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Turkish Language and Literature Bachelor's Degree Program

Academic Unit Presenting the ProgramTurkish Language and Literature
Program DirectorBölüm Başkanı: Doç. Dr. Hasan Kaya, Bologna Yetkilisi: Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Fatih Ege
Program TypeBachelor's Degree Program
Level of Degree EarnedUndergraduate(Bachelors Degree)
Degree EarnedThe diploma of Turkish Language and Literature is acquired after graduation. The title is Turkolog.
Education Type Tam zamanlı 
Registration Acceptance ConditionsThose who have successfully completed their secondary education are eligible.
Recognition of Prior LearningThe process of recognition of prior education by Turkish higher education institutions is still in its incipient stage. Likewise, the recognition of prior education has neither been started nor implemented by all departments at Namik Kemal University. However, a proficiency exam is held at the beginning of each academic year regarding the compulsory Foreign Language Course which is to be offered in the curriculum of all departments. The students who have embarked on a self-learning period or acquired necessary skills in the course are eligible to enter this exam. Those who have successfully passed the exam are eligible not to take the course.
Degree Requirements and Rules The students studying in this undergraduate program are required to have a Cumulative Grade Points Average (Cum.GPA) of not less than 2.00/4.00 and have completed all the courses with at least a letter grade of DD/S in the program in order to graduate. The minimum number of ECTS credits required for graduation is 240. It is also mandatory for the students to complete their compulsory internship in a specified duration and quality.
Program ProfileThe Department of Turkish Language and Literature has wide working areas such as Old Turkish Language, Old Turkish Litarature, New Turkish Language and Turkish culture.
Occupational Profiles of GraduatesThe graduates can work in high schools as teacher, libraries, publish companies, etc.
Access To Upper DegreeUpon successful completion of their undergraduate programme of study, the students are encouraged to embark on advanced academic studies on the graduate level (master’s and doctoral) on condition of having received the required score in ALES exam and possessing sufficient knowledge of English or another foreign language.
Exams, Assessment and Grading

Students will take a minimum of one midterm examination. In addition to midterms, they will be assigned projects and homeworks whose deadlines will be specified at the beginning of the semester. At the end of each semester, the students are required to take a final examination. The course content, the requirements (midterm, project, assignment and final examination) and their contribution to the final grade is specified on the website. Student regulations and the final examination dates are determined by the university and final examinations take place as announced. The students are graded according to their midterm, project, assignment and final examination results.

The passing grade at Namık Kemal University is 60 out of 100. However, the grade of the final examination or the retake should be a minimum of 50. Exams are evaluated on a scale of 100. The final grade of a course is the sum total of %30 of the midterm grade and %70 of the final or the retake examination grades. However, the calculation of the final grade of a course can be determined and announced at the beginning of the semester by the Faculty/College Council as the sum total of ranging between %30 – %50 of the midterm examination and %50 – %70 of the final examination as long as the addition equals to a scale of 100. As a result of the calculation, if the value after the decimal is less than five, the grade is finalized by lowering it to the decimal value; if more than five, upgrading it to the next decimal value.

The regulations can be found on http://oidb.nku.edu.tr/yonetmenlik/2011eos.pdf.

Final and retake grades are submitted to the Student Affairs along with the evaluation criteria. The grades are announced on the student information system.

 

 

 Grades

 

The grading system to evaluate the student performance is signified by the values in the chart below. For each course students are graded by letters. Letter grades, coefficients and ratios are as follows:

 

Grade

Letter Grade

Local Grade

Status

90-100

AA

4.00

Pass

80-89

BA

3.50

Pass

70-79

BB

3.00

Pass

65-69

CB

2.50

Pass

60-64

CC

2.25

Pass

50-59

DD

2.00

Fail

30-49

FD

1.00

Fail

0-29

FF

0.00

Fail

 

Students are required to retake the courses from which they received DD, FD or FF during the first oncoming semester in which these courses are offered.

Successful Students

Students who complete their associate or undergraduate degree with a grade point average of 3.00 – 3.49 graduate as honor students; 3.50 and above as high honor students. 

Graduation Requirements
Teaching Methods

Teaching methods are determined so as to improve skills, such as teaching-learning strategies, self-discipline, life-long learning, observation, sharing knowledge, presentation, critical thinking, teamwork, effective use of informatics.

Moreover, the choice of teaching methods pays heed to supporting students with different skills. The teaching methods used in the program are listed below*: 

TEACHING METHODS*

LEARNING ACTIVITIES

MEANS

Course

Listening and interpretation

Standard classroom technologies, multimedia devices, projector, computer, overhead projector

Discussion Course

Listening and interpretation, observation/situation handling, critical thinking, question development

Standard classroom technologies, multimedia devices, projector, computer, overhead projector

Special Support / Structural Examples

Special skills planned beforehand

 

Playing a Role / Drama

Special skills planned beforehand

Standard classroom technologies, special equipment

Problem Solving

Special skills planned beforehand

 

Case Study

Special skills planned beforehand

 

Brainstorming

Listening and interpretation, observation/situation handling, critical thinking, question development, team work

Standard classroom technologies, multimedia devices, projector, computer, overhead projector

Small Group Discussion

Listening and interpretation, observation/situation handling, critical thinking, question development

Standard classroom technologies, multimedia devices, projector, computer, overhead projector

Presentation

Listening and interpretation, observation/situation handling

Real or virtual environment suitable for observation

Simulation

Listening and interpretation, observation/situation handling, informatics skills

Real or virtual environment suitable for observation

Seminar

Research – lifelong learning, writing, reading, informatics, listening and interpretation, management skills

Standard classroom technologies, multimedia devices, projector, computer, overhead projector, special equipment

Group Study

Research – lifelong learning, writing, reading, informatics, critical thinking, question development, management skills, team work

 

Field / Land Study

Observation / situation handling, research – lifelong learning, writing, reading

 

Laboratory

Observation/situation handling, informatics, management skills, team work

Special equipment

Homework

Research – lifelong learning, writing, reading, Informatics

Internet database, library database, e-mail

Oral Exam

 

 

Survey and Questionnaire Study

Research – lifelong learning, writing, reading

 

Panel

Listening and interpretation, observation/situation handling

Standard classroom technologies, multimedia devices, projector, computer, overhead projector, special equipment

Guest Speaker

Listening and interpretation, observation/situation handling

Standard classroom technologies, multimedia devices, projector, computer, overhead projector, special equipment

Student Club Activity / Projects

Observation/situation handling, critical thinking, question development, team work, research – lifelong learning, writing, reading, management skills, special skills planned beforehand

 

*One or more of the listed methods can be used depending on the specificity of the course. 

Program Outcomes

1-Student knows the ways to access to the scientific knowledge, keeps up with the latest improvements, trains themselves accordingly. He/she has self-confidence; he becomes an idividual open to development, thinking, sharing their thoughts, likes his/her country and works hard to protect it and this becomes the indicator of the success of the program.
2-An atmosphere is formed in which students can come together and discuss, do research, and Express themselves accurately in order to be in harmony with team work. As a result, they adapt to the academic life or professional world.
3-By using fundamental principles of the sciences of Turkish Language and Literature, like Old Turkish Language, New Turkish Language, Old Turkish Literature, New Turkish Literature, Turkish Folk Literature, it forms relationships between departments.
4-Student makes use of the foreign language and computer skills as well as theoretical groundwork successfully and efficiently at a level adequate to keep up with developments related to their discipline.
5-By making use of the analysis and research rules of Turkish language and literature, it analyzes the literature and language of the Turkic World, Siberia to Balkans in detail, and it presents its results.
6-It presents the data of the science of Turkish Language and Literature and the program by forming a system of thought which is valid in all walks of life.
7-It is informed about all the basic problems of the approaches to the fields of all sectors related to Turkish Language and Literature (communication, radio, television, printed press, visual and fine arts, educational institutions) and enables the student to have the knowledge to criticize the problems about the subject and their results.
8-Department of Turkish Language and Literature is administered in a way to imrove themselves in line with their abilities and learn the current issues/topics. It provides direct access to interdisciplinary knowledge
9-As a result of the Turkish Language and Literature program, the students know the authors and poets who best use the language and are ready to introduce them
10-Turkish Language and Literature program trains students who are able to understand the literary works, increases the language consciousness by linguistic analysis and enriches the field by contributing to it.
11-Turkish Language and Literature program, by presenting the Turkish language in its historical context and trains students who will pass on the importance of this awareness to the next generation, contribute to its development and protect it from the influences of foreign languages.
12-By following the contemporary literature in the field of Turkish Language and Literature, it uses libraries and archives efficiently according to its needs.
13-It brings about sensitivity to contemporary topics and it helps solve the problems of the field by developing the speaking, writing and rhetorical skills of the students

Curriculum

Turkish Language and Literature


1st Class

2025-2026 Fall Semester
Course Code Course Name Browse T A ECTS
KRYP01 Career Planning 1 0 2
TDVE105 Classical Turkish Literature I 4 0 4
YDİ101 Foreign Language I (English) 2 0 2
TDVE111 Good Speaking and Presentation Techniques 2 0 4
TDVE107 Introduction to Turkish Folk Literature I 2 0 4
TDVE109 New Turkish Literature I 4 0 4
TDVE103 Ottoman Turkish I 4 0 4
ATİ101 Principles of Atatürk and History of Turkish Revolution I 2 0 2
TDVE101 Turkey’s Turkish I 4 0 4
Total ECTS: 30

2025-2026 Spring Semester
Course Code Course Name Browse T A ECTS
TDVE108 Classical Turkish Literature II 4 0 4
YDİ102 Foreign Language II (English) 2 0 2
TDVE110 Introduction to Turkish Folk Literature II 2 0 4
TDVE112 New Turkish Literature II 4 0 4
TDVE104 Ottoman Turkish II 4 0 4
ATİ102 Principles of Atatürk and History of Turkish Revolution II 2 0 2
TDVE106 The History of Turkish Language 2 0 4
TDVE102 Turkey´s Turkish II 4 0 4
TDVE114 Written Expression 2 0 2
Total ECTS: 30
Total ECTS(Year): 60
2nd Class

2025-2026 Fall Semester
Course Code Course Name Browse T A ECTS
TDVE229 Old Turkish Literature I 4 0 4
TDVE201 Orkhon Turkic 2 0 3
TDVE203 Ottoman Turkish III 4 0 4
TDVE207 Tanzimat Literature I 4 0 4
TDVE205 Turkish Folk Literature I 2 0 3
Elective 2.sınıf Güz Dönemi() 12
TDVE219 Arabic I 2 0 3
TDVE223 Forms and Examples of Old Turkish Literature I 2 0 3
TDVE227 General Linguistics I 2 0 3
TDVE235 Mazmuns in Classical Turkish Literature I 2 0 3
TDVE215 Movements in Western Literature I 2 0 3
TDVE237 Stages of Simplification of Turkish 2 0 3
TDVE217 Turkish Script Systems I 2 0 3
Total ECTS: 30

2025-2026 Spring Semester
Course Code Course Name Browse T A ECTS
TDVE234 Old Turkish Literature II 4 0 4
TDVE204 Ottoman Turkish IV 4 0 4
TDVE208 Tanzimat Literature II 4 0 4
TDVE206 Turkish Folk Literature II 2 0 3
TDVE202 Uighur Turkish 2 0 3
Elective 2.sınıf Bahar Dönemi() 12
TDVE220 Arabic II 2 0 3
TDVE230 Current Problems of Turkish 2 0 3
TDVE224 Forms and Examples of Old Turkish Literature II 2 0 3
TDVE228 General Linguistics II 2 0 3
TDVE236 Mazmuns in Classical Turkish Literature II 2 0 3
TDVE216 Movements in Western Literature II 2 0 3
TDVE218 Turkish Script Systems II 2 0 3
Total ECTS: 30
Total ECTS(Year): 60
3rd Class

2025-2026 Fall Semester
Course Code Course Name Browse T A ECTS
TDEB303 Classical Turkish Literature III 4 0 4
TDEB307 Middle Turkish I 4 0 4
TDEB301 Old Anatolian Turkish I 4 0 6
TDEB309 Servet-i Fünun Literature I 4 0 6
TDEB305 Turkish Folk Literature III 2 0 4
Elective 3.sınıf Güz Dönemi() 2
TDEB343 Dede Korkut Texts I 2 0 2
TDEB225 Russian I 2 0 2
TDEB331 The Anatolian and The Rumeli Dialects of Turkish I 2 0 2
TDEB329 The Novel and Story in Turkish Literature I 2 0 2
Elective(From Other Department) You Can Take Courses TOTAL 4 ECTS from Elective(Over All University and From Other Department) 4
SOSBS313 Sociology of Consumption(Sociology) 3 0 4
Elective(Over All University) You Can Take Courses TOTAL 4 ECTS from Elective(Over All University and From Other Department) 4
UNİSEC-FEF 007 Anatolian Cultural History and Archeology(Fen - Edebiyat Fak.-arkeo) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-CMF 004 Climate Information(Çorlu Müh. Fak.-Çevr.Müh.) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-HF 001 Communication and Social Media Law(Hukuk Fakültesi-Hukuk) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-CMF 012 Electric Vehicles(Çorlu Müh. Fak.-Mak.Müh.) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-İBF 009 entrepreneurship(İktisadi ve İdari Bil. Fak.-İkt) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-İBF 009 entrepreneurship(İktisadi ve İdari Bil. Fak.-İşlt.) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-ZF 006 entrepreneurship(Ziraat Fak.-Tar.Ek.) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-CMF 005 Environmental Policies in the EU and Turkey(Çorlu Müh. Fak.-Çevr.Müh.) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-ZF 005 Functional Foods(Ziraat Fak.-Gıd.Müh.) 2 0 3
PSK210 Happiness(Fen - Edebiyat Fak.-Psikoloji) 2 0 4
UNİSEC-FEF 021 History and Geography of Agriculture(Fen - Edebiyat Fak.-Coğrafya) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-FEF 018 History of civilization(Fen - Edebiyat Fak.-Tarih) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-FEF 011 History of Thought(Fen - Edebiyat Fak.-Fra.Dil.Ed.) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-ZF 014 Hobby Poultry Production(Ziraat Fak.-Zootek.) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-ZF 007 Honey Bee Breeding Techniques(Ziraat Fak.-Tar.Bytek.) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-VEF 002 Human-Animal Bond and Interaction(Veteriner Fak.-Veteriner) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-CMF 007 Introduction to Fundamentals of Electrotechnics(Çorlu Müh. Fak.-Elek-Elektro Müh.) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-FEF 015 Introduction to Generative AI(Fen - Edebiyat Fak.-Matematik) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-ZF 012 Life and Survival in Nature(Ziraat Fak.-Top.Bil.Bit.Bes.) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-VEF 003 Medical Terminology(Veteriner Fak.-Veteriner) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-ZF 010 Medicinal and Aromatic Plants(Ziraat Fak.-Tar.Bitk.) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-GSF 009 Nature Conservation Policies(Güz. San.,Tas. ve Mim. Fak.-Pey.Mim.) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-ZF 013 Organic Animal Production(Ziraat Fak.-Zootek.) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-ZF 009 Organic farming(Ziraat Fak.-Tar.Bitk.) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-GSF 006 Picture from the Viewer´s Perspective(Güz. San.,Tas. ve Mim. Fak.-Resim) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-ZF 008 Plant Genetic Resources(Ziraat Fak.-Tar.Bytek.) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-CMF 010 Research and Reporting Techniques(Çorlu Müh. Fak.-İnş.Müh.) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-VEF 001 Residue and Public Health(Veteriner Fak.-Veteriner) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-SBF 001 Risk Management in Disasters(S.B.F-Ac.Yrd.Af.Yön) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-İBF 011 Social Life Women and Economy(İktisadi ve İdari Bil. Fak.-Maliye) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-FEF 023 Sociology of Consumption(Fen - Edebiyat Fak.-Sosyoloji) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-SPF 002 Sports and Tourism(Spor Bil.Fak.-) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-CMF 006 Sustainability and Life Cycle Analysis(Çorlu Müh. Fak.-Çevr.Müh.) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-TMDK 001 Turkish Music I(Türk Müziği Devlet Kons.-Çalgı Eğitimi) 2 0 3
Total ECTS: 30

2025-2026 Spring Semester
Course Code Course Name Browse T A ECTS
TDEB304 Classical Turkish Literature IV 4 0 4
TDEB308 Middle Turkish II 4 0 4
TDEB302 Old Anatolian Turkish II 4 0 6
TDEB310 Servet-i Fünun Literature II 4 0 6
TDEB306 Turkish Folk Literature IV 2 0 4
Elective 3.sınıf Bahar Dönemi() 6
TDEB344 Dede Korkut Texts II 2 0 2
TDEB320 Ottoman Turkish VI 2 0 2
TDEB226 Russian II 2 0 2
TDEB342 Teaching Turkish as a Foreign Language 2 0 2
TDEB332 The Anatolian and The Rumeli Dialects of Turkish II 2 0 2
TDEB330 The Novel and Story in Turkish Literature II 2 0 2
Total ECTS: 30
Total ECTS(Year): 60
4th Class

2025-2026 Fall Semester
Course Code Course Name Browse T A ECTS
TDEB403 Classical Turkish Literature V 4 0 4
TDEB401 Historical Turkish Dialects I 4 0 6
TDEB407 National Literature I 4 0 4
TDEB405 Turkish Folk Literature V 2 0 4
TDEB409 Turkish Literature of Republican Period I 4 0 6
Elective 4.sınıf Güz Dönemi() 6
TDEB449 Astrology in Classical Turkish Literature I 2 0 2
TDEB425 Contemporary Turkish Dialects I 2 0 2
TDEB441 Fuzuli Reading I 2 0 2
TDEB445 Sufi Literature I 2 0 2
TDEB339 Syntax I 2 0 2
Total ECTS: 30

2025-2026 Spring Semester
Course Code Course Name Browse T A ECTS
TDEB404 Classical Turkish Literature VI 4 0 4
TDEB402 Historical Turkish Dialects II 4 0 6
TDEB408 National Literature II 4 0 4
TDEB406 Turkish Folk Literature VI 2 0 4
TDEB410 Turkish Literature of Republican Period II 4 0 6
Elective 4.sınıf Bahar Dönemi() 6
TDEB450 Astrology in Classical Turkish Literature II 2 0 2
TDEB426 Contemporary Turkish Dialects II 2 0 2
TDEB442 Fuzuli Reading II 2 0 2
TDEB444 Russian IV 2 0 2
TDEB446 Sufi Literature II 2 0 2
TDEB340 Syntax II 2 0 2
Total ECTS: 30
Total ECTS(Year): 60