Category: HistoryPart of speech: nounDifficulty: Common

tarih

/tarih/Roman

English meaning: History

Turkish Definition

(Türkçe)

Geçmiş olayların incelenmesi ve kaydıdır. Türkiye tarihi; Hitit, Yunan, Roma, Bizans ve Osmanlı dönemlerini kapsar.

English Definition

The study and record of past events. Turkey's history spans Hittite, Greek, Roman, Byzantine, and Ottoman periods. Anatolian civilizations are among the oldest in the world, with sites like Göbekli Tepe (10,000 BCE) being the world's oldest known temple complex.

Example

Anadolu, insanlığın en eski uygarlıklarından bazılarına ev sahipliği yapmıştır.

In English: Anatolia has been home to some of humanity's oldest civilizations.

Synonyms

  • geçmiş
  • kronoloji

Literary Heritage

Tarih, galibin yazdığı masaldır.

History is the fairy tale written by the victor.

Orhan Pamuk · Novelist · 20th–21st century

Kara Kitap

Kara Kitap (The Black Book), Ch. 12, 1990

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