1. SOCRATES-COMENIUS PROJECT, ACTION 2.1.
«THE HISTORICAL RECREATION AS A PEDAGOGICAL
PROJECT – from training to action»
Reference: 128770-CP-1-2006-1-PT-COMENIUS-C21
PROPOSAL OF SCHOOL PROJECT
Res. Assist. Dürdane Polat
Ankara University Faculty of Educational Sciences
Curriculum and Instruction Department
Turkey

2. Turkish Partner School of
Comenius School Project
Mamak Anatolian High School
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3. Mamak Anatolian High School
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4. Mamak Anatolian High School
 total 637 students
(309 female,
328 male )
 40 teachers
(22 female,
18 male)
 Age of the Students: 15 -19
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5. LESSONS
 History
 Turkish
 Physical Education
 Mathematics
 Philosophy
 Physics
 Astronomy
 Chemistry
 Religion
 Biology
 English
 German
 Geography
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6. Mamak Anatolian High School
Address:
Mamak Anadolu Lisesi
Aşık Veysel M.
Bağlarbaşı C.
115. S.
06620 Abidinpaşa- Ankara/TURKEY
Web: www.mamakanadolu.lisesi.com
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7. Potential Subjects (Titles)
Teachers in Mamak Anatolian High School who
will participate in Comenius Schoo Project
determined 3 potential topic.
3. Timeline (History of Ankara)
4. Opening of TGNA (Turkish Grand National
Assembly)
5. Roman Period
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9. Museum education method can be used prior to beginning of
timeline activity.
What is Museum Education Method?
• It can be defined as providing continuous instruction to all
groups of the society by taking into consideration museums
and also via museums.
• Generally, museum education includes the effective use of
museums as many sided learning depending on experiences
and living environments in basic education and lifelong
education process.
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10. Via Museum Education;
 Students can acquire comprehension on production
of innovative and authentic ideas by establishing
relation with the works in the collection and
materials in the museum with their own.
 They show respect both their cultures and other
cultures and also they can accept them more
foresightedly.
 They can use their cognitive, affective and
psychomotor domain skills and express themselves
more easily within groups.
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11. There are many museums in Ankara. For instance;
 Anatolian Civilizations Museum
 Anıtkabir Museum
 Augustus Temple
 Painting and Sculpture Museum
 Atatürkevi Museum
 Republic Museum
 Railway Museum
 Government Painting and Sculpture Museum
 Turkish War of Independence Museum
 Roman Bath
 Atatürk Culture Centre Republic Museum
 Ethnography Museum
 GDOMRAE Nature History Museum
 METU Museum
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12. The history of Ankara can be traced back to the
2nd millennium BC.
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13. 1. Timeline (History of
the Republic of Turkey
Ankara)
Seljuks
Ottomans
Romans Byzantines
Macedonians Galatians
Lydians Persians
Hittites
Phrygians
1200 BC
10th century BC
Bronze Age
May Hatti civilization polat@education.ankara.edu.tr
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2nd millennium BC

14. 1. Timeline
Objectives:
 To tell the history of Ankara considering
chronological order,
 To tell the most significant historical events in each
period in the history of Ankara,
 To prepare costumes appropriate for historical
periods,
 To recreate historical periods in a realistic manner,
 To select appropriate musics,
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15. 1. Timeline
Objectives :
 To demonstrate the ability of role playing,
 To develop the ability of role playing.
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16. Expected Outcomes:
 Timeline (Presentation of the history of Ankara
considering chronological order)
 Costumes
 Musics
 VCD or DVD
 Photos
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18. The Turkish Grand National Assembly (TGNA)
the unicameral parliament of Turkey which is the
sole body given the legislative prerogatives by
the Turkish Constitution.
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19. It was founded in Ankara on 23 April 1920 in
the midst of the Turkish War of Independence
with the aim of establishing a republic and
overthrowing the Ottoman Sultan and his
government in Istanbul.
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20. Foundations of the Turkish Republic were laid down
in this historic building.
The first Parliament House witnessed many debates
and national resolutions as the conducting centre of
the National Liberation War.
This house exhibits now memories of the early years
as the Museum of the Liberation War.
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22. Ancyra's importance rested on the fact was that it was the
junction point where the roads in northern Anatolia running
north-south and east-west intersected. The great imperial
road running east passed through Ankara and a succession
of emperors and their armies came this way.
The city was conquered by Augustus in 25 BC and passed
under the control of the Roman Empire.
There are many attractions related to Roman period in
Ankara.
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23. Attractions related to Roman Period in Ankara
 Augustus Temple
 Roman Bath
 Roman Street (It was discpvered during the
excavations in 1995/96)
 Ethnography Museum
 Anatolian Civilizations Museum
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24. References
 http://www.tbmm.gov.tr
 http://www.ankara.gov.tr
 http://www.kultur.gov.tr
 http://wowturkey.com
 http://www.discoverturkey.com
 http://en.wikipedia.org
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