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Last Updated: 22/10/2025

Code - Course Title Compulsory/Elective Laboratory + Practice ECTS
TDE241 - Modern Turkish Literature in German Translation III. SEMESTER 2 +0 3.0
Language of Instruction Almanca
Course Type Elective Courses
Course Instructor(s) PROF. DR. ZEHRA GÜLMÜŞ
Mode of Delivery The mode of delivery of this course is face to face.
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Prerequisites There is no prerequisite or co-requisite for this course.
Courses Recomended There is no recommended optional programme component for this course.
Recommended Resources Adak, H., & Glassen, E. (Hrsg.). (2010). Hundert Jahre Türkei. Zeitzeugen erzählen. Aus dem Türk. v. S.Adatepe, A.Bauer, M.Carbe, E.Czotscher, M.Demirel, E.Glassen, G.Meier, J.Neuner, W.Riemann, E.Wittreck. Zürich: Unionsverlag.Arend, I. (27. 01 2011). Zum Abschluss der \"Türkischen Bibliothek\" im Unionsverlag. www.deutschlandfunk.de. Abgerufen am 30. 3 2023 von https://www.deutschlandfunk.de/zum-abschluss-der-tuerkischen-bibliothek-im-unionsverlag.700.de.html?dram:article_id=84927Caner, B. (1998). Türkische Literatur. Klassiker der Moderne. Hildesheim: Olms.Glassen, E. (2016). Literatur und Gesellschaft: Kleine Schriften von Erika Glassen zur türkischen Literaturgeschichte und zum Kulturwandel in der modernen Türkei (Istanbuler Texte und Studien, Bd. 31). (J. P. Laut, Hrsg.) Würzburg: Orient Institut Istanbul. doi:10.25673/110634Gülmüş, Z. (2018). Übersetzungsverfahren beim literarischen Übersetzen. Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınars Roman \"Das Uhrenstellinstitut\" (TRANSÜD. Arbeiten zur Theorie und Praxis des Übersetzens und Dolmetschens, Bd. 98). Berlin: Frank & Timme.Moran, B. (2012). Der türkische Roman. Eine Literaturgeschichte in Essays. Band 1: Von Ahmet Mithat bis A. H. Tanpınar. Harrassowitz, Wiesbaden 2012. (B. Hendrich, Übers.) Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz.Yılmaz, S. (2019). Machtasymmetrien bei der literarischen Übersetzung. Türkische Literatur auf dem deutschsprachigen Buchmarkt. Berlin: Frank & Timme.Yılmaz, S. (2020). Under the shadow of the Turkological legacy: The current profile of translators and publishers in literary translations from Turkish into German. World Literature Studies, 12(1), 67-81.*The literature for text analysis will be announced in the seminar.
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Weeks Learning Outcomes Topics Teaching Methods
Week - 1 Introduction to the Course: Overview of the course objectives, scope, and structure
Week - 2 General Overview of Modern Turkish Literature I: Tanzimat, Servet-i Fünun, Second Constitutional Era, and National Literature: Key figures and works
Week - 3 General Overview of Modern Turkish Literature II Republican Period (1923–present): Key figures and works
Week - 4 History of the Translation of Turkish Literature into German First translations, prominent translators, publishing houses, and translation projects
Week - 5 Reception of Turkish Literature in Germany: Main themes attracting German readers (East-West conflict, modernization process, the social position of women, migration, etc.)
Week - 6 Text Analysis I: Ahmet Mithat Efendi, Felatun Bey ile Rakım Efendi – The contrast between traditional values and the modern individual
Week - 7 Text Analysis II: Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar, The Time Regulation Institute – Time, reason, bureaucracy, and ironic narration
Week - 8 Text Analysis III: Stories by Sait Faik Abasıyanık: Urban life, daily routines, human-nature relationship
Week - 9 Text Analysis IV: Orhan Pamuk (a selected work or excerpt): Identity, history, narrative structure, East-West dichotomy
Week - 10 Student Presentations I: Literary and cultural analysis of selected texts translated into German
Week - 11 Student Presentations II: Literary and cultural analysis of selected texts translated into German
Week - 12 Öğrenci Sunumları III: Seçilen Almanca çeviri metinlerin edebi ve kültürel analizi
Week - 13 General Discussion: Representation of Turkish literature in German translations and reader expectations
Week - 14 Final Evaluation and Conclusion: General evaluation of the semester and student feedback

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Assessment Method and Passing Requirements
Quamtity Percentage (%)
1.Midterm Exam 1 30
Final Exam 1 70
Toplam (%) 100

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