NMC 453 | Course Introduction and Application Information - Department of New Media and Communication

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	-
National Occupation Classification	-
Course Coordinator	-
Course Lecturer(s)	Doç. Dr. Aysun AKAN
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.
Related Sustainable Development Goals

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

Week	Subjects	Related Preparation
1	Presentation and overview of the course
2	Emergence of the Press in the Ottoman Empire	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 Alrmizan, Mohammed. 2019. The Historical Development of the Turkish Press. https://kfcris.com/pdf/b1e3f9dd19fddc0704b4025e2d61eaef5d062f809b9b5.pdf
3	Press during the National Independence War	Milli Mücadele Basını, İstanbul, Gazeteciler Cemiyeti Yayını, 1964.
4	Press in the Republic of Turkey	Kocabaşoğlu, Uygur. (2007), "Tek Parti Dönemi Matbuatı Üzerine Gözlemler". Mete Tunçay’a Armağan, Mehmet Ö. Alkan,Tanıl Bora, Murat Koraltürk (der.), İletişim Yayınları, İstanbul, 2007.Üyepazarcı, Erol. The Istanbul Press in the republican Era. https://istanbultarihi.ist/617-the-istanbul-press-in-the-republican-era
5	Book Publishing	Boyraz, Cemil. “Book Publishing in Turkey: Problems and Prospects in the Context ff Industrialization”, The Graduate School ff Social Scinces of the Middle East Technical University, 2006.
6	Development of the Periodical Press	Çevikalp, Mesut. (2011). News Magazines of Turkish Press History in the 20th Century , Master of Arts, Institute of Social Sciences, Fatih University, February 2011. Kılıç, Sibel. (2011). “Contribution Of Karagoz Humour Magazine (1908 – 1955) to Sociocultural Transformations of the Turkish Society Which Derives Its Sources From The Karagoz Humour Practices And Its Importance Through The Perspective Of The Turkish Cultural History” , Uluslararası Sosyal Aratırmalar Dergisi The Journal of International Social Research, Volume: 4 Issue: 16 , Winter, 2011.
7	Radio Broadcasting	Capik, Sidar. (2018). The History Of Radio In Turkey And The Effects Of Radio Music Broadcasting On Turkish Music, Masters Degree Music Art Major, Okan University Institute Of Social Studies, Istanbul 2018.
8	TV Broadcasting	Kejanlıoğlu, Beybin. (2001). Turkish Broadcasting Policy in a Historical Context: Continuties and Discontinuties, Kültür ve İletişim, 4 (2), Summer, p.85-104. Kuyucu, Mihalis. (2015). “History of Satellite TV Broadcasting and Satellite Broadcasting Market in Turkey” , International Journal of Science Culture and Sport (IntJSCS) September 2015: 3(3) ISSN: 2148-1148 Doi: 10.14486/IntJSCS442
9	Midterm Week
10	Photography	“The Art of Photography and Sound in OttomansMehmet 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. Shaw, Wendy M. K. (2009) Ottoman Photography of the Late Nineteenth Century: An ‘Innocent’ Modernism?, History of Photography, 33:1, 80-93, DOI: 10.1080/03087290802582996. https://doi.org/10.1080/03087290802582996
11	An Outline of History of Cinema in Turkey	11 An Outline of History of Cinema in Turkey Erdogan, Nezih/ Göktürk Deniz. 2001. “Turkish Cinema”, in Companion Encyclopedia of Middle East and North African Film, Routldge, p.533-573. Hayir, Celal. Ty.The Turkish Cinema Between Its Inception And Downfall: A Historical Overview, Uluslararası Sosyal Araştırmalar Dergisi/ The Journal of International Social Research, Volume: 7 Issue: 35. Issn: 1307-9581
12	Local Media in Turkey	Uçak,.Olcay./ Erka, Abdi. (2019). “Osmanlı’dan Günümüze Türkiye’de Yerel Basinin Gelişim Süreci”, Selçuk İletişim, 2019, 12 (1): 92-122.
13	Alternative Media in Turkey	Alankuş, S. (2003) BİA ve BİA Eğitim Çalışmaları Üzerine, S Alankuş (der) Yeni İletişim Teknolojileri ve Medya, IPS İletişim Vakfı Yayınları, İstanbul, pp. 5-24.
14	Student Presentations	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 Week

Course Notes/Textbooks

Suggested Readings/Materials

İnuğur, M. Nuri. (1988).“Kurtuluş Savaşı’nda ‘Yeni Gün’ ve Yunus Nadi Abalıoğlu, Türk Basınında “İz” Bırakanlar, İstanbul, Der Yayınları.

Kocabaşoğlu, Uygur. (1981). “Milli Mücadele’nin Sözcülerinden Anadolu’da Yeni Gün”, A. Ü. Siyasal Bilgiler Fakültesi Dergisi, Atatürk Özel Sayısı, C. XXXVI, Sayı 1-4.

Topuz, Hıfzı (1973), 100 Soruda Türk Basın Tarihi, istanbul, Gerçek Yayınevi.

Varlık, Bülent. “Tanzimat ve Meşrutiyet Dergileri”. (1984). Türkiye’de Dergiler Ansiklopedisi (1849-1984), Gelişim Yayınları, İstanbul, 1984.

Kocabaşoğlu, U. (1984), “Cumhuriyet Dergiciliğine Genel Bir Bakış”, Türkiye’de Dergiler Ansiklopedisi (1849-1984), Gelişim Yayınları, İstanbul, 1984.

Demir, Kenan. “Osmanlı'da Dergiciliğin Doğuşu ve Gelişimi (1849-1923)”. (1984). Türkiye’de Dergiler Ansiklopedisi (1849-1984), Gelişim Yayınları, İstanbul, 1984.

Arslan, Savaş./ Tetik, Tuna. (2021). “Quality TV, Turkish Television History and the Transformation of Sıfır Bir”, JPF&T-Journal of Popular Film and Television, DOI: 10.1080/01956051.2021.1769018.

Çankaya, Özden. TRT; Bir Kitle İletişim Kurumunun Tarihi: 1927-2000, İstanbul: YKY, 2003.

Kejanlıoğlu, Beybin./Çelenk, Sevilay./Adaklı, Gülseren. (2001). Medya Politikaları: Türkiye'de Televizyon Yayıncılığının Dinamikleri, Ankara, İmge Kitabevi.

Kaya, Raşit. & Çakmur, Barış. (2010). “Politics and the Mass Media in Turkey”, Turkish Studies, 11:4, 521-537, DOI: 10.1080/14683849.2010.54011

Özendes, E. (2013). The Art of Photography in Ottomans, İstanbul, Yem Yayınları.

Dorsay, Atilla. (2004). Sinemamızda Çöküş ve Rönesans Yılları, Türk Sineması 1990-2004, pp.11-29.

Scognamillo, Giovanni. (2003). Türk Sinema Tarihi, İstanbul, Kabalcı Yayınları.

Abisel, Nilgün. Türk Sineması Üzerine Yazılar, Phoenix, 2005, pp.48-71.

Onaran, Alim Şerif. Türk Sineması, Cilt I, Kitle Yayınları, 1999, pp.11-38.

Semester Activities	Number	Weigthing
Participation	1	10
Laboratory / Application
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
Presentation / Jury	1	30
Project
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exams
Midterm	1	30
Final Exam	1	30
Total

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

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	1	14
Field Work			0
Quizzes / Studio Critiques			0
Portfolio			0
Homework / Assignments			0
Presentation / Jury	1	14	14
Project			0
Seminar / Workshop			0
Oral Exam			0
Midterms	1	14	14
Final Exam	1	26	26
		Total	116

#	Program Competencies/Outcomes	* Contribution Level
#	Program Competencies/Outcomes	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	-	-	-