Ethnogenesis in Tribal Territory: The Emergence of the Turks

Yıl 2024, Cilt: 7 Sayı: 2, 79 - 115

Çevirmen: Samet Karabacak

Öz

The original of this study belongs to Peter B. Golden. This study aims to convey the shaping of the Turks and their emergence on the stage of history in a language-centered manner. In initially, as a primary source in Chinese, Mongolic and Persian civilizations were used by writen sources and implications of these cultures. The study also reveals the acquisitions of Turks from the societies they interact with, as these formations and spreads are reciprocal. Also, it contains different research about Turkic provenance. Although the general theory is linked to examples in historical and socio-cultural fields, linguistic extensions and examples are also included. Establishing and transferring interdisciplinary ties on a broad basis, especially the general history, culture, social life, customs, traditions and anthropology of the Turkish society, is considered very important in terms of ethnogenesis studies. While researching every period of history requires conducting research based on archaeological findings, the fact that the period examined is the early periods reveals the difficulty of the study. The dark processes regarding the early periods of the Turkish ethnonym are detailed, especially based on discussions regarding the Proto-Turks and even the pre-Proto-Turks period. In addition, the difficulty of the research indicates that it will be beneficial for Turkology research.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Ethnogenesis, Tribes, Old Turks, Linguistics, Ural-Altai

Kabile Bölgesinde Etnogenezi: Türklerin Ortaya Çıkışı

Öz

Bu çalışmanın orijinali, Peter B. Golden’e aittir. Çalışma, Türklerin oluşumu ve tarih sahnesine çıkışına dair bilgileri dil merkezli bir çerçevede aktarmayı amaçlamaktadır. Başta Çin, Moğol ve İran medeniyetleri olmak üzere etkileşime girilen birçok medeniyetin birincil kaynak olarak öne sürdüğü yazılı kaynaklarından edinilen bilgi ve çıkarımlardan yararlanılmıştır. Çalışma, bu oluşum ve yayılımların karşılıklı olması sebebiyle Türklerin etkileşimde bulundukları toplumlardan edinimlerini de göstermektedir. Yine kültürel aktarım ve değişkenliklerin de başlangıçları ve devamlılıklarını etkileşimlere bağlı olarak aktarmaktadır. Ayrıca, Türklerin kökeniyle ilgili farklı çalışmaları da içermektedir. Genel kuram, tarihsel ve sosyo-kültürel alanlardaki örnekler ile bağlantılı olsa da dilbilimsel genişletme ve örneklemeler de yer almaktadır. Disiplinler arası bağlantının Türk toplumunun genel tarih, kültür, sosyal yaşam, örf, gelenek, görenek ve antropolojisi özelinde geniş bir tabana oturtulması ve aktarılması, etnogenezi çalışmaları açısından çok önemli görülmektedir. Tarihin her döneminin araştırılması, arkeolojik buluntular üzerinden bir araştırmaya ihtiyaç duyarken, çalışılan sürecin erken dönemler olması çalışmanın zorluğunu ispatlamaktadır. Özellikle Proto-Türkler hatta Pre-Proto-Türkler dönemine ait tartışmalara dayanarak, Türk etnoniminin ilk dönemlerine dair karanlık süreçler detaylandırılmıştır. Ayrıca, araştırmanın zorluğu da yine Türkoloji araştırmaları için faydalı olacağının bir göstergesi niteliğindedir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Etnogenezi, Kavimler, Eski Türkler, Dilbilim, Ural-Altay

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