Comparison of the words in the Orkhun Monuments with Uzbek Turkish in terms of sound and meaning

In this study, the words in the Orkhun Monuments has been researched in the dictionary of Uzbek Language and the detected words were examined in terms of sound and meaning changes. The aim of this study is to reveal the sound and meaning changes of the words in Köktürk Turkish in Uzbek Turkish. The study consists of Introduction, Phonetic Changes, Semantic Changes, Undetectable Words in Uzbek Turkish and Conclusion. The introductory part contains information about the purpose, scope, method and applicaiton of the thesis. However, introduction part consists of seven titles on General Information about Kokturk History, General Information about Orkhun Monuments, Studies on Orkhun Monuments, Kokturk Turkish, Uzbek History and Uzbeks, The Background of Uzbek Turkish and Modern Uzbek Turkish, Sound and Meaning. In the Phonetic Changes section, the words in the monuments are compared with their appearance in Uzbek Turkish. First of all, the sound events that occured in these words are explained in alphabetical order. Secondly, the words that do not change sound are shown. In the Semantic Changes section, after the meaning of the words in the monuments, the meaning of the words in Uzbek Turkish is written. After giving the meanings in both dialects, information was given about the changes in the meaning of the word. In the Words Not Detected in Uzbek Turkish section, Kokturk Words which are not found in Uzbek Turkish are listed by considering alphabetical order. In the Conlusion section, how many of the words in the Orkhun Monuments are determined in Uzbek Turkish is shown by numerical data. Sound changes and meaning changes in the examined words are expalined. The sound changes occurring in the vowels and consonants are explained in detail with the examples. Key Words: Orkhun Monuments, Kokturk Turkish, Uzbek Turkish, Sound Change, Meaning Change