Bilik, Nuriye2020-03-262020-03-2620181300-49212458-908Xhttps://dx.doi.org/10.21497/sefad.444490https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12395/36990The relations between the Turks and the Indians are very ancient. Various Turkish communities came from Central Asia and settled in the Indian subcontinent and lived with the existing communities there. This process had started with Kushan and Ak Huns, then continued with Ghazni Mahmut and Baburs. Traces of Turkish culture can be seen at every corner of the Indian subcontinent. The buildings by the Turks, including the castles, mosques, hammams, the Qutub Minar, the Taj Mahal and many other worthy art works are excellent examples of Turkish architecture. In addition to the architecture, the mutual interactions between Turks and Indians are also felt in proverbs, idioms, legends and traditions. When the proverbs that reveal neighborly relations and cultural heritage are examined in terms of ideas and form, the multiplicity of common feelings and considerations can be recognised. It is remarkable that the thoughts and feelings in both languages are rather identical than being similar. In some folk stories, the characters named like badnam sarir bhai, naucavan, sharir badmuash are no one but Keloglan, the hero of the Turkish fairy tale. In these varieties of tales, heroes reach their goals with their intelligence, jealousy, cunning and resourcefulness. Nasrettin Hoca narratives, a symbol of Turkish humor that has spread to a wide geography from Balkans to India, can appeal to the feelings of the people of the Indian subcontinent apart from responding to the feelings of the Turkish people. In terms of traditions and customs, there are many similar celebrations, especially in marriage ceremonies. These similarities between the Turks and the Indian subcontinents are not limited to culture alone. There are similarities between the Turkish and Urdu languages in terms of grammar as well. Both communities have lived together for many years and as a result they have been affected by each other. For this reason, the similarities between Turkish and Urdu languages are quite evident in history.tr10.21497/sefad.444490info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessTurkishUrduproverbstaleslinguistic connectionsArticle39181188#YOKWOS:000440205100013N/A