INTRODUCTION TO CULTURE AND SOCIETY IN TURKEY II

Course Objectives: This course has two main objectives: To help students understand the dynamics of social and cultural life in Turkey, to introduce students to Turkey’s prominent and internationally acclaimed cultural and artistic works and artists, and to help them improve their Turkish language skills through the use of Turkish materials.

Course Content:

• Urban transformation and urban segregation in Istanbul
• Yaşar Kemal
• Sait Faik
• Orhan Pamuk
• Ara Güler
• Nuri Bilge Ceylan
• Popular Culture and NeoOttomanism
• Turkey-EU Relations
• Music in Turkey: Eurovision
• Turkey’s Geography
• Ecological Issues
• Gender and Society

*Compulsory for all departments/ International Students