How Do I Become a Turkish Linguist?

Turkish is a Turkic language. In the 11th century, a group of Turks separated from West Turkistan moved west to Iraq and established the Seljuk Empire in Baghdad. At the beginning of the 14th century, a Turkic leader, who was thus separated, conquered Asia Minor and other places and established the Ottoman Empire. Turkish literature is Turkish literature settled in Asia Minor (Anatolia), sometimes called Ottoman literature. Representatives are Pamuk and Iche Taimar Kuran.

Turkish Literature

Representative of Turkish Literature

Orhan Pamuk is considered one of the most outstanding novelists in contemporary Europe and an internationally renowned Turkish literary giant. Born in Istanbul, majored in architecture at Istanbul Technical University. He won the German Book Industry Peace Prize in 2005, and was nominated for the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2006.

Orhan Pamuk

Pamuk is the first writer to win the Nobel Prize in Literature in Turkish history, and is known as "one of the three core writers of contemporary Europe and a world-renowned Turkish literary giant". No wonder another Turkish writer praised Pamuk for saying, "From now on, Turkish literature can be explored all over the world. I value Pamuk for winning the Nobel Prize." His pride really came from the bottom of his heart. His work has won the European Discovery Award, the American Foreign Novel Independence Award, the Dublin Award, and more. Among them, "My Name is Red" has won three European literary awards including the French Literature Award, the Italian Gazzana Carver Literature Award and the Dublin Literature Award. His work has been translated and published in more than 20 languages. Literary critics have compared him to masters such as Proust, Thomas Mann, Calvino, Borges, and Amberto Eco. Orhan Pamuk

Ece Temelkuran is Turkey's chief female writer and is known internationally. She writes in 12 languages for 12 of the world's top media. Top media for which columns include, but are not limited to, the New York Times in the United States, the Guardian, the New Left Review in the United Kingdom, the Mirror in Germany, the World Diplomacy in France, and Turkey's largest Newspaper "National" and so on.

Iche's writings are deep, affectionate, and deeply caring. Her masterpieces include "Whisper of Banana", "The Woman Under the Curse", "Deep Mountain" and "Turkey: Madness and Melancholy".

Whisper of a Banana by Iche Tamarkuran

Turkish Chief Female Writer Iche Tamar Kuran

External Evaluation of Turkish Literature

I recommend my readers read The Whisper of a Banana. Iche is my favorite language master. -Yasser Kemal (Winner of the German Book Peace Prize)

"In the pursuit of the melancholic soul of his hometown, he discovered a new symbol of conflict and interlacing between civilizations."-Royal Swedish Academy of Arts