Abstract:

In the historical course of Turkish literature, besides poetic works, prosaic works were also written. It is known that the historical adventure of Turkish prose began with Köktürk Inscriptions (Orkhon Inscriptions) belonged to the pre-Islamic period. The 12th century which serves as a bridge between the prosaic works of the pre-Islamic period and the prosaic works of the Islamic period is like a transitional period. It is known that the first prosaic works belonging to the Islamic period is compiled in the 13th century. When it comes to the 16th century there is an increase in the number of the prosaic works. Our prose which has a quite wide content in terms of subject advances in three sections such as simple prose, normal prose and artistic prose. This article which is about the old Turkish literature prose between the 12th and 16th centuries is tried to be enriched with the examples of the periods works.

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