Ordu University Lifelong Learning Programme

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course Unit	Year of Study	Semester	Number of ECTS Credits
GTAR1142018144	RELIGION AND BELIEF IN TURKS	Elective	1	2	4

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle

Objectives of the Course

The belief systems of the Turks, the religions they have included in the historical process, and their introduction to Islam and its implications on the Turkish world

Name of Lecturer(s)

Arş. Gör. Doç. Dr. Murat ÖZKAN

Learning Outcomes

1	They have knowledge about the religious beliefs of the Turks.
2	Compare the belief systems of Turks with other religions.
3	The Turks have knowledge about the entry into Islam.

Mode of Delivery

Evening Education

Prerequisites and co-requisities

None

Recommended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Religious systems established by Turks throughout Turkish history and their traces left in Turkish history

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Theoretical	Practice	Laboratory
1	Old Turkish religion
2	Shamanism
3	Turks and Religion
4	Manichaeism
5	Buddhism
6	Judaism
7	Orthodox Christianity
8	Midterm Exam
9	Turks in Religious Wars
10	Introduction of Turks to Islam
11	Turks during the Umayyad Period
12	Transition of Turks to Islam
13	Propagation of Islam among Turks
14	Turks during the Abbasid period
15	The rise of the Turks in Islam
16	Final Exam

Recommended or Required Reading

1 Abdülkadir İnan, Eski Türk Dini Tarihi, Altınordu Yayınları, 2017. 2 Hakkı Dursun Yıldız, Türkler ve İslamiyet, İlgi Kültür Sanat Yayınları, 2011. 3 İbn-i Fadlan Seyahatnamesi, çev. Ramazan Şeşen, Yeditepe Yayınları, 2017. 4 Ebû Osman Amr b. Bahr el-Câhiz, Hilâfet Ordusunun Menkıbeleri ve Türkler'in Faziletleri, çev. Ramazan Şeşen, Ankara, 1988. 5 Jean-Paul Roux, Türklerin ve Moğolların Eski Dini, Kabalcı Yayınları. İstanbul 2007.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
SUM		0
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
SUM		0
Yarıyıl (Yıl) İçi Etkinlikleri		40
Yarıyıl (Yıl) Sonu Etkinlikleri		60
SUM		100

Language of Instruction

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination	1	10	10
Final Examination	1	2	2
Quiz	1	7	7
Self Study	14	1	14
Individual Study for Mid term Examination	1	5	5
Individual Study for Final Examination	1	12	12
	14	4	56
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			106

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

	PO 1	PO 2	PO 3	PO 4	PO 5	PO 6	PO 7
LO1	4	4	5	4	5	4	2
LO2	5	5	5	4	5	4	4
LO3	5	5	4	4	5	5	3

* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High