This course is not designed simply to convey information to you. We will read printed texts together in the classroom. You will have to participate actively in the readings and discussions of weekly assignments. The selection of texts varied from historical texts to literary pieces, which will provide us with enough skills to read other materials written in Ottoman Turkish.

This course has three goals:

-       to read scholarly and literary printed texts in the Ottoman language

-       to transcribe Ottoman printed texts into Latinized alphabet with diacriticals

-       to examine primary and secondary historical and literary texts to understand the nature of the language used in the 20th century

Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to:

-       learn reading Ottoman printed texts from the 20th century

-       read complex texts with the help of dictionaries

-       transcribe Ottoman texts written in the old script