Course Information
SemesterCourse Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleT+P+LCreditNumber of ECTS CreditsLast Updated Date
1TLL 301Basic Ottoman Turkish1+4+03523.10.2025
Course Details
Language of Instruction English
Level of Course Unit Bachelor's Degree
Department / Program Lisans Dil Dersleri
Type of Program Formal Education
Type of Course Unit Elective
Course Delivery Method Face To Face
Objectives of the Course This course aims to provide students with the necessary knowledge of the Arabic script to enable them to read Ottoman Turkish texts, to teach them the basic grammar of Arabic and Persian, and to help them expand their Ottoman Turkish vocabulary.
Course Content Within the scope of this course, the forms of Arabic letters, their connections within words, and their writing characteristics are taught in detail. The structure, root–suffix relationships, and semantic features of Arabic and Persian origin words used in Ottoman Turkish are examined.

Throughout the semester, students practice reading and analyzing Ottoman Turkish texts, starting from simple passages and gradually progressing to more complex ones. The course includes both reading and writing activities; students practice writing words, sentences, and short texts using the Arabic script. In addition, through text analyses, the linguistic features, vocabulary, and expressions of the period are introduced.

By the end of the course, students are expected to use the Ottoman Turkish alphabet effectively, read and comprehend basic-level texts, and expand their Ottoman Turkish vocabulary.
Course Methods and Techniques classroom teaching
Prerequisites and co-requisities None
Course Coordinator Asist Prof.Dr. Vehbi Baysan
Name of Lecturers Asist Prof.Dr. Vehbi Baysan
Assistants None
Work Placement(s) No

Recommended or Required Reading
Resources 1 - A. Hourani, P. Khouri & M. Wilson (ed.), The Modern Middle East, London, 1993.
2 - W. Cleveland, A History of the Modern Middle East, USA, 1994.
3 - Emory C. Bogle, The Modern Middle East - From Emperialism to Freedom, 1800-1958, USA, 1996.
4 - Albert Hourani, A History of the Arab Peoples, Harvard University Press, 1991.
See also : J. Gelvin, The Modern Middle East A History, Oxford, 2005.
5 - Youssef M. Choueiri (ed.), A Campanion to the History of the Middle East, Blackwell Publishing, 2005.
Course Notes The forms of Arabic letters and their writing rules will be taught in the course. Students will start with simple texts and practice reading and writing Ottoman Turkish. Through text analyses, word structures and meanings will be examined, and reading and writing activities will be carried out.
Documents Develi, H. (2009). Osmanlı Türkçesi Kılavuzu 1 (14. basım). Kesit Yayınları. ISBN 978-6054117086 APA 7.0 Formatında: Özkan, M., & Torun, H. (2008). Osmanlı Türkçesi I. Yelten, M., & Uluçay, M. (2021). Osmanlı Türkçesi: Arapça-Farsça unsurlar, metinler. Arel Üniversitesi Envari, M. A. (2012). Osmanlıca imla müfredatı. Hayrat Neşriyat. Sami, Şemsettin, Kamus-u Türki, Dersaadet: İkdam Matbaası, 1317. Devellioğlu, Ferit, Osmanlıca-Türkçe Ansiklopedik Lûgat: Eski ve yeni harflerle, Ankara: Aydın
Assignments Ders dönemi boyunca okuma ve yazma alıştırmalarından oluşan beş ödev verilecektir.
Exams Dönem boyunca bir ara sınav ve bir de yarı yıl sonu sınavı yapılacaktır.

Course Category
Mathematics and Basic Sciences %0
Engineering %0
Engineering Design %0
Social Sciences %100
Education %0
Science %0
Health %0
Field %0

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 % 30
Assignment 5 % 10
Attendance 1 % 10
Final examination 1 % 50
Total
8
% 100

 
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration Total Work Load
Course Duration 14 3 42
Hours for off-the-c.r.stud 14 2 28
Assignments 7 10 70
Presentation 2 2 4
Mid-terms 1 3 3
Final examination 1 3 3
Total Work Load   Number of ECTS Credits 5 150

 
Course Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
NoLearning Outcomes
1 Recognizing Arabic letters: Students will be able to identify the letters of the Arabic alphabet and learn their basic forms.
2 Writing and connecting letters: Students will learn how letters are written in different positions within words and how they connect to each other.
3 Basic vowels and consonants: Students will recognize Arabic, Persian, and Turkish vowels, and pay attention to the special use of consonants in Turkish.
4 Reading and writing simple words and names: Students will be able to read and write simple Turkish words and common names.
5 Conjugated verbs and simple sentences: Students will learn verb conjugations and be able to construct short and simple sentences.
6 Derived forms and participles: Students will recognize participles and adverbial forms derived from verbs and use them in example texts.
7 Reading and analyzing more complex texts: Students will be able to understand and analyze 19th- and 20th-century texts such as travelogues, newspapers, and excerpts from novels.
8 Text analysis and writing practice: Students will analyze the language structures in advanced texts, such as autobiographies, parliamentary minutes, and stylistic manuals, and improve their ability to write texts in Arabic script.

 
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTopicsStudy MaterialsMaterials
1 Students will recognize Arabic numerals and letters and learn their basic writing forms. Course materials Develi 2004 cilt 1: 17-22, 25ff, 31f, 81ff, 85, 171f; Ergin 2000: 4-12, 24f, 28ff; Kurt 2002, cilt 1: 1-6, 23ff, 29f; Timurtaş 1987: 1-8, 81f, 89-93; Timurtaş 1999: 2-7, 10-18, 31, 37-42
2 Letter connections within words and the use of Arabic, Persian, and Turkish vowels will be covered. reading Develi 2004 cilt 1: 35ff, 43f, 47ff, 53f, 59f, 63f, 66, 75f, 98; cilt 2: 207-212; Ergin 2000: 12-19; Kurt 2002 cilt 1: 6-23, 30f; Timurtaş 1999: 18-29, 32-34, 43, 46-50
3 Plural and inflectional suffixes of Turkish nouns, possessive and derivational suffixes will be introduced. Writting Develi 2004, Ergin 2000, Timurtaş 1987/1999
4 Verb conjugations, question particles, and different types of verbs will be practiced. speaking activity Develi 2004, Ergin 2000, Timurtaş 1999
5 Exercises on participles and adverbial forms derived from verbs will be conducted. writing activity Develi 2004, Timurtaş 1999
6 Students will learn past, future, optative, conditional, necessity, and imperative verb conjugations. writing Develi 2004, Ergin 2000, Timurtaş 1999
7 Tanwin, hamza, ta’ marbu?a, alif-i ma??ura, and regular verb nouns derived from three-consonant roots will be studied. reading Develi 2004, Ergin 2000, Kurt 2002, Fromm/Waldmann 1992, Fischer 1987/1996, Timurtaş 1987/1999
8 Regular verb nouns from three-consonant roots will be analyzed using stylistic manuals. reading Develi 2004, Ergin 2000, Kurt 2002, Fromm/Waldmann 1992, Fischer 1987/1996, Timurtaş 1987/1999
9 Persian izafa constructions and newspaper texts will be studied. speaking activity Alavi/Lorenz 1993, Develi 2004, Ergin 2000, Kurt 2002, Thackston 1993, Timurtaş 1987/1999
10 Persian izafa topics will be reinforced and newspapers from the late 19th and early 20th centuries will be examined. reading Alavi/Lorenz 1993, Develi 2004, Ergin 2000, Kurt 2002, Thackston 1993, Timurtaş 1987/1999
11 Irregular verb nouns from three-consonant roots will be analyzed using excerpts from novels text analysis Develi 2004, Fischer 1987/1996, Fromm/Waldmann 1992, Kurt 2002, Timurtaş 1987/1999
12 Irregular verb nouns will be practiced through reading political essays. text analysis Develi 2004, Fischer 1987/1996, Fromm/Waldmann 1992, Kurt 2002, Timurtaş 1987/1999
13 Active and passive participles (ism-i fa‘il, ism-i maf‘ul; Chapters I-V) will be practiced using autobiographies. reding Develi 2004, Ergin 2000, Fischer/Jastrow 1996, Fromm/Waldmann 1992, Kurt 2002, Timurtaş 1987/1999
14 Active and passive participles (Chapters VI-X) will be applied in advanced reading and writing exercises using parliamentary minutes. text analysis Develi 2004, Ergin 2000, Fischer/Jastrow 1996, Fromm/Waldmann 1992, Kurt 2002, Timurtaş 1987/1999

 
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P8 P9
All 5 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 4
C1
C2
C3
C4
C5
C6
C7
C8

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