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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 Nessim Znaien.

Special Topics Seminars 

Summer Semester 2026

Deutschlandbild in der türkischen Literatur: Frankfurter Reisebericht von Ahmet Hasim (in German)
Lecturer: Dr. Gamze Karbi
Musik als Zugang zur türkischen Sprache und Kultur (in German)
Lecturer: Dr. Gamze Karbi
Seeing Justice: Confllict and Social Transformation in Cinema from Turkey (in English)
Lecturer: Nilgün Yelpaze

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