Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
210300508100TRADITIONAL TURKISH THEATRECompulsory483
Level of Course Unit
First Cycle
Objectives of the Course
To inform the student about the formation and development of theater art in general, and to convey basic information about the origins, types, subjects and types of Turkish theater in particular.
Name of Lecturer(s)
DOÇ. DR. OĞUZ DOĞAN
Learning Outcomes
1Acquire awareness of professional ethics and responsibility
2Learns the social functions of theater in Turkish culture.
3Learns the current situation of traditional Turkish theater subjects, genres and basic types.
4Learns the types in traditional Turkish theatre.
5Learns the types of traditional Turkish theatre.
Mode of Delivery
Daytime Class
Prerequisites and co-requisities
Recommended Optional Programme Components
Course Contents
traditional Turkish theater
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1What is theater?
2Historical development of theater
3Sources of Turkish theater, stages of development
4Development of theater and theatrical genres in Anatolia
5myth, ritual, play, magic, theater
6village theatrical games
7overall rating
8Midterm Exam
9Shadow puppetry, examples in the world and Turkish shadow puppetry
10Shadow puppetry, examples in the world and Turkish shadow puppetry
11Karagöz, types, games, functions
12Karagöz, sample play review
13Other areas nourished by traditional Turkish theater
14Karagöz's reflection on modern genres, contemporary performances, artists
15FINAL EXAM
Recommended or Required Reading
And, Metin, Geleneksel Türk Tiyatrosu, İnkılap Kitabevi, İstanbul, 1985. Nutku, Özdemir, Meddahlık ve Meddah Hikayeleri, İş Bankası Yay., Ankara, 1997. And, Metin, Oyun ve Büyü, Türk Kültüründe Oyun Kavramı, Yapı Kredi Yay., İstanbul 2003.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Midterm Examination160
Homework140
SUM100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Final Examination1100
SUM100
Term (or Year) Learning Activities40
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities60
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination111
Final Examination122
Attending Lectures14342
Brain Storming122
Self Study12224
Individual Study for Mid term Examination122
Individual Study for Final Examination11010
Homework3721
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)104
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