THE FOLK LITERATURE OF TURKIC TRIBES: THE DIALECTS OF THE BESSARABIAN GAGAUZ

Abstract

In this two part review, firstly the Dialects of the Bessarabian Gagauz which, constitutes the 10th volume of the Proben series named The Folk Literature of Turkic Tribes and was initiated by Radloff will be presented. In the second part, Serdar Bulut`s article, which was published in SOBIDER, issue 13, pp. 336-353, on the two dictionaries of Gagauz Turkic, which is one of the written langages of the South-eastern Turkic languages, published in Turkey will be discoursed and reviewed from many aspects.

Keywords

• the gagauz
• dictionary
• w. radloff
• v. a. moshkov
• turkic.