{"title":"A new interpretation of omen 27 of the Irk Bitig","authors":"Dallos Edina","doi":"10.35236/jots.1471049","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.35236/jots.1471049","url":null,"abstract":"Since the first edition of the Irk Bitig (Thomsen 1912), several scholars have worked on the analysis of the texts, primarily from a linguistic point of view. Some of the short stories in the omens are clear and easy to understand, but there are also many that are grammatically or semantically rather problematic. The meaning of the 27th omen is relatively clear and easy to analyse. In the translations so far, controversy has arisen over the precise meaning of only one word. Some translators have interpreted the Old Turkic verb ämsi- as a simulative form of the verb äm- ‘to suck / suckle’, but in fact there are no other examples of such a deverbal verb formative. Although the linguistically verifiable verb ämsi- ‘to cure / medicate’, derived from the noun äm ‘medicine’, was raised as a possibility, it was rejected as semantically unacceptable and incompatible with the text. In this article, I offer a new interpretation of the omen, and show that the previous interpretations were based on a premise (in the case of the sheep and the wolf, good and evil could only be manifested in the opposition of ‘good sheep ‒ bad wolf’), which was in fact induced by the cultural background of the interpreters, and which may not be taken for granted in the case of the old Turks.","PeriodicalId":497709,"journal":{"name":"Journal of old Turkic studies","volume":"54 7","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141819071","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Korkmaz-Bulut, T. Arzu ile Kanber Hikâyesi (İnceleme-Gramer-Metin-Çeviri-Dizin-Tıpkıbasım). Çanakkale: Paradigma Akademi Yayınları, 2024, ss. 913. ISBN: 978-625-6714-68-7","authors":"Ş. Korkmaz","doi":"10.35236/jots.1517757","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.35236/jots.1517757","url":null,"abstract":"Korkmaz-Bulut, T. Arzu ile Kanber Hikâyesi (İnceleme-Gramer-Metin-Çeviri-Dizin-Tıpkıbasım). Çanakkale: Paradigma Akademi Yayınları, 2024.","PeriodicalId":497709,"journal":{"name":"Journal of old Turkic studies","volume":"117 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141819886","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Eski Türk Yazıtlarında Tanıklanan Çatı Ekli Fiillerde Eşdizim","authors":"Kerime Çalış Besli","doi":"10.35236/jots.1512127","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.35236/jots.1512127","url":null,"abstract":"Old Turkic inscriptions are among the leading sources of Turkish language, literature, history, and culture. The inscriptions provide researchers, linguists, and historians with the opportunity to learn about the language, cultural concepts, and beliefs of that period. Proverbs, idioms, and collocations in historical and contemporary texts attract attention due to the richness of the language and the cultural elements they contain. In this study, the collocations formed by verbs with voice suffixes in Old Turkic inscriptions have been examined, and the linguistic, semantic, cultural, and functional characteristics of these collocations have been investigated. Some of the results we have reached in this study are as follows: In the collocations formed with voice-suffixed verbs, the suffixes {-t}, {-gUr}, {-Ur}, and {-tUr} function as causatives and serve a functional role in the cultural conceptualization of “having something built or erected (e.g., house, bridge, monument, tomb, etc.)” and “creating a nation or army.” Since one of the primary functions of these suffixes is “causative,” it can be inferred that the structure of Turkic states during the inscription period was based on a hierarchical relationship between the lower and upper levels of society and state life. Collocations formed by verbs with the {-n} voice suffix function as “passive, reflexive, and causative”, at atan- “to be given a title or name”, el törü etin- “to have one’s homeland or customs regulated”, il qazgan- “to conquer a country or homeland”. These collocations highlight the importance of the concepts of “homeland, customs, social order, hierarchy, army, and war” during the inscription period.","PeriodicalId":497709,"journal":{"name":"Journal of old Turkic studies","volume":"106 29","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141820370","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Elverskog, J. A History of Uyghur Buddhism. New York: Columbia University Press, 2024, pp. xv+296. ISBN: 978-0-231-21525-1","authors":"Hasan İsi","doi":"10.35236/jots.1508027","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.35236/jots.1508027","url":null,"abstract":"Elverskog, J. A History of Uyghur Buddhism. New York: Columbia University Press, 2024, pp. xv+296. ISBN: 978-0-231-21525-1","PeriodicalId":497709,"journal":{"name":"Journal of old Turkic studies","volume":"113 10","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141820675","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Toñukuk Yazıtının II. Taşının 46. Satırında Geçen (a)şok(a) b(a)şl(ı)g sogd(a)k bod(u)n İbaresi Üzerine","authors":"O. Sertkaya","doi":"10.35236/jots.1492237","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.35236/jots.1492237","url":null,"abstract":"The phrase ašok(a) bašlıg in line 46 of the second stone of the Toñuquq inscription has been interpreted in different ways in Turkology literature. The first edition by W. Radloff failed to read this part correctly and translated it incorrectly into German. V. Thomsen and other researchers read the pharase as suq bašlıg offering a more accurate interpretation. Subsequent researchers have offered a variety of interpretations of the phrase, which have significantly contributed to our understanding of the meaning and historical context of the text. If we follow the interpretation proposed by G. J. Ramstedt, which reads the phrase as (a)šoq(a) b(a)šl(ı)g or (a)šoq b(a)šl(ı)g, and translates it as “Ašoka headed (having a head, with leader)” or “Ašoka headed (having a head, with leader)”, we can identify the name of the leader of the Sogdian people and correctly understand the phrase.","PeriodicalId":497709,"journal":{"name":"Journal of old Turkic studies","volume":"124 49","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141819561","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Zur Herkunftsdebatte in der europäischen Runenforschung","authors":"Çağıl Çayır","doi":"10.35236/jots.1512928","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.35236/jots.1512928","url":null,"abstract":"Since the beginning of runic studies in Scandinavia in the 16th century, there has been a debate about the origin of runic writing. But where does the debate come from? Has it always been pursued according to scientific standards? What are the sources and what is the current state of research? This study shows that the debate about the origin of the runic script is a feigned de-bate to suppress its source-based origin, which is called “divine” and “Turkish”. The reason for the discussion was the crusade propaganda against the Turks after 1453. Today, more recent comparative studies once again point to a close cultural-historical connection between the early Turks and the “Germanic tribes”. This opens up a new interdisciplinary field of research for English, German, Scandinavian and Turkish studies. At the same time, the previous prejudiced separation of cultures is no longer valid. This reveals a research perspective that is as revolu-tionary as it is promising.","PeriodicalId":497709,"journal":{"name":"Journal of old Turkic studies","volume":"121 16","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141819757","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Tuñuquq Yazıtlarının 27. Satırındaki (I/Kuzey 3) 𐰽𐰣𐰍𐰞𐰃 tüşürtümüz Nasıl Okunup Yorumlandı ve İbare İçin Alternatif Bir Yorum Mümkün Müdür?","authors":"Erdem Uçar, Mehmet Oğuz Derin","doi":"10.35236/jots.1505642","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.35236/jots.1505642","url":null,"abstract":"Tuñuquq inscriptions have been re-examined by numerous researchers, analysed from various perspectives, and subjected to diverse interpretations. However, some phrases in the inscriptions, particularly those with contextual complexities, continue to be subjects of debate. One such contentious phrase is 𐰃𐰞𐰍𐰣𐰽 tüšürt(ü)m(ü)z in line 27 of the Tuñuquq inscriptions. The phrase has led to differing views among researchers in terms of its meaning and reading. Three main interpretations have been proposed for this phrase, each with different philological arguments. The article presents a new interpretation of the phrase 𐰃𐰞𐰍𐰣𐰽 tüšürt(ü)m(ü)z. Our new proposal is developed by considering both philological and historical contexts and is evaluated within the overall integrity of the inscriptions.","PeriodicalId":497709,"journal":{"name":"Journal of old Turkic studies","volume":"115 8","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141820140","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"İsi, H. Eski Uygurcada Tohum Hece ve Tohum Kelimeler (Tantrik Türk Budizmi Metinleri Tanıklığında). Çanakkale: Paradigma Akademi Yayınları, 2024, ss. 189. ISBN: 978-625-6321-21-2","authors":"Türkan Korkmaz Bulut","doi":"10.35236/jots.1517761","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.35236/jots.1517761","url":null,"abstract":"İsi, H. Eski Uygurcada Tohum Hece ve Tohum Kelimeler (Tantrik Türk Budizmi Metinleri Tanıklığında). Çanakkale: Paradigma Akademi Yayınları, 2024.","PeriodicalId":497709,"journal":{"name":"Journal of old Turkic studies","volume":"79 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141818966","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Vefaiyye Taraftarlarına Taziye: İki Ebu’l Vefâ, İki Vefâiyye, Efsaneler ve Gerçekler","authors":"Ahmet Küçükkalfa","doi":"10.35236/jots.1487507","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.35236/jots.1487507","url":null,"abstract":"During the Timurid period, the Sunni-Zayniyye cult was prominent in the Islamic world. Under Fatih Sultan Mehmed (1451-1481), Sheikh Abu’l Wafâ was the leading figure of this cult. After the death of Ibrahim Bey II (1423-1464) of Karaman, Abu’l Wafâ moved to Istanbul at Fatih Sultan Mehmed’s invitation. Fatih built a complex in his honor, recognizing him as the highest religious authority, which led to the widespread influence of the Zayniyye-Wafâiyye cult. Neither Ashik Pashazâda nor his son-in-law Sayyid Walayâd were mentioned in records from Fatih Sultan Mehmed’s period. After Fatih’s death in 1481 and Abu’l Wafâ’s in 1491, the Abdullah Agha Mosque, linked to Sayyid Walayâd’s Sunni-Zayniyye cult, was completed in 1492 during Bayezid II’s reign. The alternative project to introduce Sayyid Walayâd’s Iraqi Heterodox Abu’l Wafâ cult ended with him becoming the sheikh of the Sunni-Zayniyye cult. The Menâkıbname of Iraqi Sheikh Abu’l Wafâ (1020-1107), rediscovered in 1976, gained popularity in the 1980s after A. Y. Ocak’s articles. Sayyid Walayâd’s claim to the Sunni-Zayniyya sheikh title in 1494 is disputed, as contemporary sources lack evidence, and documents linking him to Ashikpashazâda and Abu’l Wafâ are from Sayyid Walayâd himself. Claims about the Menâkıbname’s impact on Anatolian Sufism overlook its historical development.","PeriodicalId":497709,"journal":{"name":"Journal of old Turkic studies","volume":"46 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141819460","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}