TERCÜMAN — TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi (Nebi Bozkurt and Mahmut H. Şakiroğlu)

الترجمان — موسوعة TDV الإسلامية ⁦(نبي بوزكورت ومحمود شاكر أوغلي)⁩

The TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi entry on the tercüman. The first part follows the word from the Semitic languages to the Prophet ﷺ's interpreter, then to the Umayyad, Abbasid and Seljuk chanceries, and to the translation of books. The second part follows the interpreter in the Ottoman state from the earliest diplomatic notices to the chief interpreter and the translation office.