Ottoman Turkish was the standardized register of the Turkish language in the Ottoman Empire. Written in the Ottoman Turkish alphabet, it borrowed extensively, in all aspects, from Persian and Arabic.
The Ottoman Empire at its peak. During this time Ottoman Turkish culture including the language also developed in the conquered areas.
Calendar in Thessaloniki 1896, a cosmopolitan city; the first three lines in Ottoman script
The Turkic languages are a language family of more than 35 documented languages spoken by the Turkic peoples of Eurasia, from Southeastern Europe and Eastern Europe to Central Asia, East Asia, North A
Old Turkic Kul-chur inscription with the Old Turkic alphabet (c. 8th century). Töv Province, Mongolia
The 9th-century Irk Bitig ("Book of Divination") from Dunhuang, written in Old Uyghur language with the Orkhon script, is an important literary source for early Turko-Mongol mythology.
Yuan dynasty Buddhist inscription written in Old Uyghur language with Old Uyghur alphabet on the east wall of the Cloud Platform at Juyong Pass