İSTANBUL’UN ETİMOLOJİSİ: MEVCUT KANITLARDAN MÜMKÜN OLDUĞUNCA FAYDALANILARAK

Öz

Türkçe bir şehir ismi olan İstanbul’un kökeni hakkında neredeyse yüz yıldır

devam eden tartışma bilim adamlarını, kelimenin kaynağını εἰς τὴν πόλιν vb. biçimine

götürenler ve kelimeyi doğrudan Yunanca Κωνσταντινούπολις ~ Κωνσταντινόπολις

biçimine götürmeye çalışanlar olarak ikiye bölmüştür. Konuyu araştıranların

zayıf Türkoloji bilgisi, önceki kayıtlara yönelik hatalı yaklaşımları ve Orta Çağ

Yunancasının fonetiğine dair oldukça kısıtlı fikirleri sebebiyle her iki grubun da

faraziyeleri atıl ve verimsiz kalmıştır. Buradaki konuyla ilgili üç tür kanıtın biraz

daha itinalı incelenmesi, günümüze değin söylenenlerden daha dikkat çekici bir resmi

ortaya koymuştur.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Jenerik yer adları,çeviri yazı,harf çevirisi,ünlü uyumu

The Etymology of Istanbul: Making Optimal Use of the Evidence

Öz

The discussion of the origin of the Turkish city name Istanbul that began well

over a century ago has divided scholars into two groups: those who accept the Greek

phrase εἰς τὴν πόλιν (or similar) as the source of the name, vs. those who try to trace

it back directly to Greek Κωνσταντινούπολις ~ Κωνσταντινόπολις. The writings of

both parties are encumbered by poor Turcology, inaccurate attention to early records

and an overly narrow view of medieval Anatolian Greek phonetics. More scrupulous

examination of all three types of evidence has revealed a more interesting picture than

has previously been suggested.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Generics as placenames,transcription,transliteration,vowel harmony

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