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GEAR 305 | Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Name

Turkish Cinema

Code	Semester	Theory (hour/week)	Application/Lab (hour/week)	Local Credits	ECTS
GEAR 305	Fall/Spring	3	0	3	4

Prerequisites	None
Course Language	English
Course Type	Service Course
Course Level	First Cycle
Mode of Delivery	-
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course	-
National Occupation Classification	-
Course Coordinator	-
Course Lecturer(s)	Öğr. Gör. Dr. Serkan ŞAVK
Assistant(s)	-

Course Objectives	This course introduces the emergence and transformation of the film industry in Turkey from a historical perspective until 1990s.
Learning Outcomes	The students who succeeded in this course; identify the major movements, waves, and periods in the history of cinema in Turkey discuss the fundamental issues regarding the emergence and development of the film industry in Turkey discuss the major Turkish films and filmmakers within a historical and artistic context apply their knowledge on the history of cinema in Turkey to the analysis of newly produced films define the differences between national film industries and transnational filmmaking practices from a historical perspective.
Course Description	The course includes the following topics and related discussions: Historical development and transformation of the film industry in Turkey; production mode, aesthetic features and narrative structure of Yeşilçam industry; leading filmmakers and their films; identity, politics and transnationalism issues; major debates on the history of cinema in Turkey. The evaluation system includes three criteria: One film review (assignment), one data driven film analysis (project) and one response paper (mid-term). This course is conducted in English however, some of the films listed in the outline are not available with English subtitles. Therefore, this course is recommended for the students who have minimum competence in Turkish.
Related Sustainable Development Goals

Course Category	Core Courses
	Major Area Courses
	Supportive Courses
	Media and Management Skills Courses
	Transferable Skill Courses

WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES

Week	Subjects	Related Preparation
1	Introduction How to avoid plagiarism?
2	Debates on the historiography of cinema in Turkey Films: Selected early films by Lumiere Brothers and Thomas Edison. Georges Méliès, A Trip to the Moon (1902) Coen Brothers, World Cinema (2007)	Dilek Kaya Mutlu, “The Russian Monument at Ayastefanos (San Stefano): Between Defeat and Revenge, Remembering and Forgetting”, Middle East Studies 43:1 (2007); Savaş Arslan, “Introduction” in Cinema in Turkey: A New Critical History, Oxford University Press: 2011.
3	Production and movie-going in Turkey before 1950 Films: Muhsin Ertuğrul, Aysel Bataklı Damın Kızı (1935) Muhsin Ertuğrul, Kahveci Güzeli (1941)	Savaş Arslan “Pre-Yeşilçam: Cinema in Turkey until the Late 1940s” in Cinema in Turkey: A New Critical History, Oxford University Press: 2011.
4	Early masters of a late industry: The “cinema artists” generation Films: Lütfi Akad, Kanun Namına (1952) Osman Seden, Düşman Yolları Kesti (1959)	Savaş Arslan, “Early Yeşilçam: The Advent of Yeşilçam in the 1950s” in Cinema in Turkey: A New Critical History, Oxford University Press: 2011.
5	Movements and waves I: Social realism and new realism Films: Metin Erksan, Susuz Yaz (1963) Yılmaz Güney, Umut (1970)	Kurtuluş Kayalı, Metin Erksan Sinemasını Okumayı Denemek, Dost: 2004, pp. 77-90;
6	Movements and waves II: “Ulusal” and “Millî” cinemas Films: Halit Refiğ, Bir Türk’e Gönül Verdim (1969) Yücel Çakmaklı, Birleşen Yollar (1970)	Halit Refiğ, “En Doğru Yargılayıcı Tarihtir” in Ulusal Sinema Kavgası, Dergâh: 2009. Burçak Evren, “Yeşilçam ve İnanç Sineması” in Yücel Çakmaklı: Milli Sinemanın Kurucusu, Küre: 2014.
7	Yeşilçam I: Production and distribution Films: Yavuz Turgul, Aşk Filmlerinin Unutulmaz Yönetmeni (1990) Cem Kaya, Remake, Remix, Rip-Off (2014)	Nilgün Abisel, “Türk Sinemasında Film Yapımı Üzerine Notlar” in Türk Sineması Üzerine Yazılar, Phoenix: 2005.
8	Yeşilçam I: Genres and narration Films: Orhan Aksoy, Samanyolu (1967) Çetin İnanç, Dünyayı Kurtaran Adam (1982)	Nezih Erdoğan, “Narratives of Resistance: National Identity and Ambivalance in the Turkish Melodrama between 1965 and 1975”, Screen 39:3 (1998); Paul Willemen, “The Zoom in Popular Cinema: A Question of Performance”, Inter-Asia Cultural Studies (2013).
9	Migration and urbanization Films: Halit Refiğ, Gurbet Kuşları (1964) Kartal Tibet, Sultan (1978)	Gönül Dönmez-Colin, “Migration, Dis/Misplacement and Exile”, in Turkish Cinema: Identity, Distance and Belonging, Reaktion Books: 2008.
10	Political cinema Films: Zeki Ökten, Askerin Dönüşü (1974) Şerif Gören, Yol (1981)	(Court documents and censorship reports)
11	Gender Films: Lütfi Akad, Vesikalı Yarim (1968) Atıf Yılmaz, Dul Bir Kadın (1985)	Gönül Dönmez-Colin, “Gender, Sexuality and Morals in Transition”, in Turkish Cinema: Identity, Distance and Belonging, Reaktion Books: 2008
12	Women filmmakers Films Türkan Şoray, Dönüş (1972) Bilge Olgaç, Gülüşan (1985)	Feryal Saygılıgil, “Bilge Olgaç’ın Gülüşan Film için Bir Okuma Denemesi,” Sinecine 2, 2010.
13	Transnationalism Films: Tunç Okan, Mercedes Mon Amour (1987)	Nejat Ulusay, “A Transformational Experience within the Contexts of ‘National’ and ‘Transnational’: The Case of Turkish Cinema” in Imaginaries Out of Place: Cinema, Transnationalism and Turkey, Gökçen Karanfil and Serkan Şavk (eds.), Cambridge Scholars Publishing: 2012.
14	Evaluation of the assignments
15	Review of the semester
16	Final Exam

Course Notes/Textbooks
Suggested Readings/Materials

EVALUATION SYSTEM

Semester Activities	Number	Weigthing
Participation	1	10
Laboratory / Application
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments	2	50
Presentation / Jury
Project	1	40
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exams
Midterm
Final Exam
Total

Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade	4	100
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade
Total

ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE

Semester Activities	Number	Duration (Hours)	Workload
Theoretical Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours)	16	3	48
Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: '.16.' x total hours)	16		0
Study Hours Out of Class	14	3	42
Field Work			0
Quizzes / Studio Critiques			0
Portfolio			0
Homework / Assignments	2	8	16
Presentation / Jury			0
Project	1	14	14
Seminar / Workshop			0
Oral Exam			0
Midterms			0
Final Exam			0
		Total	120

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP

#	Program Competencies/Outcomes		* Contribution Level
#	Program Competencies/Outcomes		1	2	3	4	5
1	To be able to identify and analyze problems in the field of trade and finance, and to develop solutions.		-	-	-	-	-
2	To be able to use the theoretical and practical knowledge gained in the field of International Trade and Finance.		-	-	-	-	-
3	To be able to analyze the developments in global markets by using critical thinking skills.		-	-	-	-	-
4	To be able to analyze and interpret data in the field of finance, commerce and economics by using information technologies effectively.		-	-	-	-	-
5	To be able to acquire knowledge about the legal regulations and practices in the field.		-	-	-	-	-
6	To be able to foresee and define the risks that could be encountered in the field of trade and finance and to take decisions to manage such risks.		-	-	-	-	-
7	To be able to acquire and use verbal and numerical skills necessary for the nature of international trade and finance program.		-	-	-	-	-
8	To be able to obtain, synthesize and report the information related to the fields of trade and finance.		-	-	-	-	-
9	To be able to contribute to the solution of problems as individual, team member or leader.		-	-	-	-	-
10	To be able to evaluate the issues related to the field with an ethical perspective and social sensitivity.		-	-	-	-	-
11	To be able to collect data in the areas of International Trade and Finance and communicate with colleagues in a foreign language ("European Language Portfolio Global Scale", Level B1).		-	-	-	-	-
12	To be able to speak a second foreign at a medium level of fluency efficiently.		-	-	-	-	-
13	To be able to relate the knowledge accumulated throughout human history to their field of expertise.		-	-	-	-	-

*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest

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