Here are posts labelled "Turkish (language)" on The Guide
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| Dede ("Grandfather") Korkut, the narrator |
Just the Facts:
- Name: Kitab-i Dede Korkut
- Known as: The Book of Dede Korkut
- Dates: 15th century
- Place: Central Asia (?)
- Language: Oghuz Turkish
- What it is: collection of Turkmen epics
Let's consider this a placeholder as I build out the site.
Once that's done, I'll be back to fill in the details--an essay,
links to online and Amazon books, and more. I'll be posting
updates on Facebook and Twitter. Follow along!
Until I get to it, there's always Wikipedia!
Just the Facts:
- Name: George Ivanovich Gurdjieff
- Known as: G. I. Gurdjieff
- Birth: January 13, 1866, Gyumri, Armenia
- Death: October 29, 1949, Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
- Language: Armenian, Greek, Russian, Turkish, English (?)
- Who he was: Armenian philosopher and mystic; Beelzebub's Tales to His Grandson ; Meetings with Remarkable Men; Life is Real Only Then, When 'I Am'
Let's consider this a placeholder as I build out the site.
Once that's done, I'll be back to fill in the details--an essay,
links to online and Amazon books, and more. I'll be posting
updates on Facebook and Twitter. Follow along!
Until I get to it, there's always Wikipedia!
Just the Facts:
- Name: Nasreddin Hodja
- Known by multiple names across many cultures
- Dates: died c. 1280
- Place: Turkey
- Language: Turkish (?)
- Who he was: Turkish Muslim holy man and funny man, subject of thousands of stories
Let's consider this a placeholder as I build out the site.
Once that's done, I'll be back to fill in the details--an essay,
links to online and Amazon books, and more. I'll be posting
updates on Facebook and Twitter. Follow along!
Until I get to it, there's always Wikipedia!
Just the Facts:
- Name: Yunus Emre
- Dates: 1238-1320
- Place: Turkey
- Language: Turkish
- Who he was: Turkish poet and Sufi mystic; mystical poetry
Let's consider this a placeholder as I build out the site.
Once that's done, I'll be back to fill in the details--an essay,
links to online and Amazon books, and more. I'll be posting
updates on Facebook and Twitter. Follow along!
Until I get to it, there's always Wikipedia!
