Characteristics Of Turkic Peoples And The Turkic Language

Abstract

A lot of information is given in literary sources about the history, origin and characteristics of the Turkic peoples. In works created in the old Turkic language, such as “Devonu Lugʻatit Turk”, “Qutadgu Bilig” and “Hibat ul-Haqoyiq”, the praise of the Turks and their linguistic capabilities are mentioned. Alisher Navoi’s treatise “Muhokamat ul-Lugʻatayn” is dedicated specifically to this topic, and the thinker and creator proved the power of the Turkic language through his scientific and theoretical thoughts. The work describes the history of the formation of the Turkic peoples, and the linguistic capabilities are illustrated by the examples of the qualities of the Turks. At the end of the work “Muhokamat ul-Lugʻatayn”, Alisher Navoi’s works written in the Turkic language are listed one by one, and it is said that it is possible to create scientific and theoretical and artistic works, poetry in this language. Also, poets who wrote in Turkish during the time of the great creator are listed. In general, the work “Muhokamat ul-lugʻatayn” is an important guide for Turks to understand the value of honor and language.