Course Information


Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
THE EARLY OTTOMAN ARCHITECTURE USAN312 6. Semester 2 + 0 2.0 5.0

Prerequisites None

Language of Instruction Turkish
Course Level Bachelor's Degree
Course Type Compulsory
Mode of delivery
Course Coordinator
Instructors Tolga BOZKURT
Assistants
Goals It is aimed to recognize the architectural products that are known as the Early Ottoman Period in the history of Turkish Art and constitute the art phase of about 150 years and to learn the art and cultural environment of the age.
Course Content Building groups and typologies representing the architectural field of the early Ottoman period are examined chronologically.
Learning Outcomes 1) Gains knowledge of the establishment of the Ottoman Principality and the development process of the Empire.
2) Gains knowledge of buildings representing Ottoman architecture and their structural features and material usage.
3) Develops the ability to describe the building types of the early Ottoman period planimetrically.
4) Understands the 15th century art historical dimension of early Ottoman architecture and gains the ability to describe its characteristics.
5) Gains knowledge of ornament in early Ottoman architecture and develops defining skills.

Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Teaching and Learning Methods and Techniques Study Materials
1. Week Ottoman Principality: establishment and development.. Lecture

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
2. Week .Building types in Early Ottoman Architecture; plan typologies; space formation, main lines of building and material properties, an overview of developments before Mimar Sinan. Lecture

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
3. Week The architectural presentation of mosques and masjids in typological-chronological order in early Ottoman architecture and comparisons between similar works. Lecture

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
4. Week Architectural presentation of madrasahs in early Ottoman architecture in typological-chronological order and comparisons between similar works. Lecture

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
5. Week Architectural presentation of tombs in early Ottoman architecture in typological-chronological order and comparisons between similar works. Lecture

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
6. Week Architectural presentation of inns in early Ottoman architecture in typological-chronological order and comparisons between similar works. Lecture

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
7. Week Architectural presentation of baths and water structures in early Ottoman architecture in typological-chronological order and comparisons between similar works. Lecture

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
8. Week Midterm. Question Answer; Discussion

 Practice (Teaching Practice, Music/Musical Instrument Practice, Statistics, Laboratory, Field Work, Clinic and Polyclinic Practice)
9. Week Architectural presentation of civil buildings in early Ottoman architecture in typological-chronological order and comparisons between similar works. Lecture

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
10. Week Architectural presentation of bridges in early Ottoman architecture in typological-chronological order and comparisons between similar works. Lecture

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11. Week Evaluation of the 15th century in early Ottoman architecture. Lecture

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
12. Week Evaluation of ornament in early Ottoman architecture. Lecture

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
13. Week Evaluation of ornament in early Ottoman architecture. Lecture

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14. Week General evaluation of the architectural trends of the early Ottoman period. Lecture

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)

Sources Used in This Course
Recommended Sources
Ayverdi, E. H, Osmanlı Mimarisi'nin İlk Devri (1260-1402). İstanbul. 1966.
Ayverdi,E.H-Yüksel, İ. A, İlk 250 Senenin Osmanlı Mimarisi, İstanbul 1976.
Çetintaş, S, Türk Mimari Anıtları Osmanlı Devri/Bursa'da İlk Eserler. İstanbul.1946.
Demiriz, Y, Osmanlı Mimarisi'nde Süsleme I / Erken Devir (1300-1453), İstanbul. 1979.
Eyice, S, "İlk Osmanlı Dini-İçtimaî Bir Müessesesi: Zaviyeler ve Zaviyeli Camiler", İktisat Fakültesi Mecmuası C. XXIII, no: 1-2, İstanbul 1962, s. 1-80.
Goodwin,G, Osmanlı Mimarlığı Tarihi, 2012.
Kızıltan, A, Anadolu Beyliklerinde Cami ve Mescitler. İstanbul 1958.
Kuran,A, İlk Devir Osmanlı Mimarisinde Cami, Ankara.1964.

ECTS credits and course workload
Event Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration (Total weeks*Hours per week) 14 2
Work Hour outside Classroom (Preparation, strengthening) 14 6
Homework 2 10
Midterm Exam 1 2
Time to prepare for Midterm Exam 1 8
Final Exam 1 2
Time to prepare for Final Exam 1 10
Total Workload
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