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OpeningMany Turkish proverbs are similar to proverbs in the Western world, although phrased differently. Thus, there are often analoguous proverbs that express similar sentiments. In this collection, most of the Turkish proverbs in English are analogous, not exact translations, but equivalents or near-equivalents to express given sentiments. It is a common practice. Still, even though many proverbs touch the quite general human condition, there may be room for different interpretations. Turkish proverbs reflect a common fund of experiences, concerns and common sense. Many observations and analogies may amuse too.
Markers to the reader's benefitThe use of certain markers on these page is for easing the reading. At the bottom part of of pages is a link to explanations of the markers.
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Anonymous. Turkish Proverbs Translated into English Venice?: Monast Armenian Monastery of St Lazarus, 1873, 1880, besides several recent reprints, for example by BiblioBazaar (2009). ⍽▢⍽ Less than 200 proverbs. Proverbs from it are marked with / above. Delialioglu, Osman. 2000 English-Turkish Proverbs and Idioms. Paperback ed. Reading, England: Cranmore Publications, 2012. ⍽▢⍽ Mainly idioms. Long, James. Eastern Proverbs and Emblems Illustrating Old Truths. London: Trubner, 1881. ⍽▢⍽ Proverbs from several countries are compared - Thematic proverb groups. Manioglu, Kemal, and Ludwig Scheuermann. Türk Atalar Sözü: 410 Türkische Sprichwörter. Istanbul: Buchhandlung Erich Kalis, 1936. ⍽▢⍽ 410 Turkish proverbs - in Turkish and German - are put in A-Z order. The two translators supply explanations of Turkish words as well. A good work.
Muallimoglu, Nejat. "Turkish Proverbs". Ottoman Souvenir, 1988. ⍽▢⍽ A series of articles about Turkish proverbs from The Turkish Delights: A Treasury of Proverbs and Folk Sayings (1988). Sak, Ziya, ed. Dictionary of English and Turkish Proverbs. Istanbul: Ziya Sak, 1989. ⍽▢⍽ 1990 proverbs and sayings, with English translations or equivalent proverbs. The proverbs are listed alphabetically according to key words. Yurtbasi, Metin. Turkish and English Proverbs: 6000 Proverbs with Their Translations, Explanations and Equivalents. Istanbul: Bahar Yayinlari, 2007. ⍽▢⍽ Accessible, comprehensive, and much recommended by the proverb expert Wolfgang Mieder.
Harvesting the hay
Symbols, brackets, signs and text icons explained: (1) Text markers — (2) Digesting.
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