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STUDY GUIDES

TURKIC   History I (Golden)    II (Boztemur)         Literature (Culha)              Culture (Boztemur)        Folklore (Basgoz)     Language (Silay)
OTTOMAN    History I (Tuluveli)    II (Silay) III (McCarthy) Literature (Silay)
TURKISH    History I (Akgun)      II (Demirci)     III (Yesilada) Literature I (Silay)       II (Silay) Culture (Silay)   Folklore (Silay)   Cinema (Bayram)

ENCYCLOPEDIA TURCICA

HISTORY   (Ancient-Postclassical-E Modern-19th-20th)       POL(Government-Military)      SOC(Class-Gender)       ECO(Innovation-Trade)     CUL(Rel-Phi-Sci-Art-Lit)
CULTURE      (Ancient-Postclassical-E Modern-19th-20th )    VERBAL(Lit-Lng-Script-Myth-Folklore) VISUAL(Pnt-Sclp-Arch)      PERFORMING(Dnc-Mus-Thea-Cin)
LITERATURE      (Postclassical-E Modern-19th-20th)    GENRES (Poetry - Drama - Fiction - Autobiography -Essay )
CIVILIZATION Ancient (His-Cul) Postclassical(His-Cul-Lit) Early Modern(His-Cul-Lit) 19th Century(His-Cul-Lit) 20th Century(His-Cul-Lit)

AREAS / PERIODS ANCIENT POSTCLASSICAL EARLY MODERN 19TH CENTURY 20TH CENTURY

Central Asia
Xiongnu History-Culture
   Turks                                                                           History-Culture-Literature
                                   Uighurs                                                 History-Culture-Literature
                                   Karakhanid                                                                History-Culture-Literature

Middle East
Selcuk History-Culture-Literature

Anatolia
                                   Seljuk of Rum                                                         History-Culture-Literature
                                 Ottoman History-Culture-Literature    History-Culture-Literature
                                 Turkish History-Culture-Literature

India
                                   White Huns           History
Mughals History-Culture-Literature

Europe
                                  Huns                                                                               History
                                  Bulgars                          History
                                  Khazars                         History
                                  Pechenegs                   History

LITERARY ENCYCLOPEDIA

POSTCLASSICAL PERIOD

Early Postclassical Period (Pre-Islamic)
Poetry
Essay

Late Postclassical Period (Post-Islamic)
Poetry
Autobiography
Essay
Fiction

EARLY MODERN PERIOD
Poetry
Drama
Autobiography
Essay
Fiction

19TH CENTURY
Poetry
Drama
Autobiography
Essay
Fiction

TANZIMAT LITERATURE
Kemal, Namik (1840-1888)    VATAN YAHUT SILISTRE (1872) - INTIBAH (1874) - CEZMI (1888)
Mithat, Ahmet(1844-1912) HASAN MELLAH (SIR ICINDE ESRAR) (1874) - DUNYAYA IKINCI GELIS (ISTANBUL'DA NELER OLMUS) (1875) - HUSEYIN FELLAH (1875) -
FELATUN BEY VE RAKIM EFENDI (1875) - KARI KOCA MASALI (1875) - PARIS'DE BIR TURK (1875) - CENGI (1877) -
SULEYMAN MUSULI (1877) - YERYUZUNDE BIR MELEK (1879) - HENUZ ON YEDI YASINDA (1881) -KARNAVAL (1881) -AMIRAL BING (1881)-
   VAH ! (1882) - ACAIB-I ALEM (1882) - DURDANE HANIM (1882) - ESRAR-I CINAYAT (1884) - CELLAD (1884) - HENUZ YIRMI YASINDA (1884) -
HAYRET (1885) - CINLI HAN (1885) -CINGENE (1886) - DEMIR BEY (INKISAF-I ESRAR) (1887) -
FENNI BIR ROMAN (AMERIKA DOKTORLARI ) ( 1888) - HAYDUT MONTARI (1888) - ARNAVUTLAR-SOLYOTLAR (1888) -
GURCU KIZI (INTIKAM) (1888) - NEDAMET MI? HEYHAT (1889) -RIKALDA (AMERIKA'DA VAHSET ALEMI) (1889) -
ALEKSANDR STRADELLE (1889) - SEYTANKAYA TILSIMI (1889) - MUSAHEDAT (1990) - AHMET METIN VE SIRZAT (1991) -
BIR ACIBE-I SADIYYE (1894) - TAAFFUF (1895) - GONULLU (1896) - ESKI MEKTUBLAR (1897) -MESAIL-I MUGLAKA (1898) -
ALTIN ASIKLARI (1899) - HIKMET-I PEDER (1900) - JON TURKLER (1910)
Ekrem, Recaizzade Mahmut (1847-1914) ARABA SEVDASI(1896)
Sami, Semseddin (1850-1904)            TALAT ve FITNAT (1873)
Sezai, Sami Pasazade (1859-1936)   SERGUZEST (1888)
Nazim, Nabizade (1862-1893)    ZEHRA (1886)
Aliye, Fatma (1862-1936)                      MUHAZARAT (1892) - REFET (1898) - UDI (1899) - ENIN (1910)

SERVET-I FUNUN
Usakligil. Halit Ziya (1866-1945) FERDI ve SUREKASI (1894) - MAI ve SIYAH (1897) - ASKI MEMNU (1900)
Rauf, Mehmet (1875-1931) EYLUL (1900)

20TH CENTURY
Poetry
Drama
Autobiography
Essay
Fiction

Gurpinar, Huseyin Rahmi (1864-1944) SIK (1889) - MUREBBIYE (1899) - SIPSEVDI (1911) - KUYRUKLU YILDIZ ALTINDA BIR IZDIVAC (1912)
Esendal, Memduh Sevket (1883-1952) AYASLI ve KIRACILARI (1934)
Seyfettin, Omer (1884-1920)         EFRUZ BEY (1919)
Adivar, Edip Halide (1884-1964)             ATESTEN GOMLEK (1922) - VURUN KAHPEYE (1926) - SINEKLI BAKKAL (1936) - TATARCIK (1939)
Halikarnas Balikcisi (1886-1973)            AGANTA, BURINA, BURINATA (1945) - OTELERIN COCUGU (1956) - MAVI SURGUN (1961) - ULUC REIS (1962) - TURGUT REIS (1966)-
                                                                                      DENIZ GURBETCILERI (1969)
Hisar, Abdulhak Sinasi (1887-1963)      FAHIM BEY ve BIZ (1941)
Karay, Refik Halid (1888-1965)                SURGUN (1941) - BU GUNUN SARAYLISI (1954)
Karaosmanoglu, Yakup Kadri (1889-1974) KIRALIK KONAK (1922) - NUR BABA (1922) - SODOM VE GOMORE (1928) - YABAN (1932) - ANKARA (1934) - HEP O SARKI (1957)-
  ANAMIN KITABI (1957) (1889-1956)
Guntekin, Resat Nuri (1889-1956)   CALIKUSU (1922) - DUDAKTAN KALBE (1923) - AKSAM GUNESI (1926) -  BIR KADIN DUSMANI (1927) - YESIL GECE (1928) -
ACIMAK (1928) - YAPRAK DOKUMU (1939) - MISKINLER TEKKESI (1946)
Atay, Falih Rifki (1894-1971) ZEYTINDAGI (1932)
Yesari, Mahmut (1895-1945) BIR NAMUS MESELESI (1923)
Safa, Peyami (1899-1961) SOZDE KIZLAR (1923) - CANAN(1925) -DOKUZUNCU HARICIYE KOGUSU(1930)-FATIH HARBIYE(1931)-
                                                                                     BIR TEREDDUTUN ROMANI(1933)
Tanpinar, Ahmet Hamdi (1901-1962) HUZUR (1949) - SAATLERI AYARLAMA ENSTUTUSU (1962)
Ali, Sabahattin (1907-1948)       KUYUCAKLI YUSUF (1937) - ICIMIZDEKI SEYTAN (1940) - KURK MANTOLU MADONNA (1943)
Tahir, Kemal (1910-1973)       ESIR SEHRIN INSANLARI (1956) - YORGUN SAVASCI (1965)
Ilgaz, Rifat (1911-1993)    HABABAM SINIFI (1957) - PIJAMALILAR (1959) - KARADENIZIN KIYICIGINDA (1969) - HALIME KAPTAN (1972) -
                                                                                      MESRUTIYET KIRAATHANESI (1974) - SARI YAZMA (1976) - YILDIZ KARAYEL (1981) - NASRETTIN HOCA VE COMEZLERI (1984) -
                                                                                      HABABAM SINIFI ICRAATIN ICINDE (1987) -
Kemal, Orhan (1914-1970) BABA EVI (1949) - AVARE YILLAR (1952)-MURTAZA (1952)-CEMILE (1954)-BEREKETLI TOPRAKLAR USTUNDE (1957)-
                                                                                      VUKUAT VAR (1959) - DUNYA EVI (1960) - ESKICI VE OGULLARI (1962) - HANIMIN CIFTLIGI (1962) - GURBET KUSLARI (1963) -
                                                                                      BIR FILIZ VARDI (1966) - MUFETTISLER MUFETTISI (1966) - EVLERDEN BIRI (1968) - ARKADAS ISLIKLARI (1968) - KOTU YOL (1970) -
                                                                                      KACAK (1986)
Taner, Haldun (1915-1986) KESANLI ALI (1964)
Nesin, Aziz (1915-1995)       YASAR NE YASAR, NE YASAMAZ (1977) - BEN DE COCUKTUM
Bugra, Tarik (1918-1994)    KUCUK AGA (1964)
Kayacan, Feyyaz (1919-1993)
Turkali, Vedat (1919-2016)       BIR GUN TEK BASINA (1974) - TEK KISILIK OLUM (1989 )- GUVEN (1999) - YESILCAM DEDIKLERI TURKIYE (2001)-
YALANCI TANIKLAR KAHVESI (2009) - FATMAGUL'UN SUCU NE? (2011) - BITTI BITTI BITMEDI (2014)
Atilgan, Yusuf (1921-1989)                        AYLAK ADAM - ANAYURT OTELI
Akbal. Oktay (1923-2015)                          GARIPLER SOKAGI (1950) - SUCUMUZ INSAN OLMAK (1957) - INSAN BIR ORMANDIR (1975) - IKI ROMAN (1982) - DUS EKMEGI (1983) -
BATIK BIR GEMI (1997)
Kemal, Yasar (1923-2015)       INCE MEMED (1955) - CAKIRCALI EFE (1972) - YILANI OLDURSELER (1976)
Ilhan, Attila (1925-2005)    SOKAKTAKI ADAM (1953) - BICAGIN UCU (1973) - SIRTLAN PAYI (1974) - HACO HANIM VAY (1984) - FENA HALDE LEMAN (1980)-
GAZI PASA (2006) - O SARISIN KURT (2007)
Baykurt, Fakir (1929-1999) YILANLARIN OCU (1954)
Agaoglu, Adalet (1929-) BIR DUGUN GECESI (1979) - RUH USUMESI (1991)
Karasu, Bilge (1930-1995)    GECE (1985) - KILAVUZ (1990) - ALTI AY BIR GUZ (1996)
Duru, Orhan (1933-2009)       AZ ROMAN (2012)
Atay, Oguz (1934-1977)                              TUTUNAMIYANLAR (1972) - BIR BILIM ADAMININ ROMANI (1975)
Kulin, Ayse (1941-)       FUREYA (2000) - HAYAT (2011) - HUZUN (2011) - HANDAN (2014)
Eray, Nazli (1945-)                                           PASIFIK GUNLERI (1981) - ORPHEE (1983) - UYKU ISTASYONU (1995) - ORUMCEGIN KITABI (1889) - ASIK PAPAGAN BARI (1998) -
                                                                                     AYISIGI SOFRASI (2000) - ASKI GIYINEN ADAM (2001) - SIS KELEBEKLERI (2003)
Uzuner, Buket(1955- )
Tekin, Latife (1957-)                                      SEVGILI ARSIZ OLUM (1983) - BERCI KRISTIN COP MASALLARI (1984) - GECE DERSLERI (1986) - BUZDAN KILICLAR (1989)-
                                                                                   ASK ISARETLERI (1995) - ORMANDA OLUM YOKMUS (2001) - UNUTMA BAHCESI (2004) - MUINAR (2006)
Ersoz, Cezmi (1959-)
Umit, Ahmet (1960-)
Iplikci, Muge (1966-)
Erdogan, Asli (1967- )      KABUK ADAM (1994) - KIRMIZI PELERINLI KENT(1998)
Kaygusuz, Sema (1972-)

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