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Last Updated: 15/08/2025

Code - Course Title Compulsory/Elective Laboratory + Practice ECTS
TDE434 - Folk Medicine VIII. SEMESTER 2 +0 4.5
Language of Instruction Türkçe
Course Type Area Elective Courses
Course Instructor(s) PROF. DR. ZÜLFÜKAR BAYRAKTAR
Mode of Delivery Face to face
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Prerequisites There is no prerequisite or co-requisite for this course.
Courses Recomended Introduction to Turkish Folkloristic; Introduction to Turkish Folk Literature
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Work Placement Not Applicable
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Weeks Learning Outcomes Topics Teaching Methods
Week - 1 Introduction of the course.
Week - 2 Who is folk? What is folk medicine? What are the names of folk medicine?
Week - 3 Disease status, health status and disease symptoms according to the folk.
Week - 4 Sources of folk medicine and pharmacy.
Week - 5 Evil eye in folk medicine and protection methods from it
Week - 6 Treatment methods: Irvasa etc.
Week - 7 Treatment methods: Parpılama etc.
Week - 8 Treatments with plant-based medicines
Week - 9 Treatments with animal-based medicines
Week - 10 Treatments with mineral-based medicines
Week - 11 Animal diseases and healing methods in folk medicine.
Week - 12 Folk medicine, cultural management and applied folklore
Week - 13 Folk medicine and modern medicine.
Week - 14 General evaluation.

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