Academic Catalog

AH586 OTTOMAN TURKISH FOR ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIANS II

Course Code: 8010586
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): 3(0-0)
ECTS Credit: 8.0
Department: History Of Architecture
Language of Instruction: English
Level of Study: Graduate
Course Coordinator: Lecturer Dr. NAHÝDE IÞIK DEMÝRAKIN
Offered Semester: Fall and Spring Semesters.

Course Content

This course provides advanced reading knowledge of Ottoman Turkish in printed materials as well as the contemporary usage of the language for Architectural Historians who intend to study late Ottoman and Early Republican periods. It also aims to introduce different hand writing styles used in Ottoman paleography, thereby allowing access to archival documents produced in the earlier periods of the Ottoman Empire. As such, it intends to facilitate archival research and enable the students to use the contents of printed and hand written primary sources necessary to conduct research in the field.