Course Information
SemesterCourse Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleT+P+LCreditNumber of ECTS CreditsLast Updated Date
2TLL 302Intermediate 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 develop skills and reading abilities of students who wish to read and correctly understand texts written in Ottoman Turkish. It also aims to acquaint students with different written forms and vast amounts of literary and archival material written in the Ottoman world.
Course Content This course is a follow-up to TLL 501 Basic Ottoman Turkish I. It deals with reading and correctly interpreting texts printed in 19th century Ottoman world. It covers basic etymological and grammatical rules concerning Arabic and Persian words and phrases, which were widely used by Ottomans. It will focus on reading works for history and literature of the Ottoman world but it also covers readings on bibliographic, political, philosophical and religious works.
Course Methods and Techniques
Prerequisites and co-requisities ( TLL 301 )
Course Coordinator None
Name of Lecturers Instructor Dr. Edip Gölbaşı
Assistants None
Work Placement(s) No

Recommended or Required Reading
Resources Redhouse, J. W. A. (1978). Turkish and English Lexicon. Çağrı Yayınları.
Şemseddîn Sâmî (1998). Kâmûs-i Türkî. Alfa Yayınları. (Various editions available on bookstores)
https://www.luggat.com
https://www.osmanlicasozlukler.com
https://www.kamusiturki.com
Course Notes Textbook / ders kitabı: Hayati Develi, Osmanlı Türkçesi Klavuzu 2, Kesit Yayınları, 2020.
Dictionaries / Sözlükler: Mehmet Kanar, Arap Harfli Alfabetik Osmanlı Türkçesi Sözlüğü, İstanbul: Say, 2010.,


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 8 % 30
Final examination 1 % 40
Total
10
% 100

 
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration Total Work Load
Course Duration 14 5 70
Hours for off-the-c.r.stud 14 3 42
Assignments 14 1 14
Mid-terms 1 15 15
Final examination 1 15 15
Total Work Load   Number of ECTS Credits 5 156

 
Course Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
NoLearning Outcomes
1 to acquire an upper intermediate knowledge of the Ottoman script and the Ottoman Turkish language
2 to be able to read, comprehend, and interpret more complex printed texts in Ottoman Turkish
3 to use Ottoman Turkish and Ottoman Turkish-English dictionaries more effectively
4 to have a richer vocabulary of the Ottoman Turkish language
5 to be able to transliterate more complex Ottoman Turkish texts into the Latin script
6 to develop skills necessary to translate Ottoman Turkish into English

 
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTopicsStudy MaterialsMaterials
1 Introduction, scope, content, sources and method of the course. Grading system, course requirements and expectations from students.
2 Structure of Arabic words; forms of triliteral verbs Chapters 1-2, Hayati Develi
3 Arabic plurals; regular and irregular. Chapters 3-4, Hayati Develi
4 Derivation of nouns from triliteral verbs: ism-i fail and ism-i meful Chapters 5-6, Hayati Develi
5 forms of triliteral verbs: tefil, ifal Chapters 7, 8, 9, Hayati Develi
6 forms of triliteral verbs: tefa’ul, mufaale Chapter 10, Hayati Develi
7 forms of triliteral verbs: tefaul Chapters 11-12 Hayati Develi
8 forms of triliteral verbs: infial, iftial Chapters 13-16, Hayati Develi
9 forms of triliteral verbs: istifal Chapters 17-18, Hayati Develi
10 Persian numbers, frequently used Persian expressions Chapters 19-20, Hayati Develi
11 Persian nouns and adjectives derived from Persian roots Chapters 21-22, Hayati Develi
12 combined adjectives from Persian roots Chapters 23-24, Hayati Develi
13 Persian and Arabic formations. Chapters 25-29, Hayati Develi
14 Persian and Arabic formations. Chapters 30-31, Hayati Develi

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

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