Archivum Ottomanicum 20 (2002)

Archivum Ottomanicum concerns itself primarily with Ottoman history and Ottoman philology. However, the editors also welcome articles on subjects related to Ottoman studies in the history and culture of Europe, including in particular Danubian Europe, the Black Sea area and the Caucasus, and in the history and culture of the Arab and the Iranian lands, and Byzantium. The publication of historical documents and records and their interpretation are of special interest. From the Contents: - E. Tryjarski: Runes and runelike scripts of Eurasian area - H. Eren: Zum Ursprung des Wortes becene - D. Theodoridis: Der sonderbare Name eines osmanischen Heiligen aus dem 15. Jh.: Aq yazïlï sultan - A. G. Sertkaya: Seyhzade Abdürrezzak Bahsi (His life and works) - B. Köpeczi: Un traitre à la Bastille en 1734. Paul Wilhelm Bohn - F. Tóth: La mission du baron de Tott en Crimée - A. Tetik: Der sowjetische Linguist N. Ja. Marr und die türkische Sonnensprachentheorie