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Many scholarly works were translated from Persian into Ottoman Turkish during the Ottoman period. A considerable portion of those books was on Sufism. Some of these Persian works were written in regions where the native language was Turkish such as Asia Minor (Turkey) and Transoxiana (Uzbekistan), while others were written in other countries such as Persia, Afghanistan, Tajikistan and India. These Persian works were appreciated and attracted attention in the Muslim world as well as in the lands where they had been written and thus they were translated into Turkish in Asia Minor. Even though some of these translations were published during the Ottoman period, most of them areined in the libraries as manuscripts. In this article, information will be given about the important ones of these translated works and their authors. Many Turkish comments were written during the Ottoman Period on Sufi books such as Bostan, Gulistan, Mantıq al-tayr and Pand-i Attar which were written in Persia (Iran). Some of these Turkish comments were regarded so valuable that they were later translated into Persian and published. In other words, books which had been translated into Ottoman Turkish and commented upon were later re-translated into Persian and made available to the readers in their own land. In this way, they cultural exchange between countries and made significant contributions to Muslim culture. In this article, some of the important Sufi works translated from Persian to Turkish during the Ottoman Period have been collected. Thus, it aims to help the researchers and those who are interested in the subject. Moreover, the article seeks to answer certain questions such as, a) Which Sufi works were translated into Turkish during the Ottoman period, b) Where (Persia, Central Asia, India etc.) were these translations done? c) What were the reasons for the change of the center of the works in question from Persia to Central Asia and India after the 15th century?

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