SCHOOL OF APPLIED MANAGEMENT SCIENCES

Gastronomy and Culinary Arts Program

GEHU 207 | Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Name
Turkish Cuisine Culture
Code
Semester
Theory
(hour/week)
Application/Lab
(hour/week)
Local Credits
ECTS
GEHU 207
Fall/Spring
3
0
3
6

Prerequisites
None
Course Language
English
Course Type
Service Course
Course Level
First Cycle
Mode of Delivery -
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course -
Course Coordinator -
Course Lecturer(s) -
Assistant(s) -
Course Objectives The aim of the course is to describe, Turkish food culture under the influence of Anatolian historical heritage in the context of historical, archaeological and intangible cultural heritage and to apply them in their academic and professional lives.
Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • Can describe the economic, social and cultural dimensions of food.
  • Can explain the historical development of Turkish Cuisine.
  • Can interpret Turkish cuisine within an economic, social and cultural perspective.
  • Can interpret the complex structure of Turkish Cuisine.
  • Can discuss the globalizing food phenomenon.
  • Can evaluate the formation of different food systems in globalizing world.
Course Description This course describes and contains the Turkish cuisine culture, which is a synthesis, formed of historical, economic, political and social dynamics will develop students’ cultural awareness and professional vision and will prepare the ground for them to present their expertise in professional platforms in a more conscious and well-equipped manner.

 



Course Category

Core Courses
Major Area Courses
Supportive Courses
Media and Management Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

 

WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES

Week Subjects Related Preparation
1 Introduction
2 Paleolithic, Neolithic and Bronze Age Culinary Traditions in Anatolia Homeros, Odysseia, Azra Erhat-A.Kadir (çev.), Dünya Klasikleri, Can Sanat Yayınları, 2008
3 Archaic, Hellenistik and Roman Periods’ Cuisine Culture in Anatolia Dalby A.-Graigner S. Antik Çağ Yemekleri ve Yemek Kültürü, Homer Kitabevi, 2001 Kimberly B. Flint-Hamilton, “Legumes in Ancient Greece and Rome: Food, Medicine, or Poison?”, Hesperia: The Journal of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens, Vol. 68, No.3 (Jul. - Sep., 1999), pp. 371-385, American School of Classical Studies at Athens, Wim Van Neer a,b, *, S. Thomas First archaeozoological evidence for haimation, the ‘invisible’ garum Parker Journal of Archaeological Science 35 (2008)
4 Byzantine Cuisine Culture Andrew Dalby. Tastes of Byzantium: The Cuisine of a Legendary Empire. I. B. Tauris, London, 2010. Feast Fast or Famine, Food and Drink in Byzantium, Mayer W. and Trzcionka (eds.), 2017, Brill.
5 Cuisine Culture in Central Asian Turks before and after Islam Sami Kılıç Ali Albayrak İslamiyetten Önce Türklerde Yiyecek Ve İçecekler Turkish Studies - International Periodical For The Languages, Literature And History Of Turkish Or Turkic Volume 7/2 Spring 2012, P.707-716 Ankara Güler, S. (2010). “Türk Mutfak Kültürü ve Yeme İçme Alışkanlıkları”, Dumlupınar Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, 26, s.26-63. Yemek Kitabı Tarih-Halkbilimi-Edebiyat M. Sabri Koz (der.), 2008 Üstün, Y., 2009, Eski Bir Türk İçeceği: Kımız (Koumiss) . Türklük Bilimi Araştırmaları , (26) , 247-255..
6 First Appearance of Turks in Anatolia, Seljuks and Principates’ Cuisine Culture Akin, G., Özkoçak, V., Gültekin T., 2017, Geçmişten Günümüze Geleneksel Anadolu Mutfak Kültürünün Gelişimi, Geçmişten Günümüze Geleneksel Anadolu Mutfak Kültürünün Gelişimi Konferans Sunumu.,
7 Ottoman Period Cuisine Culture 7 Ottoman Period Cuisine Culture “Ottoman Palace Cuisine of the Classical Period” (eds.) Özge Samancı, Arif Bilgin, inside Turkish Cuisine, Ankara, Kültür ve Turizm Bakanlığı Yayınları, 2008 s. 71-91. Arif Bilgin Saraydan Düğüne Fatih Dönemi Sofraları, Fatih Sultan Mehmed Han ve Dönemi, Dr. Ayşe Bilge Zafer (ed.), Bursa Osmangazi Belediyesi Yayınları, 2016.Işın P.M., 2014 Bountiful Empire, A History of Ottoman Cuisine
8 Midterm
9 Ottoman Period Cuisine Culture Özge Samancı Geç Dönem Osmanlı Saray Mutfak Kültüründe Ziyafetler Ve Yemekler Osmanlı’da Mimari, Sanat Ve Yemek Kültürü Editörler: Mükerrem Bedizel Zülfkar-Aydın & Ravza Aydın, Osmanlı’da Mimari, Sanat Ve Yemek Kültürü Editörler: Mükerrem Bedizel Zülfkar-Aydın & Ravza Aydın, 2018
10 Republican Period Turkish Cuisine Culture https://encyclopedia.1914-1918-online.net/article/post-war_economies_turkey Özge Samancı Images, perceptions and authenticity in Ottoman-Turkish cuisine, in Food Heritage and Nationalism in Europe, Ilaria Porciani (ed.),2019, Routledge Publication, Part II, 155-171. Güler, S. (2010). “Türk Mutfak Kültürü ve Yeme İçme Alışkanlıkları”, Dumlupınar Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, 26, s.26-63.
11 Turkish Cuisine Culture and New Trends - I Defne Karaosmanoğlu, “Surviving the Global Market”, Food, Culture & Society, Vol. 10 , Iss. 3, 2007, 425-448. Yemek Kitabı Tarih-Halkbilimi-Edebiyat M. Sabri Koz (der.), 2008
12 Presentation
13 Presentation
14 Presentation
15 Review of the semester
16 Final Exam

 

Course Notes/Textbooks

Linda Civitello, Cuisine and Culture: A History of Food and

People, 3rd edition, Wiley Publishers, 2011.

Suggested Readings/Materials

A Taste of Thyme: Culinary Cultures of the Middle East, Sami Zubaida and Richard Tapper (eds.) 1994, ISBN 1860646034

 

Wheats Facts and Futures 2009, (eds) Dixon, et. Al., Mexico: CIMMYT, 2009, ISBN 978-970-648-170-2

 

Royal Taste, Food, Power and Status at the European Courts after 1789, Asghate 2011, ISBN 9780754694786

 

Encounters with Europe, 1850-1950, (eds) Anna Frangoudaki, Çağşar Keyder, London: I.B. Tauris,2007, ISBN 9781845112899

 

EVALUATION SYSTEM

Semester Activities Number Weigthing
Participation
1
10
Laboratory / Application
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
1
10
Presentation / Jury
1
10
Project
1
10
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exams
Midterm
1
20
Final Exam
1
40
Total

Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade
5
60
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade
1
40
Total

ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE

Semester Activities Number Duration (Hours) Workload
Theoretical Course Hours
(Including exam week: 16 x total hours)
16
3
48
Laboratory / Application Hours
(Including exam week: '.16.' x total hours)
16
0
Study Hours Out of Class
14
2
28
Field Work
0
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
0
Portfolio
0
Homework / Assignments
1
15
15
Presentation / Jury
1
7
7
Project
1
20
20
Seminar / Workshop
0
Oral Exam
0
Midterms
1
20
20
Final Exam
1
30
30
    Total
168

 

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP

#
Program Competencies/Outcomes
* Contribution Level
1
2
3
4
5
1

Successfully applies theoretical and practical knowledge and skills in Gastronomy and Culinary Arts

2

Carries best practices in terms of work and food security, safety and hygiene in food production

3

Appreciates, evaluates and makes decisions regarding to visual, textual and nutritional data with respect to food production and presentation

4

Recognizes and evaluates the impact of gastronomy on culture and society

5

Assumes responsibility for solving complex problems that may occur in the field of Gastronomy and Culinary Arts, both individually and as a team member

6

Evaluates the knowledge and skills acquired in the field of Gastronomy and Culinary Arts with a critical approach and effectively communicate their ideas and suggestions for solutions in written and oral form.

7

Possesses necessary knowledge and skills in relevant fields such as gastronomy, design, law and management and effectively apply them to the practice of Culinary Arts

8

Uses the technological tools related to Gastronomy and Culinary Arts effectively

9

Updates and improve the knowledge, skills and competencies related to Gastronomy and Culinary Arts with lifelong learning awareness and sustainability with an ethical approach

10

Collects data in the areas of Gastronomy and Culinary Arts and communicate with colleagues in a foreign language. (European Language Portfolio Global Scale”, Level B1)

11

Speaks a second foreign at a medium level of fluency efficiently

12

Relates the knowledge gained through the history of humanity to the field of expertise

*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest

 


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