Kültür Araştırmaları Dergisi

Abstract

Encyclopedic dictionaries prepared for the purpose of presenting information collectively are reference sources that facilitate learning. Fulfilled long ago the function of modern search engines in the general web, these studies not only disseminate information, but also make access to information more effortless. Besides being an encyclopedic work, Türk Edebiyatı Eserler Sözlüğü is a project suitable for general network access as well. With these aspects, the dictionary, which is an indispensable resource for the literary reader or researcher, provides the Turkish literary accumulation visible with all its unknowns and limits. Türk Edebiyatı Eserler Sözlüğü, which exists thanks to its competent editorial team, working group and writers who are experts in their fields, includes a wide scope starting from the initial experiences of Turkish to the first works of Turkish literature that was renewed in the 20th century. The introductory information about the work, which is the title of the article, is given in a very practical, sufficient and concise manner in the dictionary, which is prepared with an academic meticulousness. In this study, it is aimed to show how and with which methods the works that make up Turkish literature are handled in the Türk Edebiyatı Eserler Sözlüğü, and the scope and importance of the dictionary, in a way that will also serve for its promotion.