Function words in Kutadgu Bilig

Kutadgu Bilig is the first major work of Islamic Turkish Literature, written in 11th century Karakhanid Turkish, which largely reflects the linguistic characteristics of the period. It is also the most comprehensive work reflecting the culture of the period. It has been the subject of numerous studies both in this branch of science and in other fields. The studies on this work are very important in terms of revealing the structure, system and power of the Turkish language. Turkish has been a rich language in terms of relevant words since ancient times. Kutadgu Bilig, which is an important work in terms of Turkish knowledge, also shows this richness on the relevant words. Our aim in our master's study is to identify the words in Kutadgu Bilig and to examine them in terms of their function and origin, as well as to tabulate the frequency of use of words in Kutadgu Bilig. The text and translation part of Reşit Rahmeti Arat's book called Kutadgu Bilig were scanned by the method of reading from beginning to end, and the relevant words were determined one by one. The identified words are given with their couplet numbers and their translation into Turkish. The identified relevant words were discussed in detail.