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Professor Dr. Talat Tekin (1927–2015) was a pioneering academic who introduced modern scientific methods to Turkish linguistic research in the fields of Turkology and general linguistics. Through his comprehensive studies on Altaic linguistics, historical Turkic dialects, phonology, and morphology, he systematically examined the historical development of the Turkish language and established a lasting place in international Turkological literature. His critical approach, productivity, and the stu

Death among the Altai Turks is the Turkish translation of a 1963 work by French Turkologist Jean-Paul Roux. Published in November 2023 by Dergâh Yayınları as part of its History series, the book offers a comprehensive analysis of the Altai peoples’ conceptions of death and their death practices.Subject and ContentThe book examines how death is understood in Altai societies and the social functions of beliefs and rituals surrounding death. Roux emphasizes that death is not perceived as annihilati