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Regularly Taught Courses

Turkish Language Courses

Turkish 2 Monday, Wednesday and Thursday: 10am- 12am 
Room: 01A03 - Deutschhaustraße 12 - CNMS 

Lecturer: Dr. Pierre Hecker 
Turkish 2  Monday: 12pm - 2pm
Room: 01A25 - Deutschhaustraße 12 - CNMS 

Lecturer: Dr. Gamze Karbi 
Turkish 4  Monday, Wednesday and Thurday: 10am - 12pm
Room: 01A25 - Deutschhaustraße 12 - CNMS

Lecturer: Dr. Gamze Karbi
Turkish 6

Wednesday: 12pm - 2pm; Friday: 10-12pm
Room: 00A02 - Deutschhaustraße 12 - CNMS 

Lecturer Dr. Pierre Hecker 

Turkey Studies Fundamentals 

The seminar series is structured as a recurring four-part cycle by Dr. Pierre Hecker. Following the final session in the summer semester, the first block begins again in the following winter semester:

WiSe 2024/25 I The Rise and the Fall of The Ottoman Empire 
SoSe 2025 II Introduction to The History of Modern Turkey
WiSe 2025/26 III Religion, State and Society in Modern Turkey
SoSe 2026 IV The Political System and Intellectual History of Modern Turkey

Authoritarianism in Turkey and the Maghreb: Past and Present (Parts 1 & 2) 

The two-part course series Authoritarianism in Turkey and the Maghreb: Past and Present (Parts 1 & 2) is offered as a single course each summer semester and taught by Prof. Dr. Josh Carney and Prof. Dr. Nessim Znaien.

Special Topics Seminars 

Taught on occasional basis, so please check MARVIN for specific semester offerings.
Summer Semester 2026

Prof. Dr. Josh Carney Authoritarianism in Turkey and the Maghreb: Past and Present, Teil 1 & 2

Public Screens and screened Publics: from pockets to infratstructure and beyond (Undergraduate)
Dr. Gamze Karbi Musik als Zugang zur türkischen Sprache und Kultur 

Deutschlandbild in der türkischen Literatur: Frankfurter Reisebericht von Ahmet Hasim 
Dr. Pierre Hecker  Das politische System und Ideengeschichte der modernen Türkei 

Islam and Gender (in Englisch)
Nilgün Yelpaze Seeing Justice: Confllict and Social Transformation in Cinema from Turkey (in English)

Conflict in Graphic Novels from Middle East and Beyond