Importance of Kutadgu Bilig in Terms of Turkish Fiscal History
Abstract
Yusuf Has Hâcip’s work named Kutadgu Bilig is an important source of Turkish history. It has garnered attention from many scientists from different disciplines due to the rich information it contains. However, economics and finance scientists do not show the same interest in Kutadgu Bilig. This indifference has caused a serious lack of knowledge in how Turks understand and apply financial structure and relations in state and social life. Therefore, this study aims to determine the information about the financial structure of the state, its officials, and how the relations should be/should not be in Kutadgu Bilig. Screening-classification-analysis-criticism-composition method, which is widely used in historical studies, was chosen. The main conclusions reached by this method are: the emphasis on justice is in the foreground of the work. The army is very important for the survival of the state. However, a strong army owes its existence financially to a powerful treasury. For a powerful treasure there must be rich citizens. The condition for people to be rich is also through right and fair laws. However, financial managers must be moral and knowledgeable. These results show that the information in Kutadgu Bilig is still relevant, despite being about 1000 years old. Simultaneously, these results document that Kutadgu Bilig is a very important work of Turkish financial history.
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Details
Primary Language
Turkish
Subjects
Finance
Journal Section
Research Article
Authors
Recep Temel
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0000-0002-7566-9724
Türkiye
Publication Date
December 10, 2020
Submission Date
October 10, 2020
Acceptance Date
November 21, 2020
Published in Issue
Year 1970 Number: 63