Following the Traces of the Great Migration of Turks from Asia to Anatolia


Uçar A., Örmecioğlu H. T.

Art and Architectural Traditions of India and Iran, Nasir Raza Khan, Editör, Routledge, London/New York , New Delhi, ss.192-204, 2021

  • Yayın Türü: Kitapta Bölüm / Diğer
  • Basım Tarihi: 2021
  • Yayınevi: Routledge, London/New York 
  • Basıldığı Şehir: New Delhi
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.192-204
  • Editörler: Nasir Raza Khan, Editör
  • Akdeniz Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Nomadic nations encounter various cultures and civilizations during their move and the transfer of knowledge and techniques takes place on several fronts - gastronomy to literature, agriculture to architecture. In this way, their culture and knowledge is enriched, and this interaction leaves noticeable traces in the language. The culture of building is one of these interaction areas; hence contact between nations can be traced by examining their construction terminology and culture of building. Turkic tribes migrated from Central Asia between sixth and eleventh centuries and had cross-cultural encounters and interactions with various nations. The signs of this interaction can be found in the terminology of architecture which changed considerably, with new words and jargon being adopted into the Turkish language, along with the transfer of new techniques. The aim of this chapter is to follow the etymological traces of foreign architectural terminology transmitted from the nations that Turks encountered during the great migration from Central Asia to Anatolia. Therefore, beginning from the first Turkish lexicon, the Divanu Lugâti’t-Türk written by Kâşgarlı Mahmud in the eleventh century, several Turkish lexicons were examined etymologically and historically to reveal Asian, Middle East, and European influences on the Turkish culture of building and architecture.