 3 3 4

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

  
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