Aktionsart in Şeyyad Hamza's Yusuf and Zeliha as a text of Old Anatolian Turkish

In order to trace possible semantic changes in Turkish verbs throughout history, it is crucial to examine historical texts from the perspective of Aktionsart. Accordingly, this study, which examines the concept of Aktionsart in Şeyyad Hamza's Yusuf and Zeliha, a text from the Old Anatolian Turkish period, aims to contribute to the field by addressing the relatively underexplored topic of Aktionsart in Turkish verbs through the analysis of a historical Turkish text. Excluding the "Introduction", "Conclusion", and "References" sections, this study consists of two main chapters. In the "Introduction" section, the historical background of the Aktionsart category, types of Aktionsart, Aktionsart in Turkish verbs, and previous studies on Aktionsart in Old Anatolian Turkish are discussed. The first chapter, titled "The Life, Literary Personality, and Works of Şeyyad Hamza", provides information about the poet's life, his literary identity, and his works. The second chapter, titled "Aktionsart in Şeyyad Hamza's Masnavi Yusuf and Zeliha", examines the verbs used in Şeyyad Hamza's Yusuf and Zeliha masnavi and classifies them according to their types of Aktionsart. In the "Conclusion" section, the findings obtained from the analysis of all the verbs (simple-derived, compound, and non-finite verbs) in terms of Aktionsart in Yusuf and Zeliha are evaluated collectively. Finally, the bibliographic information of the sources used in preparing this study is listed under the "References" heading, thus completing the study.