Language Dictionaries
Dictionary of the Turkic Languages: English, Azerbaijani, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Tatar, Turkish, Turkmen, Uighur, Uzbek by Location: Mugar Reference X PL26 .D53 1999Publication Date: 1996This multi-language dictionary covers the eight major Turkic languages: Turkish, Azerbaijani, Turkmen, Uzbek, Uighur, Kazakh, Kirgiz, and Tatar. 2000 headwords in English are translated into each of the eight Turkic languages.
A Dictionary of Turkish Verbs: in context and by theme = Örnekli ve tematik Türkçe fiiller sözlüǧü by Location: Mugar Reference X PL161 .J34 2006Publication Date: 2006A Dictionary of Turkish Verbs is an aid to both the beginning and more advanced student of the language by providing approximately 1,000 verbs in context as they appear in up-to-date colloquial Turkish phrases and sentences, or short dialogues in translation.
Redhouse Türkçe/Osmanlıca-İngilizce sözlük = Redhouse Turkish/Ottoman-English Dictionary by Location: Mugar Reference X PL191 .R547 1999Publication Date: 2002Over 160,000 words, phrases and proverbs have been fully defined by definitions, translations and idiomatic equivalents. The dictionary includes colloquial and slang words as well as technical terms.
Osmanlıca-Türkçe ansiklopedik büyük lûgat by Location: Mugar Reference X PL189 .O86 2006Publication Date: 2006
Etimolojik Osmanlı Türkçesi sözlüğü by Location: Mugar Reference X PL189 .K36 2005Publication Date: 2005
Background Sources
Cumhuriyet ansiklopedisi : 1923-2000 by Location: Mugar Reserve Room DR590 .C77 2002 and Offsite StoragePublication Date: 2002Contents: v. 1. 1923-1940 -- v. 2. 1941-1960 -- v. 3. 1961-1980 -- v. 4. 1981-2000
- İslam AnsiklopedisiTDV Encyclopedia of Islam aims to provide reliable, accurate and sufficient information on almost every subject related to the religion of Islam, its history and civilization and Islamic societies from its beginning to the present day , and is a comprehensive source for research in Islamic sciences and Islamic thought as well as in different areas of humanities and social sciences.
- Encyclopaedia Iranica This link opens in a new window
A multi-disciplinary reference work and research tool designed to record the facts of Iranian history and civilization. A precisely documented reference work on the lands, life, culture and history of all Iranian peoples and their interaction with other societies.
- Encyclopaedia of Islam This link opens in a new window
Includes "articles on distinguished Muslims of every era and origin, on tribes and dynasties, on crafts and sciences, on political and religious institutions, on the geography, ethnography, flora and fauna of the various countries and on the history, topography and monuments of the major towns and cities" of the Islamic world.
Culture and Customs of Turkey by Location: Mugar Stacks GN635.T82 A33 2009Publication Date: 2009-03-05Learn how Turkey has become culturally rich and diverse, mixing Western and Eastern traditions to form a unique bridge between Europe and Asia. Accounts of past traditions help readers to understand contemporary culture today.
Turkey: The Quest for Identity by Location: Mugar Stacks DR440 .A625 2003Publication Date: 2003This concise history tells the story of Turkey, a country caught between the ideologies of East and West. Feroz Ahmad provides a full survey of Turkey's chequered history, from its beginnings as a disparate group of tribes to its status as the first secular republic in the Islamic world.
Turkey, Islam, Nationalism, and Modernity: a History, 1789-2007 by Location: OnlinePublication Date: 2010Turkey, Islam, Nationalism, and Modernity reveals the historical dynamics propelling two centuries of Ottoman and Turkish history. As mounting threats to imperial survival necessitated dynamic responses, ethnolinguistic and religious identities inspired alternative strategies for engaging with modernity.
