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"Turkology"

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Turkology (Osmanlı English: Turkishity [ترتات], English: Turcology, French: Turcologie) or Turkish science; Turkish people’s ivoology, antropology, literature and history are a science that systematically compiles, researches and examines a general non-mixed cultural heritage, especially.

The main issue of Turkology has lived in the past and creates Turkish societies and other societies that are related. It is called Turkishologists to those who are experts in science.

History

I'm going to Turkology in the roof of civilization

Orientalism or Şarkiyatçılik is the name given to the whole of Western origin research areas, which are examined by the Eastern and Far East societies, cultures, languages and people.

Turkology has gained a systematic in the context of orientalism/exclusion, which is the effort of learning/reciation of the Western "Easter". The first Turkishology Cursus was founded in Paris in "Ecole des Languages Orientales Vivantes". She followed institutes related to Şarkiyat and Turkology. In Moscow (1814) there are numerous scientific works, magazines, articles and newsletters published in Paris (1821) and (1906).

Turkishology studies in Ottoman Period
Turkishology studies in the Ottoman Empire began in the XIX century. The first Turkish private newspaper Tercümân-ı Ahvâl led to the creation of a lisan for the people in Europe, such as nationalism and positivism. This is the public, Turkish nation. Now, the Ottoman island adopted Turkish identity with pioneers such as Shinasi, Namık Kemal, Ahmet Vefik Pasha and Şemseddin Sâmi and started writing modern dictionaries in Turkish language at the end of the century.

European lims such as Wilhelm Radloff and Vilhelm Thomsen have discovered that in 1890s of runic letters are Turkish, and they have made the first scientific publications of Orhun Abideler. After several years from these publications, Necip Âsım introduced the Turkish alphabet in his work published by the Old Turkish Writing. In addition, the text and translation of Orhun’s articles have been revealed. When the work named the oldest Turkish Post was thought for the Ottoman boundaries, it is considered the first domestic study made in the Turkishology field in accordance with the Ottoman texts.

Turkology studies in the Republic Period
The western-based work, as the Ottoman Empire neglected for centuries, realizes its importance, has been tasfiye with the establishment of the independent Turkish Republic of Turkey. Instead, productive and national scientific studies have been launched. Turkish History Authority and Turkish Language Institution was established in person with Atatürk’s request and contributions, Turkish Institute of Turkishity was created depending on Istanbul University.

Despite the very restricted sources of the era, to save inventory of Turkish and Turkish culture, with the efforts of devoted researchers, the Assembly Dictionary, Scan Sözlüğ