ðə "tˈɜːkɪk" ɹˈiːdɪŋ, ɐlˈɔŋ wɪððə "sˈaɪklɪk kˈæləndɚ" ɪntˌɜːpɹɪtˈeɪʃən ɪtsˈɛlf, wʌz ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəli pɹəpˈoʊzd baɪ fˈɪnɪʃ slˈɑːvɪst dʒˈuːsɛpi dʒˈuːlɪəs mɪkˈoʊlə ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːtiːn.
The "Turkic" reading, along with the "cyclic calendar" interpretation itself, was originally proposed by Finnish Slavist Jooseppi Julius Mikkola in 1913.