A Millennium of Turkish Literature (A Concise History) by TALAT S. HALMAN edited by Jayne L. Warner REPUBLIC OF TURKEY MINISTRY OF CULTURE AND TOURISM PUBLICATIONS © Republic of Turkey Ministry of Culture and Tourism General Directorate of Libraries and Publications 3164 Handbook Series 5 ISBN: 978-975-17-3374-0 www.kulturturizm.gov.tr e-mail:
[email protected] Halman, Talat S. A Millenium of Turkish literature / Talat S. Halman: Edited by Jayne L. Warner.- Second Ed. - Ankara: Ministry of Culture and Tourism, 2009. 224 pp.: col. ill.; 20 cm.- (Ministry of Culture and Tourism Publications; 3164. Handbook Series of General Directorate of Libraries and Publications: 5) ISBN: 978-975-17-3374-0 I. title. II. Warner, Jayne L. III. Series. 810 Cover Kâşgarlı Mahmud, Map, Divanü Lügâti’t Türk Orhon Inscription Printed by Fersa Ofset Baskı Tesisleri Tel: 0 312 386 17 00 Fax: 0 312 386 17 04 www.fersaofset.com First Edition Print run: 5000. Printed in Ankara in 2008. Second Edition Print run: 5000. Printed in Ankara in 2009. TABLE OF CONTENTS Foreword: A Time-Honored Literature 5 Note on Turkish Spelling and Names 11 The Dawn in Asia 17 Selçuk Sufism 31 Ottoman Glories 49 Timeless Tales 83 Occidental Orientation 93 Republic and Renascence 115 Afterword: The Future of Turkish Literature 185 Suggested Reading 193 Biographical Notes 219 - 4 - Foreword A TIME-HONORED LITERATURE - 5 - ROM O RHON INSCRIPTIONS TO O RHAN P AMUK. That could serve as a definition of the life-story of F Turkish Literature from the eighth century A.D.