TURK KULTURU VE HACI BEKTAS VELI-ARASTIRMA DERGISI, sa.58, ss.49-68, 2011 (AHCI)
There have been lots of written works for depicting Turkish language, history and culture. Orkhon Inscriptions, Divanu Lugati't Turk, Dede Qorqud Epics have been some of these important works. One of the important features of these materials is that there are common sources of Turkish World. Selcuk-name, in other words, Tevarih-i Al-i Selcuk, Tarih-i Al-i Selcuk ye Oghuzs-name has been one of the important common sources of Turkic World. This material was written by Yazicioglu Ali in 1436 under II. Murat. Selcuk-name has been included lots of information about Turkic world. For example, Turkish races in pre-Islamic periods, Mongolians, other Turkish tribes, Uighurs, Kipczaks, Qarluks, Qalachs and Tahtacis are some of these branches. Also, historical sources of Oghuz worlds, their stamps and totems have been identified in this book. These stamps have written with golden ink. Yazicioglu had been given information about Dede Qorkud, Kara Osman, Lokman Dokak Khan (father of Selcuk), founders of Seljuks Selcuk Bey (?-1009), Sultan Mahmud ruler of Gazne- (998-1030), Sultan Tugrul (1037-1063), Sultan Alparslan (1063-1072), Melik Shah (1072-1092), Berkyaruk (1094-1105), Sultan Muhammed (1105-1118), II. Mahmud (1118-1131), Sultan Mesud (1134-1152), Giyaseddin Keyhusrev, Alauddin Keykubad, Osman Gazi and their periods in historical process. Also, struggles of Oghuz Turks for making a home to Anatolia and cities in Anatolia have been identified in this article. In this study, Tevarih-i Al-i Selcjuk written by Yazicioglu Ali will be evaluated in terms of Turkish language, history and culture.