TURKISH BOOKS WRITTEN IN OTTOMAN ALPHABET IN THE LIBRARY OF KRAKOW ORIENTAL STUDIES INSTITUTION

Journal Title: The Journal of International Social Research - Year 2012, Vol 5, Issue 22

Abstract

Krakow is an important center for Turkology in mid-Europe. Jagiellonian University, one of the oldest in the region (est. 1364), has had Oriental studies since 1919. Therefore, the library of the Oriental Studies Institute has quite rich collection of different works concerning Oriental languages, among others the Turkish language. This study focuses on the Turkish works written in the Ottoman-Turkish collected in this library. The study begins with the short history of the Krakow oriental studies then the library has been introduced. In the library there are some manuscripts from Ottoman times together with printed works on history and literature. In this study 8 manuscripts and 53 printed works have been reviewed.

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Ewa SIEMIENIEC-GOŁAŚ

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Ewa SIEMIENIEC-GOŁAŚ (2012). TURKISH BOOKS WRITTEN IN OTTOMAN ALPHABET IN THE LIBRARY OF KRAKOW ORIENTAL STUDIES INSTITUTION. The Journal of International Social Research, 5(22), -. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-265567