The Work of Adam Kraft Dated 1596 and Named ‘Religions of Turks, Battle Techniques, Livelihoods, Mystery of Their Success and Fall’

The Battle of Mohàcs (1526) resulted in important consequences by means of Turkish and European history. Consequences of this Battle is important for the Turkish language as well as political and economical aspect. Europeans draw up Works written in Roman letters for the purpose of getting to know about Turks, starting to learn Turkish language and attempting to missionary activities after Ottomans began to get in European lands. Some of these Works consist of bilingual or multi-lingual dictionaries, Turkish dialogues, grammar knowledge, religious texts and proverbs. ‘De Turcarum Ritu Et Ceraemoniis’ (1544) and ‘De Turcarum Moribus Epitome’ (1553) are example for these kind of Works which are written in Latin language. These Works are being copied in other European countries and are being translated to different languages such as German, Polish, Italian, English and Czech. Translation of ‘De Turcarum Ritu Et Ceraemoniis’ to German language is being first done by Casper Brusch and Johannes Herold in 1545. Adam Kraft has combined the Works ‘De Turcarum Ritu Et Ceraemoniis’ and ‘De Turcarum Moribus Epitome’, and translated into German language in his Work “Religions of Turks, Battle Techniques, Livelihoods, Mystery of Their Success and Fall” in 1596. However, there are some differences observed in his translation. In this study, these differences are being mentioned