• Turkish
  • English
Course Code: 
HIST 237
Semester: 
Fall
Course Type: 
Core
P: 
3
Lab: 
0
Laboratuvar Saati: 
0
Credits: 
3
ECTS: 
7
Course Language: 
English
Course Objectives: 
The aim of this course is to enable students to learn Turkic history in eastern Europe.
Course Content: 

History of Huns, Avars, Sabars, Bulgarians, Patzinaks, Uzs, Kypchaks.

Course Methodology: 
1: Lecture, 2: Question-Answer, 3: Discussion
Course Evaluation Methods: 
A: Exam, C: Paper

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Course Learning Outcomes

Learning Outcomes

Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

1) Enable to know European Turkic History.

1,2,3

A,C

2) Enable to know Turkic migrations towards Europe

1,2,3

A,C

3) Enable to comprehend the reasons of miigrations to Europe.

1,2,3

A,C

4) Enable to analyze developments and changes in Eurpe from the time when Turkic tribes appeared in Europe.

1,2,3

A,C

 

Course Flow

Week

Topics

Study Materials

1

Turkic migrations from east to west  

Weekly Reading assignment

2

East Europe before Huns and influences of migration of Turkic tribes in European history

Weekly Reading assignment

3

Huns

Weekly Reading assignment

4

Avars

Weekly Reading assignment

5

Sabars

Weekly Reading assignment

6

Hazars

Weekly Reading assignment

7

Ogurs – Great Bulgar state

Weekly Reading assignment

8

Tuna Bulgar state

Discussion on paper topics

9

İdil Bulgar state

Weekly Reading assignment

10

Patzinaks and Uzs

Weekly Reading assignment

11

Kuman Kypchaks I

Weekly Reading assignment

12

Kuman Kypchaks II

Weekly Reading assignment

13

Macars and other  Fin Ugor tribals

Weekly Reading assignment

14

Review class

Discussion on paper topics

 

Recommended Sources

Textbook

 

Additional Resources

TAŞAĞIL A., Çin Kaynaklarına Göre Türk Boyları, Ankara, 2000.

TAŞAĞIL A., Gök-Türkler I, II, III, Ankara, 2012.

SÜMER, F., Oğuzlar, Istanbul, 1992.

KURAT, A. N., IV.-XVIII. Yüzyıllarda Karadeniz Kuzeyindeki Türk Kavimleri ve DevletleriAnkara, 1972.

RASONY, L., Tarihte Türklük, Ankara, 1993.

GOLDEN, Peter B., Türk Halkları Tarihine Giriş (Çev. Osman Karatay), Ankara, 2002.

 

BARFIELD, T. J., The Perilous Frontier: Nomadic Empires and China 221 B.C. to A.D. 1757, 1992.

 

CHRISTIAN, D., A History of Russia, Central Asia and Mongolia, 1998.

 

KAFESOĞLU, İ., Türk Milli Kültürü, İstanbul, 2004.

 

TOGAN, A. Z. V., Umumi Türk Tarihine Giriş, İstanbul, 1970.

 

Material Sharing

Documents

 

Assignments

 

Exams

 

 

Assessment

IN-TERM STUDIES

NUMBER

PERCENTAGE

Short Paper

1

30

Final Paper

1

70

Total

 

100

CONTRIBUTION OF FINAL EXAMINATION TO OVERALL GRADE

 

 

CONTRIBUTION OF IN-TERM STUDIES TO OVERALL GRADE

 

 

Total

 

100

 

Course’s Contribution to Program

No

Program Learning Outcomes

Contribution

1

2

3

4

5

 

1

To equip the students with the theoretical and practical skills necessary to pursue academic studies.

 

 

 

 

X

 

2

To provide the students skills such as analytical and critical thinking, interdisciplinary and multi-dimensional approach, deducing results and interpretation, necessary for a successful history education.

 

 

 

X

 

 

3

To provide the students with skills to relate historical issues to contemporary, local, regional and global problems.

 

 

 

 

X

 

4

To provide students with skills to use English in oral and written presentations and source languages to study the primary sources.

 

 

 

X

 

 

5

To provide the students with skills to use the contemporary technologies.

 

 

X

 

 

 

6

To provide the students with skills to become creative in team-work and skills for efficient oral and written communication.

 

 

 

X

 

 

7

Educating the students to become professionally and socially responsible and ethical individuals.

 

 

 

x

 

 

 
 

ECTS

Activities

Quantity

Duration
(Hour)

Total
Workload
(Hour)

Course Duration (Including the exam week: 14x Total course hours)

14

3

42

Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)

14

5

70

Mid-terms

1

3

3

Presentation

1

8

8

Paper

14

2

28

Final examination

1

10

10

Term Paper

 

1

14

14

Total Work Load

 

 

175

Total Work Load / 25 (h)

 

 

7

ECTS Credit of the Course

 

 

7