COURSE INTRODUCTION AND APPLICATION INFORMATION

Course Name
Turkish Media History
Code
Semester
Theory
(hour/week)
Application/Lab
(hour/week)
Local Credits
ECTS
NMC 453
Fall/Spring
3
0
3
4
Prerequisites
None
Course Language
English
Course Type
Elective
Course Level
First Cycle
Mode of Delivery -
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course
Course Coordinator -
Course Lecturer(s)
Assistant(s) -
Course Objectives The aim of the course is to introduce the students to the main periods, events and discussion points of the history of Turkish media since the 19 th century.
Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • Identify through the assessments the fundamental concepts used in analysing the history of media.
  • Elaborate on the major developments in the history of media forms in Turkey.
  • Discuss the significance of historical developments for the prevailing social structure.
  • Develop debates around political and cultural significance of the media
  • Compare how different technological developments has had impact on culture and society.
  • Plan and conduct inquiries into the history of media and convey the results in the written assignments and in an oral presentation.
Course Description The course outlines the main developments in the history of the Turkish media. It shows the significance of the technological development in the media and their impact on culture and society.
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Course Category

 Core Courses
Major Area Courses
Supportive Courses
X
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

 

WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES

Week Subjects Required Materials
1 Presentation and overview of the course
2 Emergence of the Press in the Ottoman Empire M. N. İnuğur (1982) Basın ve Yayın Tarihi. William J. Watson, ‘İbrāhīm Müteferriḳa and Turkish Incunabula’, Journal of the American Oriental Society, Vol. 88, No. 3 (Jul. - Sep., 1968), pp. 435-441. http://www.jstor.org/stable/596868
3 The Emergence of Turkish Press in the Republic of Turkey U. Kocabaşoğlu (2007), "Tek Parti Dönemi Matbuatı Üzerine Gözlemler". Topuz, Hıfzı (2003), 100 Soruda Türk Basın Tarihi.
4 Turkish Press in the Second World War U. Kocabaşoğlu (2007), "Tek Parti Dönemi Matbuatı Üzerine Gözlemler". Topuz, Hıfzı (2003), 100 Soruda Türk Basın Tarihi.
5 Press in the Multi-Party Period Topuz, Hıfzı (2003), 100 Soruda Türk Basın Tarihi.
6 Mid-Term I
7 Development of the Political and Literature Weeklies/ Monthlies Varlık, B.Tanzimat ve Meşrutiyet Dergileri; Kocabaşoğlu, U. (1984), Cumhuriyet Dergiciliğine Bakış. Demir, Kenan. Osmanlı'da Dergiciliğin Doğuşu ve Gelişimi (1849-1923).
8 The Art of Photography and Sound in Ottomans Mehmet Burak ‘The Advent of the Electric Telegraph in the Ottoman Empire’ in Roderic H. Davidson, Essays in Ottoman and Turkish History 1774-1923, University of Texas Press, 2011, pp.133-165. Özendes, E. The Art of Photography in Ottomans; 1900'den 2000'e Yüzyıllık Ses Tarihimize Müzikle Yolculuk.
9 An Outline of History of Cinema in Turkey Dorsay, Atilla. Sinemamızda Çöküş ve Rönesans Yılları, Türk Sineması 1990-2004, 2004, pp.11-29. Scognamillo, Giovanni. Türk Sinema Tarihi, İstanbul: Kabalcı, 2003, pp.9-78 and 108-188 and 317-324 and 351-374 and 413-415 and 449-455. Abisel, Nilgün. Türk Sineması Üzerine Yazılar, Phoenix, 2005, pp.48-71. Onaran, Alim Şerif. Türk Sineması, Cilt I, Kitle Yayınları, 1999, pp.11-38.
10 Mid-Term II
11 First Radio Broadcast Tekinalp, Şermin. Camera Obscura’dan Synopticon’a Radyo ve Televizyon, Der Yayınları, 2003, pp.240-262; 266-284. Kocabaşoğlu,Uygur.Şirket Telsizinden Devlet Radyosuna; TRT Öncesi Dönemde Radyonun Türk Siyasal Hayatındaki Yeri, Ankara: SBF, 1980. Ö. Çankaya (2003), "Türkiye'de Radyoculuğun İlk Yılları".
12 The Turkish Radio and Television Corporation (TRT) The Political Role and the Organisational Structure of the TRT. Cankaya, Özden. TRT; Bir Kitle İletişim Kurumunun Tarihi: 1927-2000, İstanbul: YKY, 2003. Medya politikaları: Türkiye'de televizyon yayıncılığının dinamikleri / derleyenler D. Beybin Kejanlıoğlu, Sevilay Çelenk, Gülseren Adaklı Raşit Kaya & Barış Çakmur (2010) Politics and the Mass Media in Turkey, Turkish Studies, 11:4, 521-537, DOI: 10.1080/14683849.2010.540112
13 Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK) www.rtuk.gov.tr
14 Local and Alternative Media in Turkey S. Alankuş (2003), "BİA ve BİA Eğitim Çalışmaları Üzerine"; R. Duran "Türkiye'de Yerel, Bağımsız Medya ve Yurttaş Gazeteciliği".
15 Review of the semester
16 Final Exam
Course Notes/Textbooks

Kocabaşoğlu, Uygur, "Tek Parti Dönemi Matbuatı Üzerine Gözlemler" içinde Mehmet Ö. Alkan, Tanıl Bora, Murat Koraltürk (derleyenler), Mete Tunçay’a Armağan, İletişim, 2007, ISBN 13. 978-975-05-04-81-5; Topuz, Hıfzı (2003), 100 Soruda Türk Basın Tarihi.ISBN 9789757551232; Scognamillo, Giovanni. Türk Sinema Tarihi, İstanbul, Kabalcı, 2003, s. 9-78; ISBN 108- 188;317-324;351-374;413-415; 449-455..
Suggested Readings/Materials

 

EVALUATION SYSTEM

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

Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade
3
60
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade
1
40
Total

ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE

Semester Activities Number Duration (Hours) Workload
Course Hours
(Including exam week: 16 x total hours)
16
3
48
Laboratory / Application Hours
(Including exam week: 16 x total hours)
16
Study Hours Out of Class
14
1
14
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
Presentation / Jury
Project
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exam
Midterms
2
14
Final Exams
1
26
    Total
116

 

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP

#
 Program Competencies/Outcomes
* Contribution Level
1
2
3
4
5
1

To be able to critically discuss and interpret the theories, concepts and ideas that form the basis of the discipline of new media and communication.
2

To be able to critically interpret theoretical debates concerning the relations between the forms, agents, and factors that play a role in the field of new media and communication.

 X
3

To have the fundamental knowledge and ability to use the technical equipment and software programs required by the new media production processes.
4

To be able to gather, scrutinize and scientifically investigate data in the processes of production and distribution.

5

To be able to use the acquired theoretical knowledge in practice.

6

To be able to take responsibility both individually and as a member of a group to develop solutions to problems encountered in the field of new media and communication.

7

To be informed about national, regional, and global issues and problems; to be able to generate problem-solving methods depending on the quality of evidence and research, and to acquire the ability to report the conclusions of those methods to the public.
8

To be able to critically discuss and draw on theories, concepts and ideas that form the basis of other disciplines complementing the field of new media and communication studies.

X
9

To be able to develop and use knowledge and skills towards personal and social goals in a lifelong process.
10

To be able to apply social, scientific and professional ethical values in the field of new media and communication.

11

To be able to collect datain the areas of new media and communication and communicate with colleagues in a foreign language ("European Language Portfolio Global Scale", Level B1).

12

To be able to speak a second foreign language at a medium level of fluency efficiently.
13

To be able to relate the knowledge accumulated throughout the human history to their field of expertise.

 X

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