GRADUATE SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES

Turkish Literature

TURKISH LITERATURE MA PROGRAM

Academic Unit: Department of Turkish Language and Literature

Program Objectives: Turkish Literature MA Program is primarily designed for Turkish Language and Literature BA degree holders, but BA degree holders of all other programs are also eligible to apply as out-of-field applicants. The aim of the program is to equip MA students with the essential academic tools to do research, to determine steps of the research process and to have a deep insight to analyze scientific data. Courses offered within the program are designed to raise students to become not only national but also worldwide representatives of Turkish Literature. In this regard, another aim of the program is to cooperate with Turcology Departments in Turkey and abroad, and to raise the quality and quantity of national and international interdisciplinary academic work in this field.

Medium of Instruction: Turkish

International Student Quotas: International student quotas are announced on the Graduate School of Social Sciences web site (http://www.sbe.yildiz.edu.tr/en) before the applications are open, each fall and spring semesters.

Admissions Calendar: Admissions calendar is announced on the Graduate School of Social Sciences web site (http://www.sbe.yildiz.edu.tr/en) before the applications are open, each fall and spring semesters.

Application Link: https://lisansustu.yildiz.edu.tr/sbe/en/ (Applicants are advised to check the academic calendar first and send their applications only during the application period.)

Admission Requirements: Admissions requirements announced on the Graduate School of Social Sciences web site (http://www.sbe.yildiz.edu.tr/en) before the applications are open, each fall and spring semesters.

Compulsory Courses:

Code	Course Title in Turkish	Course Title in English	Course Type	Number of Credits
TDE5215	Edebiyat Kuramları YL	Literary Theories Master	Required by the program	3
TDE5203	Araştırma Yöntem ve Tekniklerine Giriş	Introduction to Research Methods and Techniques	Required by the program	3
TDE5001	Seminer	Seminar	Required by the Council of Higher Education	0
TDE5205	Araştırma Yöntemleri ve Bilimsel Etik	Research Methods and Scientific Ethic	Required by the Council of Higher Education	2

Elective Courses:

Code	Course Title in Turkish	Course Title in English	Number of Credits
TDE5200	Halkbilimi Kuramları	Folklore Theories	3
TDE5201	Karşılaştırmalı Türk Mitolojisi ve Destanları	Comparative Turkish Mythology and Epics	3
TDE5202	Edebiyat Akımları	Literary Movements	3
TDE5204	Şiirde Anlam ve Yorum	Meaning and Comment in Poetry	3
TDE5206	Eski Türk Edebiyatında Nazım'a Giriş	Introduction to Poetry in Old Turkish Literature	3
TDE5207	Eski Türk Edebiyatında Nesir’e Giriş	Introduction to Prose in Turkish Literature	3
TDE5208	Türk Edebiyatında Mesnevi Türü	Mesnevî Genre in Turkish Literature	3
TDE5209	Modern Türk Eleştirisinin Eleştirisi	Criticism of Modern Turkish Criticism	3
TDE5210	Çağdaş Türk Şiiri	Contemporary Turkish Poetry	3
TDE5211	Yeni Türk Edebiyatında Oryantalizm ve Oksidantializm	Orientalism And Occidentalism in The New Turkish Novel	3
TDE5212	Eski Türk Edebiyatında Nazım	Poetry in Old Turkish Literature	3
TDE5213	Eski Türk Edebiyatında Nesir	Prose in Turkish Literature	3
TDE5214	Eski Türk Edebiyatında Kavramlar ve Motifler	Sources of Ottoman Turkish Literature	3
TDE5216	Türk Tiyatro Tarihi YL	History of Turkish Theatre Master	3
TDE5217	Türk Romanında Kadın	Women in Turkish Novels	3

Academic Staff:

Prof. Dr. Yakup ÇELİK
Prof. Dr. Aynur KOÇAK
Assoc. Prof. Dr.Nihayet ARSLAN
Asst. Prof. Dr. Ali Emre ÖZYILDIRIM
Asst. Prof. Dr. Ali YILDIZ
Asst. Prof. Dr. Didem ARDALI BÜYÜKARMAN
Asst. Prof. Dr. İbrahim SONA
Res. Asst. Dr. Alparslan OYMAK
Res. Asst. Dr. Banu ÖZTÜRK
Res. Asst. Esengül SAĞLAM CAN
Res. Asst. Fatma Zehra UĞURCAN
Res. Asst. Hicran YÜCEL

Who can apply?

In-Field Quotas	Bachelor degree holders of *Turkish Language and Literature, Turkish Language and Literature Teaching* should apply to in-field applicant quotas.
Out-of-Field Quotas	Others should apply to out-of-field applicant quotas.

Graduation Requirements:

In order to graduate from the program, students are required;

to take at least 7 courses (21 local credits/ 120 ECTS), two of which are required by the department
to pass the “Seminar” and “Research Methods and Scientific Ethics” courses,
to pass all courses with at least CB grade and have at least 2.50/4.0 GPA,
to comply with the publication requirement,
to register to “Lecture on Specialized Field” and “MA Thesis” courses in order to write a thesis, after completing the required number of credits,
to pass the MA thesis defense successfully.

Publication Requirement:

MA students are required to meet at least one of the following requirements which has to be related to their thesis and done in cooperation with their thesis supervisor(s):

An oral/ poster presentation at a national/ international refereed academic congress
An academic article published or accepted for publication at a national/ international refereed academic journal

Department Location: Davutpaşa Campus, Esenler, Istanbul, Turkey

Admissions Contact:

	E-mail Address	Website
Graduate School of Social Sciences	gsss@yildiz.edu.tr, sbemdr@yildiz.edu.tr	http://sbe.yildiz.edu.tr/

Department Contact:

Name- Surname	E-mail Address	Phone Number
Prof. Dr. Yakup ÇELİK	yacelik@yildiz.edu.tr	+90 532 454 80 13