A Common Preferance In The Texts Of The 19th Century: The Title Casting With ‘’Yahut’’

To determine a suitable title for a text poses an important matter in literature in every period. In some periods, it has been seen that the writers take common action for some reasons while giving names to their texts. In the 19th century, in which Turkish literature tended to westernizate, ‘’yahut’’ coordinator was used in translations, many scientific and literary works, which was quite common in giving title to the book. This suggests that the use of ‘’yahut’’ is an important choice or a literary habit of the period.