Hacı Bektaş Veli Research and Application Institute

MASTER'S DEGREE PROGRAM COMPULSORY AND ELECTIVE COURSES

FALL SEMESTER COMPULSORY COURSES (TERM I)
Course Code	Course Title
		T	A	C	ECTS
HBAB 501	Research Methods	3	0	3	6
HBAB 535	Classical Ottoman Turkish Texts I	3	0	3	6
FALL SEMESTER ELECTIVE COURSES (TERM I)
HBAB 603	Ottoman Turkish Transcripts (Ottoman Archive Transcripts)	3	0	3	6
HBAB 605	Ottoman Diplomatica and Paleography	3	0	3	6
HBAB 607	Source Analysis in Alevism-Bektashism Studies	3	0	3	6
HBAB 609	Libraries of Manuscripts and Rare Books and Consulting Sources for Rare Books	3	0	3	6
HBAB 611	Historical Sources of Alevi- Bektashism	3	0	3	6
HBAB 613	Alevism-Bektashism Studies	3	0	3	6

 

 

SPRING SEMESTER COMPULSORY COURSES (TERM II)
Course Code	Course Title
		T	A	C	ECTS
HBAB 502	Seminar	0	3	0	6
HBAB 532	Classical Ottoman Turkish Texts II	3	0	3	6
SPRING SEMESTER ELECTIVE COURSES (TERM II)
HBAB 604	Information Centers and Research Libraries Abroad	3	0	3	6
HBAB  606	Alevi- Bektashi Literature	3	0	3	6
HBAB  608	Classical Persian / Arabic	3	0	3	6
HBAB  610	Azerbaijani Turkish	3	0	3	6
HBAB  612	Historical Development of Alevi- Qizilbash Movement	3	0	3	6

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

COURSES AND CONTENTS

COMPULSORY (FALL SEMESTER)

HBAB 601 Research Methods             

Philosophy of science, method debates in social sciences, methodology of history, scientific research methods and techniques, methods of using libraries. Scientific thesis, article and report writing methods. Form and content features that should be found in a scientific work. Science and research concepts, main features and differences of social sciences research, quantitative and qualitative research methods, scientific research steps, research models, data collection methods, data analysis, report writing, use of research results.

HBAB 603 Classical Ottoman Turkish Texts I

Writing and reading of signs related to letters, types of writing, words with the same spelling, words with similar spelling and pronunciation.

Meters of Arabic words, ismi fâil and ismi mef’ûl, aksâmi seb’a, sifati müsebbehe, mübâlaga sigalari, ismi tafdil, ismi mekân, ism’i zamân ism’i âlet, ismi tasgir, ismi mensûp, Arabic pronouns, infinitives, kemiyyet and keyfiyyet in Arabic words, izâfet in Arabic, sifat terkibi, prepositions, compound signs.

ELECTIVE (FALL SEMESTER)                                                        

HBAB 605 Ottoman Turkish Transcripts (Ottoman Archive Transcripts)

The types of documents written in Ottoman handwriting used as a primary source in Alevi Bektashi studies will be introduced. General information will be given about Ottoman handwriting types such as Sülüs, Nesih, Ta'lik, Divani, Siyakat and Rika. The types of Ottoman documents written in Rik'a handwriting, which were widely used in bureaucratic correspondence in the last period of the Ottoman Empire and the first years of the Republic, will be examined. Reading and evaluation will be made on selected sample document types. While examining the types of Ottoman documents, information about the Prime Ministry Ottoman Archive and Republic Archive funds that will be used to access these documents will be given and how to benefit from these funds will be explained.

HBAB 607 Ottoman Diplomatica and Paleography   

Ottoman archive documents are read; In addition, diplomatic features, content and source values ​​of the documents are examined.

HBAB 609 Source Analysis in Alevism-Bektashism Studies  

The information needs of researchers in the field of Alevism-Bektashism and their characteristics of information use constitute the subject of this course. The hypothesis of the research, information centers, information sources, channels and technologies, the researcher's information search and usage characteristics are some of the general topics covered in this course.

 HBAB 611 Libraries of Manuscripts and Rare Books and Consulting Sources for Rare Books                                                                                            

The aim of this course is to teach students about rare books and rare book librarianship. Within the scope of the course, Turkish-Islamic manuscripts, first editions, works that has become rare for various reasons and their physical and artistic features are examined, by comparing western manuscripts with Turkish-Islamic manuscripts, problems related to the management of rare books (such as conservation, storage, restoration, etc.) and possible technological solutions are discussed.

HBAB 613 Historical Sources of Alevism- Bektashism

Identifying and examining genres such as salname and seyahatname, which are considered as historical documents as well as the basic written sources of Alevism-Bektashism, such as Buyruk, şecere, and the icazetname.

HBAB 615 Alevism-Bektashism Studies

Works with sociological content on the hierarchical structure of the hearths, historical social foundations and modern organization styles of the hearths, rural and urban life, individual and group identities will be examined within the Alevism-Bektashism studies until today.

 

COMPULSORY (SPRING SEMESTER)

HBAB 602 Seminar

The seminars that students will prepare on topics related to their specialization areas will be discussed and evaluated in preparation for their thesis.

HBAB 604 Classical Ottoman Turkish Texts II

Persian nouns and noun phrases, relativity types, adjective clauses, and word construction. Persian infinitives, verb stems, ismi fâil and ismi mef’ûl, aksâmi seb’a, sifati müsebbehe, mübâlaga sigalari, compound words, compound adjectives, prepositions. Sound changes and verb conjugations in Persian words. Studies on printed and manuscript texts.

 

ELECTIVE (SPRING SEMESTER)

HBAB 606 Information Centers and Research Libraries Abroad

In addition to the aims, functions and various services offered by university libraries and national and private libraries which are included in the concept of research library, it is aimed to interpret and evaluate the national problems of these libraries in the light of international standards and approaches. Organization and management of academic libraries and research libraries; the role of these libraries in research and their relationship with curricula, students, faculty and administration; academic libraries as spaces in the digital age; digital information services are some of the other topics covered in this course.

HBAB 608 Alevi-Bektashi Literature

- Literary Sources Written in the Alevi-Bektashi Basin

- Literary Genres in the Alevi-Bektashi Literature: Fütüvvet name, Pendname, Menkıbe, Vilâyet name, Deyiş, Kelâm, Nefes, etc.

- Oral Literary Works

- Alevi-Bektashi Symbolism and Terminology

- Mythological Origins: Legends, etc.

- Textual Science in Alevi-Bektashi Literature Readings

 

HBAB 610 Classical Persian / Arabic 

- Classical Persian Grammar: Sarf and Nahiv

- Classical Persian (Dari) Phonetics and Transcription Method

- Persian Sufi Literature Forming the Basis for Alevi-Bektashi Texts

- Persian Bibliography of the Safavid Literature: Sample Readings

HBAB 612 Azerbaijani Turkish

 Grammar differences of Azerbaijani Turkish: Examining phonetic, syntactic, morphological, and semantic properties. Evaluating the Chagatai effect of the Qizilbash period. Comprehending the periodic spelling features (Eastern Turkish Orthography). Consolidating language and culture features with Qizilbash literature and sample text readings in Azerbaijani Turkish.

HBAB 614 Historical Development of Alevi- Qizilbash Movement

Identifying and analyzing concepts and historical layers of general Shiism, İsmailiyye and Caferilik (Ismailiyya and Jafarite), Arab Alevism, Hurufism, Bektashism, Safavid Sect and Qizilbash Movement, Ehl-i Hak / Gôranlık (Ahl-i Hak / Gôranism), Yarsanlık (Yarsanism), Turkish Alevism with its general lines (Qizilbash), Genalogy of Qizilbash concept: Turkish Shamanism, Mecusism etc.

HBAB 616 Concepts in Alevism and Bektashism

Learning the concepts of hearth, dede and cem ritual, which form the basis of the Alevi Bektashi belief world, determining and analyzing the concepts such as taliplik and musahiplik that constitute the infrastructure elements of these concepts.