(Bosniak title: 'Problematicno' osmansko naslijede i opci problemi recepcije, klasifikacije i periodizacije starije bosnjacke knjizevnosti na osmanskom jeziku). This article focuses on the general sketch of 'the problem of the Ottoman heritage' today, with special emphasis on the problems of reception, classification and periodization elderly Bosniak's Literature in the Ottoman language. The paper attempts to indicate the 'syncretic' nature of every imperial civilization, including the Ottoman Empire, and to indicate some general features of the historical dilemmas and development of the written word in a meeting with other cultural traditions. The phenomenon of Bosniak's literature in Oriental languages, including literature in Ottoman Turkish language, is the phenomenon very interesting for our literary trends in literary production of the Balkan peoples too. It is, simply, about a live tradition that has influenced and still influences on the occurrence of literary works very relevant not only for contemporary Bosniak literature, but for literature of other Slavs in the Balkans. It is a fact worthy for scientific research.