The phoneti̇c and semanti̇c compari̇son of geographi̇cal terms i̇n Dîvânu Lugâti̇'t-Turk from the poi̇nt of hi̇stori̇cal and contemporary of Turki̇sh di̇alects

The thesis of "The Phonetic and Semantic Comparison of Geographical Terms in Dīvānu Lugāti't-Turk from the point of Historical and Contemporary of Turkish Dialects" is a toponymy study. The intoduction to the thesis contains information about geographic terms. In the first chapter of this thesis geographic terms in DLT were classified according to sub-types of toponymy as Agronim, Anemonim, Dromonim, Horonim, Oronim and Oykonim. In the second and third chapter of this thesis the subjects were examined in terms of sound and meaning and the changes in the voice and meaning of the Old Turkic lived until today's Turkish dialects. In the last chapter of this thesis the equivalents of geographical terms in DLT were given with meaning and bibliography in Old and Contemporary Turkish dialects (Turkey Turkish, Kyrgyz Language, Uzbek Language and Tyva Language). In conclusion general assessment was made in the light of the obtained information and findings. Keywords: DLT, toponym, toponymy, geographic terms.