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TÜRK TAMGALARI ÜZERİNE BİR DENEME

Abstract

AN ESSAY ON TURKISH SEALS (TAMGA) Abstract: As it is known, the origins of the seal (tamga) tradition go back to the ages before Christ, and today, especially the groups we call the Trans-Caspian Turks attach great importance to this. Some of these seals are inscribed on inscriptions, some on balbals that we can call tombstones, some on rocks, and some on animals. Tamga are special signs that express the individual or society in short. At this point, Turkish people have engraved these seals on everything that belongs to them, animate and inanimate. Although they are sometimes similar to each other, they are essentially all different. The seals, which have important Turkish cultural changes, reflect the world of thoughts of this nation and are the title deed documents of the assets owned by this nation. Since the beginning of history, Turks in a regular family and society structure have used seals, which have a kind of special signature, in order to reveal their differences. In this study, we first tried to match the tamgas of the four tables in the text with those of the Oguz and then with the tamga of some Turkish tribes living today. In conclusion, we believe that this research will at least be useful in terms of providing some raw materials for those who will work on this subject. Key Words: Turkish Culture, Turkish Communities, Tamga (Seal), Seal Culture