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Journal of Turkish Research Institute· 2002

Eski Türk Şehirleri ve Semerkant

Cengiz ALYILMAZ

Short summary

Ancient Turkish cities, systematically built across vast areas and referred to by terms like 'balık' or 'kent', reveal deep traces of Turkish civilization, lifestyle, and beliefs.

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Key points

  • Ancient Turkish cities were systematically built across large areas.
  • These cities were referred to by various terms including 'balık' and 'kent'.
  • They reflect Turkish culture, civilization, lifestyle, and beliefs.
  • Some cities were built by Turks, others were captured.
  • Semerkant is highlighted as a historically contested city.

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Abstract

Hem Köktürk ve Uygur dönemi bengti taşlannda, hem de diger eski Türk dili yadigarlannda bazen "balık (balgat / balgas / balgasun)", bazen "kent (çent / kant / kan / ken)", bazen "uluş", bazen de "il" kavram işaretiyle karşılanan ve geniş alanlar üzerine son derece sistemli bir şekilde inşa edilmiş olan Türk şehirleri, yerleşik Türk kültür ve medeniyetine tanıklık etmekte ve eski Türk yaşayış ve inanışından derin izler taşımaktadır.Söz konusu eski Türk şehirlerinin bir kısmı bizzat TUrkler tarafından inşa edilmiş; bir kısmı ise, verilen mücadeleler, uzun yıllar devam eden savaşlar sonrasında Türk milletinin eline geçmiştir. Co~afi konumları, zengin do~al kaynakları yüzünden tarih boyunca birçok milletin (do~al olarak da Türk milletinin) sahip olmak için u~raştığı, u~runa canlar feda etti~i tarihi şehirlerden biri de Semerkant olmuştur. ABSTRACTTurkish cities which were contrusted on large areas systematicaUy and were named as "il" or "uluş", "balık (balgat i balgas i balgasun), "kent (çent i kant i kan / ken)" in both eternal stones belonging to Kokturk and Uygur ages, and other old Turkish language publications demonstrate Turkish culture and Turkish civilizetion.Some of these cities were constructed by Turkish and same were captured in the result of challenge and wars taking long years. Among these historical cities, one which a lot of nations struggled and lost many people to capture is Semerkant.

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