DİLLER, LEHÇELER VE AĞIZLAR BAĞLAMINDA EVLİYÂ ÇELEBİ SEYAHATNÂMESİ
THE TRAVEL BOOK OF EVLİYÂ ÇELEBİ IN THE CONTEXT OF LANGUAGES, DIALECTS AND LOCAL DIALECTS

Summary/Abstract: Historical texts are a fundamental tool for diachronic language researchers. They can offer us clues about the internal structure of the language in question, as well as information about historical events – especially social and cultural issues of the period. In the context of Turkish, Evliyâ Çelebi's Seyahatname is a treasure trove. Evliyâ Çelebi's Seyahatname is an excellent example of 17th century Turkish, and is packed with trinkets about how Turkish then was actually spoken, dialects, and even other languages owing to to the sensitivity of its author. Evliyâ Çelebi talked about dialect and language both directly and indirectly to give his readership a complete picture of the times he was living in. Studying it allows us to learn more about how Turkish (and other tongues) evolved, be it in terms of phonetics, morphology, syntax, lexicon, semantics, or otherwise. In this study, we aim to dive into Seyahatname and explore all of that holistically, with a heavy emphasis on dialectology and context.

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