Course Information


Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
THE WRITTEN SOURCES AND THE PROBLEMS OF ANATOLIAN SELJUK ARCHAEOLOGY USAN226 4. Semester 2 + 0 2.0 6.0

Prerequisites None

Language of Instruction Turkish
Course Level Bachelor's Degree
Course Type Elective
Mode of delivery
Course Coordinator
Instructors Muharrem ÇEKEN
Assistants
Goals *To have knowledge about the written sources and problems of the Anatolian Seljuk Period To learn the archaeological excavations of the Anatolian Seljuk Period * To evaluate the cultural environment of the Anatolian Seljuk Period
Course Content This course deals with the sources and problems of the Anatolian Seljuk archeology in the context of its historiography. The representation of the Anatolian Seljuk Art in the literature is examined, and then the excavations belonging to the Anatolian Seljuk settlements, and the quality of their exhibitions and representational issues are discussed. Students are expected to participate to the discussions in the classroom and to follow the weekly readings and do the assignments.
Learning Outcomes 1) Written sources of the Anatolian Seljuk period
2) Introduction of Anatolian Seljuk Archaeological excavations
3) Anatolian Seljuk Period Culture Environment

Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Teaching and Learning Methods and Techniques Study Materials
1. Week Introduction to the course, objectives of the course Lecture; Discussion
Six Hats Thinking; Opinion Pool
 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
2. Week .Anatolian Seljukid History and its Art: General Evaluation Lecture; Discussion
Workshop
Brain Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
3. Week Sources on Anatolian Seljukid Art and Notes on its Historiography- 1 Lecture; Discussion
Brainstorming
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
4. Week Sources on Anatolian Seljukid Art and Notes on its Historiography- 2 Lecture; Discussion
Brainstorming
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
5. Week Literature Reviews: Anatolian Seljukid Art Lecture; Discussion
Brainstorming
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
6. Week Literature Reviews: Different Approaches to Anatolian Seljukid Art-1 Lecture; Discussion
Brainstorming
Problem Based Learning; Brain Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
7. Week Literature Reviews: Different Approaches to Anatolian Seljukid Art-2 Lecture; Discussion
Brainstorming
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
8. Week Archaeological Excavations of the Anatolian Seljukid Period Lecture; Discussion
Brainstorming
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
9. Week Archaeological Excavations of the Anatolian Seljukid Period Lecture; Discussion
Brainstorming
Problem Based Learning; Brain Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
10. Week .Representation and Interpretation of Anatolian Seljuk Period Archeology in Museums, Case Studies Lecture; Discussion
Brainstorming
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
11. Week .Representation and Interpretation of Anatolian Seljuk Period Archeology in Museums, Case Studies Lecture; Discussion
Brainstorming
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
12. Week Exam Week Question Answer

 Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
13. Week Student presentations Lecture; Discussion
Brainstorming
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
14. Week .Evaluation of the course period Lecture; Discussion
Brainstorming
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)

Sources Used in This Course
Recommended Sources
Arseven, C.E., Türk Sanatı, İstanbul, 1977.
Bates, Ü., “The Impact of the Mongol Invasion on Turkish Architecture”, International Journal of Middle East Studies, 9, (1978): 23-32.
Crane, H. “Notes on Saldjuq Architectural Patronage in Thirteenth Century Anatolia”, Journal of the Economic and the Social History of the Orient, XXXVI (1993): 1-57.
Denny , W.B, “Points of Stylistic Contact in the Architecture of Islamic Iran and Anatolia”, Islamic Art, 2, (1987): 27-41.
Durukan, A. Anadolu Selçuklu Dönemi Bibliyografyası (1993-2005), Ankara, 2007.
Hilenbrand, R. Islamic Architecture: Form, Function and Meanning, Edinburgh, 2000
İbn Bibi, El Eramirü’l -Ala’iye Fi’l-Umuri’l-Ala’iye (Selçukname)I-II, (ed. M. Öztürk), Ankara, 1996.
Köprülü, M.F., The Seljuks of Anatolia. Their History and Culture According to Local Muslim Sources, trans Gary Leiser, Salt Lake City, 1992.
Kuban, D. Selçuklu Çağında Anadolu Sanatı, İstanbul, 2002.
Kuban, D., Anadolu Mimarisinin Kaynak ve Sorunları, İstanbul, 1965.
Kuban, D., Selçuklu Çağında Anadolu Sanatı, İstanbul, 2002.
Kuban, D., Türk ve İslam Sanatı Üzerine Denemeler, İstanbul, 1982.
Kuran, Aptullah, ‘Anatolian Seljuk Architecture’, The Art and Architecture of Turkey, ed. Ekrem Akurgal, Oxford Press, 1980.
Lange, Christian, Mecit, Songül., The Seljuqs: Politics, Society and Culture, Edinburgh University Press, 2011.
Ögel, S., Anadolu’nun Selçuklu Çehresi, İstanbul, 1994.
Ögel, S., Anadolu'nun Selçuklu Çehresi, İstanbul, 1994.
Öztürk, M., el-Evamiru’l-Alaiyye fi’l-Umuri’l-Alaiyye, Ankara 1996.
Peker,Ali Uzay., “Anadolu Bazilika Geleneği ve Selçuklu Anıtsal Mimarisine Etkisi”, (edit. Peker,Ali Uzay; Bilici, Kenan), Anadolu Selçukluları ve Beylikler Dönemi Uygarlığı, Kültür ve Turizm Bakanlığı Yayınları, 2015.
Peker,Ali Uzay., “Anadolu Selçuklu Mimari Tarihinde Anlam Araştırmaları”, Literatür Dergisi, Cilt 7, Sayı 13 (2009):67-80.
Redford, S. “The Seljuqs of Rum and the Antique”, Muqarnas, V, 10,(1993): 148-156.
Rice, T.T., The Seljuks in Asia Minor, New York, 1961.
Roxburg, D.J. Turks: Journey of a Thousand Years 600-1600, London, 2005.
Roxburg, D.J. Turks: Journey of a Thousand Years 600-1600, London, 2005.
Tanyeli, U., Anadolu Türk Kentinde Fiziksel Yapının Evrim Süreci, Doktora Tezi, İstanbul, 1987.
Tunçer, Orhan, “Anadolu Türk Sanatı ve Yerli Kaynaklarla İlişkiler Üzerine Bir Deneme”, Vakıflar Dergisi, Sayı XI, Ankara, 1976.
Turan, O., Selçuklular Zamanında Türkiye, İstanbul, 1993.
Wolper, E.S. Cities and Saints: Sufism ad the Transformation of Urban Space in Medieval Anatolia, Pennsylvania, 2003.
Yinanç, M.H., İbn-i Bibi, Selçukname, İstanbul 2007.

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 3
Homework 1 3
Midterm Exam 1 1
Time to prepare for Midterm Exam 1 2
Final Exam 1 2
Time to prepare for Final Exam 1 2
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