“Guides” in Turkish-Islamic World in the Middle Ages
Öz
Travellers, merchants, envoys, and even rulers in Turkish-Islamic
world in the Middle Ages needed guides in the territories they did not know
well. Travellers used their assistance where they knew not the path, and rulers
benefitted from guides to direct their armies out of unmarked desert land,
swamps, unpassable mountain ranges, or any unfamiliar territory. Guides
were assigned again to help envoys reach their destinations. While guides often
helped rulers leave the battlefield as safe as possible, they sometimes tried to
deceive travellers or delay rulers. The equivalents for “guide” in Turkish history
are “kulavuz”, “kulabuz”, “cufga”, “yirçi/yerci/yorcı” or “yezek/yizek” in military
terms. It is seen that guides have a significant place in Turkish-Islamic world
in terms of their functions and that, although they do not attract attention
in historical narratives, they left various marks on historical or cultural past
whether be good or evil.
Anahtar Kelimeler
Kaynakça
- Reşîdü’d-dîn Fazlullâh, Cami’üt-Tevârih Selçuklu Devleti, Tercüme: Erkan Göksu-H.
- Hüseyin Güneş, Selenge Yayınları, İstanbul 2010.
Ayrıntılar
Birincil Dil
Türkçe
Konular
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Bölüm
Araştırma Makalesi
Yazarlar
Züriye Oruç
NECMETTİN ERBAKAN ÜNİVERSİTESİ, AHMET KELEŞOĞLU EĞİTİM FAKÜLTESİ, TÜRKÇE EĞİTİMİ BÖLÜMÜ
Türkiye
Yayımlanma Tarihi
25 Aralık 2016
Gönderilme Tarihi
28 Aralık 2016
Kabul Tarihi
20 Aralık 2016
Yayımlandığı Sayı
Yıl 2016 Cilt: 2 Sayı: 3
