Middle Turkic refers to a phase in the development of the
Turkic language family, covering much of the
Middle Ages (c. 900–1500 CE). In particular the term is used by linguists to refer to a group of
Karluk and
Oghuz and related languages spoken during this period in
Central Asia,
Iran, and other parts of the
Middle East controlled by the
Seljuk Turks.
Classification
Middle Turkic can be divided into eastern and western branches.
Karluk and Oghuz "Middle Turkic" period overlaps with the
East Old Turkic period, which covers the 8th to 13th centuries, thus sometimes Karakhanid language is categorized under the "Old Turkic" period.[4]
Ahmad bin Mahmud Yukenaki (Ahmed bin Mahmud Yükneki) (Ahmet ibn Mahmut Yükneki) (Yazan Edib Ahmed b. Mahmud Yükneki) (
w:tr:Edip Ahmet Yükneki) wrote the Hibet-ül hakayik (Hibet ül-hakayık) (Hibbetü'l-Hakaik) (Atebetüʼl-hakayik) (Hibat al-ḥaqāyiq) (هبة الحقايق) (
w:tr:Atabetü'l-Hakayık)
The works of
Ali-Shir Nava'i (in Chagatai), including (titles in Arabic)
Gharā’ib al-Ṣighār ("Wonders of Childhood")
Nawādir al-Shabāb ("Witticisms of Youth")
Badā’i‘ al-Wasaṭ ("Marvels of Middle Age")
Fawā’id al-Kibār ("Advantages of Old Age")
Muḥākamat al-Lughatayn ("Judgment between the Two Languages")
^Bill Hickman, Gary Leiser, (2015), Turkish Language, Literature, and History. Travelers' Tales, Sultans, and Scholars Since the Eighth Century, p. 139