AS A BOOK OF CARAMANIAN LANGUAGE ARABIC AND PERSIAN WORDS IN CARAMANIAN LANGUAGE / KARAMANLICA BIR ESERE GÖRE KARAMANLICADA ARAPÇA VE FARSÇA KELIMELER
(M.A.H.), Hayrullah KAHYA;
turkish studies2008Vol. 3pp. 480-501
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mah2008asturkish
Abstract
Caramanians were Orthodox Christian in Anatolia. They used toboth speak Turkish and use Greek alphabet in their texts. They particularlylived in Anatolia, for instance; in Karaman, Konya, Kayseri, Isparta, Burdur,Aydın, Black Sea area. In addition, Istanbul, Syria and the Balkans etc.Although they were Turkish (particularly Pechenek, Kuman Turks), they weremanaged by Byzantion as paid soldiers in Anatolian area in 11. century,espacially in the Toros Mountains and after that time, they began to adoptOrthodox Christian. Now, They have lived in Greece since the populationreplacement in 1926.In this study, we concerned on Arabic and Persian Words inCaramanian Language as a book of Caramanian Language