General İnformation

General Information

The proposal of the Rectorate of Siirt University in the field of Engineering-Architecture and Science and Literature Faculties was examined at the meeting of the General Assembly of Higher Education dated 15/11/2007 in accordance with the article 7 / d-2 amended by Law No. 2847 with Law No. 2847 The Department of Turkish Language and Literature has been established in accordance with the establishment of departments and branches of education within the said faculties.

There are 221 students as of date 2022 registered in Turkish Language and Literature department.

Period and coverage of the Turkish Language and Literature Department

Education period in the history department consists of 8 semesters.. It is necessary to pass the midterm and final exams at the end of each academic year to graduate from the department.  In addition to this, there are end-of-term exams at the end of each semester.  It is also requested that the student will be able to prepare a Final Thesis and an oral presentation for this work at the end of a project (at 7^th or 8^th semesters).

Exam and Evaluation

One written midterm and one written final exam are scheduled every semester.  The net achievement score for a course is obtained with 40% of the average scores of the practical written midterm exams and other educational activities (quizzes, reports) plus 60% of the final exam.  If the average grade is 60 and over, the student is considered to be successful in that grade.

Language of the Program

Turkish

Description of Program

The Department of Turkish Language and Literature started with 40 students in 2015-2016 academic year.In the department that will give its first graduates in 2019,  started to take students  for graduate programs in 2015-2016 academic year.  The department is on its own within the scheme of academic organization, consists of five sciences: Old Turkish Language, Old Turkish Literature, New Turkish Literature, New Turkish Language, Turkish Folk Literature.However, a mixed curriculum is being implemented. There are 1 professor, 1 associate professor, 3 assistant professors and 9 research assistants in the department.

Graduation Requirements

This department is subject to the first stage degree system of 240 ECTS credits in the field of Turkish Language and Literature in higher education. When the program is successfully completed and program qualifications are provided, the degree of Bachelor of Science in Turkish Language and Literature is achieved.

Career Opportunities

Graduates can work as specialists, advisors or teachers in libraries, press organizations and publishing houses in accordance with their education. Students who have successfully completed the program can apply for graduate and doctoral degrees in Turkish language and literature or apply to the science departments that accept students from these fields.