Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
SAT3262013137DECORATION WITH FIGURES IN TURKISH ARCHITECTUREElective363
Level of Course Unit
First Cycle
Objectives of the Course
The aim of this course is to teach the stylistic features and meanings of figurative ornaments in Turkish monumental buildings.
Name of Lecturer(s)
Yrd. Doç. Dr. Seçkin Evcim
Learning Outcomes
1Student learns the main figures and their meanings seen in Turkish art.
2Student exemplifies and defines the use of figures in Ghaznavid and Great Seljuk architecture.
3Student exemplifies and defines the use of figures in Anatolian Seljuk and Artuqid architecture.
4Student explains the continuity of pre-Islamic Turkish culture in the Islamic era.
5Student introduces Turkic-Islamic iconography and cosmology with examples.
Mode of Delivery
Formal Education
Prerequisites and co-requisities
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
None
Course Contents
The symbols of Turkish culture and their meanings. Turkic-Islamic cosmology and iconography. Examples of figurative ornamentation from Ghaznavid palaces, figurative ornaments in the Great Seljuk and Anatolian Seljuk (Sultanate of Rum) buildings. Figurative ornaments in the Artuqid buildings. Examples of figurative ornamentation during the period of the Beyliks.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1Figurative narration in pre-Islamic Turkish art and Turkish animal style
2Figurative ornamentation in Ghaznavid architecture
3Figurative ornamentation in Great Seljuk architecture
4Figurative ornamentation in Great Seljuk architecture
5Figurative ornamentation in Artuqid architecture
6Figurative ornamentation in Artuqid architecture
7Figurative ornamentation in Artuqid architecture
8Midterm.
9Examples from First Period of Anatolian Beyliks
10Examples from First Period of Anatolian Beyliks
11Figurative ornamentation in Anatolian Seljuk architecture
12Figurative ornamentation in Anatolian Seljuk architecture
13Figurative ornamentation in Anatolian Seljuk architecture
14Examples from Second Period of Anatolian Beyliks
15Examples from Second Period of Anatolian Beyliks
16Final Exam
Recommended or Required Reading
ÖGEL, Semra, Anadolu Selçukluları’nın Taş Tezyinatı, Ankara 1967. GÜNDOĞDU, Hamza, Türk Mimarisinde Figürlü Taş Plastik (Doktora Tezi), İstanbul Üniversitesi 1979. BİLİCİ, Kenan, “Anadolu Taş Tezyinatında Hayvan Üslubu”, Arkeoloji-Sanat Tarihi Dergisi, 1983, sy. 2, s. 19-27. ÇORUHLU, Yaşar, Türk Sanatında Hayvan Sembolizmi, İstanbul 1995. SAYIN ALSAN, Şenay, Türk Mimari Süsleme Sanatında İkonografik Figürler, Ankara 2017.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
SUM0
End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
SUM0
Yarıyıl (Yıl) İçi Etkinlikleri40
Yarıyıl (Yıl) Sonu Etkinlikleri60
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
None
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination122
Final Examination122
Attending Lectures14228
Self Study18118
Individual Study for Mid term Examination11515
Individual Study for Final Examination11515
Reading2510
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)90
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* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High
 
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