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Halil TOKER*
n Urdu Language:
The Rejected Heritage of the Turkish Culture Field
Urdu s a language beng spoken by approximately two or three mllion pe
ople spread all over the world, especally lvng in Pakistan and Inda. Despte Urdu
s a language unknown to general Turksh people and the researchs concerning the
language are very limited n Turkey, t s a nch cultural and lterary language and
has a strong relaton with Turks and the Turkish Culture. Ths study deals wth the
relations among Urdu and Turks alongwth ther mpact on the language.
Tabii ki durum sanld gibi deildir. Bu dille har neir olarak geirilen
yllar srecinde durumun "hi de byle olmad"; "adndan tutun da, ortaya ka
rak gelimesinin adm adm her safhasnda Trk ulusunun ve Trk kltrnn iz
lerine rasladmz" bir dilin bize bu kadar "yabanc" ve "gereksiz" telakki edilme
sinin kendi kltrmze yaplan bir hakszlk, hatta redd-i miras saylabilecei
kansndayz. zellikle "Urdu dilinin" Avrupal, Hintli ve Pakistanl bilim adam
larnn almalarnda tekrar tekrar "bizden ok ey" ierdii gzler nne serili r
ken. te bu nedenle bu almamzda bu zengin ve kkl mirasn neden redde
dilmemesi gerektiini aklamaya alacaz.
*
Do.Dr., I. .Edebyat Fakltes, Dou Dller ve Edebyatlar Blum.