“Binbir Gece Masallarında Türkler”

Abstract

The Thousand and One Nights is one of the best tales of Arabic Literature. Living its maturity in the period of caliph Harun al-Rashid, in approximately 8th century, The Thousand and One Nights is a product of common comprehension of nations near Bagdahd like Chinese, Persian, Indian, and Turk etc. Among the tales which have been translated into almost all languages there are also widely known tales such as Aladdin and His Magic Lamp, and Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves. The Thousand and One Nights, having a rich heritage of Ara-bic language, includes nations given above and mentions about Turks in most parts of the tales. In this study, The Thousand and One Nights will be evaluated in terms of Arabic Language and the traces of Turks will be pursued.