In this dissertation named "Genre of Letaifname in Modern Turkish Literature (1837-1928)", it is aimed to discuss the examples of letaifnames, today called humorous anecdotes, between the years 1837 and 1928 in a holistic ...

In this thesis, to find out and compare how folklore used in formal education both in abroad and Turkey, it is focused on the Article 14: "Education, awareness-raising and capacity-building" of the "Convention for the ...

In this study, the corpus, compiled from 'Matchmaking Shows' on TV, is examined using Pragmatics Analysis method. The study aims to get a general idea about social and everyday use of language by analysing such concepts ...

Chuvash people is a community living in the Middle Volga today. This area is located in the middle of the Fin-Ugor people Mari (Çeremis) and Mordvin, and the Tatars and Bashkirs of the Turkish people. For this reason, ...

Like the decorative design of a building built by a sculptor, the proverb enriches a language and enhances its beauty. This is an elegant, polished and artistic expression of a proverb, while a group of people came together ...

Although it is not known when exactly they were first started to be held; fairs, which had been existed for long years in both western and eastern cultures for economic, social and cultural reasons, appear in today’s ...

The manuscript called Manakıb-ı Mekke that describes Islamic menaqıbs in a poetic way belongs to the 18th century. This study, which examines the three-part manuscript, also provides extensive information on range locations. ...

This study consists of three different sections including introduction, review and text. In the introduction, firstly, the information about Kadîmî s life and works is given. Then, it is mentioned about the writing tradition ...

This study approaches fortunetelling narratives as real social communication and discourse genre as well as a potential means to learn about the future. The contextual and linguistic elements that are widely utilized in ...

The Noghays who immigrated from their homeland to Turkey in 18th and 19th century live in Ankara, Eskişehir, Konya and Adana their counties today. The Noghays who came there with immigration encountered with a new cultural ...