{"id":1409,"date":"2026-01-12T23:57:38","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T23:57:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metehandanmehmetcige.com\/turkun-tarihi\/"},"modified":"2026-01-21T09:33:23","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T09:33:23","slug":"history-of-the-turk","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/metehandanmehmetcige.com\/en\/history-of-the-turk\/","title":{"rendered":"History of the Turk"},"content":{"rendered":"\n  <div class=\"banner has-hover\" id=\"banner-2074341238\">\n          <div class=\"banner-inner fill\">\n        <div class=\"banner-bg fill\" >\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/metehandanmehmetcige.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/arkaplan1.webp\" class=\"bg attachment-original size-original\" alt=\"\" \/>                        <div class=\"overlay\"><\/div>            \n                    <\/div>\n\t\t\n        <div class=\"banner-layers container\">\n            <div class=\"fill banner-link\"><\/div>            \n   <div id=\"text-box-547504686\" class=\"text-box banner-layer x50 md-x80 lg-x75 y75 md-y90 lg-y90 res-text\">\n                                <div class=\"text-box-content text dark\">\n              \n              <div class=\"text-inner text-center\">\n                  \n\t<div id=\"text-3826507473\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n<h4 class=\"uppercase\"><span style=\"font-size: 110%;\">The Origin of the Name &#8220;Turk&#8221;<\/span><\/h4>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-3826507473 {\n  font-size: 0.75rem;\n  text-align: left;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n              <\/div>\n           <\/div>\n                            \n<style>\n#text-box-547504686 {\n  width: 93%;\n}\n#text-box-547504686 .text-box-content {\n  font-size: 100%;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #text-box-547504686 {\n    width: 44%;\n  }\n}\n@media (min-width:850px) {\n  #text-box-547504686 {\n    width: 41%;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n    <\/div>\n \n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n            \n<style>\n#banner-2074341238 {\n  padding-top: 300px;\n}\n#banner-2074341238 .overlay {\n  background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.692);\n}\n#banner-2074341238 .banner-bg img {\n  object-position: 50% 18%;\n}\n<\/style>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n\n\t<section class=\"section\" id=\"section_963975565\">\n\t\t<div class=\"section-bg fill\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-511829454\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-370923054\" class=\"col medium-4 small-12 large-4\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner box-shadow-4\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n  <div class=\"banner has-hover has-video\" id=\"banner-1362785332\">\n          <div class=\"banner-inner fill\">\n        <div class=\"banner-bg fill\" >\n                        \t<div class=\"video-overlay no-click fill visible\"><\/div>\n\t<video class=\"video-bg fill visible\" preload playsinline autoplay muted loop>\n\t\t<source src=\"https:\/\/metehandanmehmetcige.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Turk-Tarihi-1.mp4\" type=\"video\/mp4\">\t<\/video>\n                        \n                    <\/div>\n\t\t\n        <div class=\"banner-layers container\">\n            <div class=\"fill banner-link\"><\/div>            \n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n            \n<style>\n#banner-1362785332 {\n  padding-top: 300px;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #banner-1362785332 {\n    padding-top: 300px;\n  }\n}\n@media (min-width:850px) {\n  #banner-1362785332 {\n    padding-top: 400px;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-370923054 > .col-inner {\n  margin: -80px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #col-370923054 > .col-inner {\n    margin: -120px 0px 0px 0px;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-110550353\" class=\"col medium-8 small-12 large-8\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<p>Research into the origin and antiquity of the name &#8220;Turk&#8221; has been conducted across various sources, drawing on <strong>4000 years of Turkish history. In ancient Greek, Roman, Chinese, and Middle Eastern sources, they are referred to by names such as Targita <\/strong>, <strong>Tyrkae <\/strong>, <strong>Tyrcae <\/strong>, <strong>Togharma <\/strong>, <strong>Turukha <\/strong>, <strong>Thracians <\/strong>, <strong>Turukku <\/strong>, <strong>Tik ( Di ) <\/strong>, and <strong>Trojans <\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Traces of the name &#8220;Turk&#8221; have also been sought in sacred texts such as <strong>the Torah and the Zend-Avesta , where they are depicted as the son of Japheth , a grandson of Noah <\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>In Byzantine, Arabic, Persian, and Russian sources, the Turks are referred to by different names such as <strong>Turkoi <\/strong>, <strong>Turan <\/strong>, <strong>Etrak <\/strong>, <strong>Tork <\/strong>, or <strong>Torki <\/strong>, and there are various differences in mythological and historical accounts regarding their origins.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row row-small\"  id=\"row-1797589345\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1252762121\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<p><strong>PRONUNCIATION OF THE NAME TURK<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;T\u00fcrk&#8221; <\/strong>suggests that it may have been pronounced as a single syllable even in pre-BC times, but it is known that it was first used in this form during the <strong>G\u00f6kt\u00fcrk <\/strong>period (6th-8th centuries AD). The word, which appears as <strong>Tu- k\u00fce in Chinese sources <\/strong>, evolved from the forms <strong>T\u00f6r\u00fck-T\u00fcr\u00fck.<\/strong> It is accepted that the form <strong>&#8220;T\u00fcrk&#8221; was adopted. In this context, <\/strong>although there are suggestions such as <strong>&#8220;T\u00fcrk\u00fct&#8221; <\/strong>(P. Pelliot ) and <strong>&#8220;T\u00fcrk\u00fc&#8221; <\/strong>(R. Clauson ), the form <strong>&#8220;T\u00fcr\u00fck&#8221; <\/strong>found in the <strong>K\u00f6kt\u00fcrk inscriptions <\/strong>is more widely accepted. Consequently, the two-syllable <strong>&#8220;T&#8217;uk\u00fc&#8221; found in Chinese sources <\/strong>gradually transformed into <strong>&#8220;T\u00fcr\u00fck <\/strong>,&#8221; and then into <strong>&#8220;T\u00fcrk <\/strong>.&#8221;<\/p>\n\t<div id=\"gap-1337650067\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-1337650067 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<p><strong>THE MEANING OF THE NAME TURK<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The word &#8220;Turk&#8221; has been used with various meanings by different nations throughout history. In Chinese sources it <strong>refers to a helmet, <\/strong>in Persian texts <strong>to a Turanian <\/strong>, and in Byzantine sources <strong>to a powerful one .<\/strong> While it means <strong>Hun , during the Uyghur period it means power and order <\/strong>, and in Chagatai and Baburnama&#8230; <strong>The term &#8220;yi\u011fit&#8221; (brave <\/strong>\/heroic) was used during the Seljuk period to describe a nomadic people. <strong>Mahmud al-Kashgari interpreted the name &#8220;Turk&#8221; as meaning maturity , <\/strong>deriving it from Noah&#8217;s son , while the Arabs considered it a deserted people. In the 19th and 20th centuries, Ahmed&#8230; While Vefik Pasha explained the word as referring to peasants and ordinary people, some researchers argued that it comes from the verb &#8220;to originate&#8221; and means &#8220;created.&#8221; G. Clauson and G. Nemeth stated that the word acquired a strong meaning, while \u0130brahim Kafeso\u011flu noted that it carries meanings that develop in the order of existence, power, and maturity. The name &#8220;Turk&#8221; emerged in the last millennium BC and over time became the identity of a specific group of people.<\/p>\n\t<div id=\"gap-230830530\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-230830530 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<p><strong>FROM THE WORD TURK TO THE TURKISH NATION<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;Turk&#8221; <\/strong>has been used throughout history as a supra-identity uniting various sub-identities. It emerged as the name of a state-founding tribe during the <strong>G\u00f6kt\u00fcrk period, and, spreading in Islamic sources <\/strong>, acquired a meaning encompassing <strong>Turkic tribes in Eastern Europe. <\/strong>Although <strong>the Karakhanids <\/strong>and <strong>Seljuks did not <\/strong>directly use the name <strong>&#8220;Turk&#8221; in their state names, they were referred to by this name by their neighbors. The name &#8220;Turk , <\/strong>&#8221; which spread to West Asia in the 11th century , was used by Europeans as &#8221; <strong>Turkia <\/strong>.&#8221; While communities known by names such as <strong>Oghuz, Kazakh, Uzbek, Kyrgyz, Tatar, and Uyghur <\/strong>diverged due to different political developments, their languages remained common. After <strong>the Turks converted to Islam, the concepts of Turkishness <\/strong>and <strong>Islam <\/strong>became intertwined, and in the West, &#8221; <strong>being Turkish <\/strong>&#8221; became synonymous <strong>with becoming Muslim .<\/strong><\/p>\n\t<div id=\"gap-499694134\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-499694134 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<p><strong>THE FIRST HOMELAND OF THE TURKS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Although there are differing opinions about <strong>the original homeland of the Turks , research indicates that the area around the Altai and Sayan Mountains <\/strong>, and the northwest of these mountains, was the oldest homeland of the Turks. Turkic tribes such as <strong>the Huns, G\u00f6kt\u00fcrks, Uyghurs, Oghuzs, Kyrgyz, and Tatars <\/strong>, who spread to different regions through migrations, established states in a vast geographical area, but their homeland was never completely abandoned. While Western researchers suggest that the Turks were a constantly migrating people, regions such as <strong>Turkestan <\/strong>, <strong>the Altai Mountains <\/strong>, <strong>the Tian Shan Mountains <\/strong>, and <strong>the Ural Mountains <\/strong>have historically been inhabited by the Turks. Linguistic and archaeological findings show that the Turks lived in these vast regions from <strong>around 2000 BC <\/strong>onwards, and gradually spread eastward, westward, and southward.<\/p>\n\t<div id=\"gap-441704064\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-441704064 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<div class=\"row row-collapse\"  id=\"row-480316875\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-288814061\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div id=\"text-627564141\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>PROTO-TURKIC CULTURAL HISTORY<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-627564141 {\n  color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\n}\n#text-627564141 > * {\n  color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-288814061 > .col-inner {\n  padding: 20px 0px 5px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<style>\n#row-480316875 > .col > .col-inner {\n  background-color: rgb(216, 0, 0);\n}\n<\/style>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row row-small align-equal row-box-shadow-2 row-box-shadow-3-hover\" style=\"max-width:\" id=\"row-529889311\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-299855014\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-4\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"box has-hover   has-hover box-text-bottom\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"box-image\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"\" >\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"817\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/metehandanmehmetcige.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Kelteminar-Kulturu.webp\" class=\"attachment- size-\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metehandanmehmetcige.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Kelteminar-Kulturu.webp 817w, https:\/\/metehandanmehmetcige.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Kelteminar-Kulturu-239x300.webp 239w, https:\/\/metehandanmehmetcige.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Kelteminar-Kulturu-768x963.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 817px) 100vw, 817px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-center\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t<div id=\"text-703169749\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n<p class=\"uppercase\" style=\"margin-right: 21.25pt; text-align: center;\"><strong>Kelteminar Culture<br \/>\n (5000-3000 BC))<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-703169749 {\n  text-align: center;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<div class=\"is-divider divider clearfix\" ><\/div>\n\t<div id=\"text-150068641\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n<p style=\"margin-right: 21.25pt; text-align: center;\"><span lang=\"EN\">This culture <strong>developed in the steppes of Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan and spread along the Darya, Zarafshan , and Uzboy rivers <\/strong>. Houses with round and rectangular plans were built, and <strong>fishing and hunting were the primary sources of livelihood <\/strong>. Fishing net weights, fishing rods, harpoons, and flint <strong>arrowheads were also used.<\/strong> It is among the important findings of the Kelteminar Culture. Cattle and sheep were not raised; instead, <strong>fallow deer, roe deer, and horses were the main livestock <\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-150068641 {\n  text-align: center;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1457715448\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-4\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"box has-hover   has-hover box-text-bottom\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"box-image\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"\" >\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"817\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/metehandanmehmetcige.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Anav-Kulturu.webp\" class=\"attachment- size-\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metehandanmehmetcige.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Anav-Kulturu.webp 817w, https:\/\/metehandanmehmetcige.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Anav-Kulturu-239x300.webp 239w, https:\/\/metehandanmehmetcige.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Anav-Kulturu-768x963.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 817px) 100vw, 817px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-center\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t<div id=\"text-339755187\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n<p class=\"uppercase\" style=\"margin-right: 21.25pt; text-align: center;\"><strong>Anav Culture<br \/>\n(4000-1000 BC)<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-339755187 {\n  text-align: center;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<div class=\"is-divider divider clearfix\" ><\/div>\n\t<div id=\"text-1844425798\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n<p style=\"margin-right: 21.25pt; text-align: center;\"><span lang=\"EN\">The Anav Culture, one of the oldest known settled cultures of Turkestan , <strong>emerged near Ashgabat <\/strong>. The people living during this period <strong>built mud-brick houses, engaged in agriculture, raised animals, and learned to weave fabrics <\/strong>. Archaeological finds include copper ornaments and grinding stones for barley and wheat. The earliest evidence of horse domestication belongs to this culture. It is suggested that the people of this culture <strong>migrated to India and Mesopotamia, contributing to the Sumerian and Mohenjo-daro cultures <\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-1844425798 {\n  text-align: center;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-383917326\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-4\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"box has-hover   has-hover box-text-bottom\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"box-image\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"\" >\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"817\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/metehandanmehmetcige.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Afanasyevo-Kulturu.webp\" class=\"attachment- size-\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metehandanmehmetcige.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Afanasyevo-Kulturu.webp 817w, https:\/\/metehandanmehmetcige.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Afanasyevo-Kulturu-239x300.webp 239w, https:\/\/metehandanmehmetcige.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Afanasyevo-Kulturu-768x963.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 817px) 100vw, 817px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-center\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t<div id=\"text-1134316121\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n<p class=\"uppercase\" style=\"margin-right: 21.25pt; text-align: center;\"><strong>Afanasyevo Culture<br \/>\n(3000-1700 BC)<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-1134316121 {\n  text-align: center;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<div class=\"is-divider divider clearfix\" ><\/div>\n\t<div id=\"text-3170642104\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n<p style=\"margin-right: 21.25pt; text-align: center;\"><strong><span lang=\"EN\">Afanasyevo Culture <\/span><\/strong><span lang=\"EN\">, associated with one of the earliest ancestors of the Turks , <strong>emerged in the Altai Mountains and the Minusinsk region <\/strong>. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-right: 21.25pt; text-align: center;\"><span lang=\"EN\">Various copper ornaments, flint <strong>arrowheads, bone needles, knives, and bronze tools <\/strong>are important finds from this culture. <strong>Hunting was practiced alongside horse and sheep breeding <\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-3170642104 {\n  text-align: center;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1160260555\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-4\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"box has-hover   has-hover box-text-bottom\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"box-image\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"\" >\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"817\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/metehandanmehmetcige.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Andronovo-Kulturu.webp\" class=\"attachment- size-\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metehandanmehmetcige.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Andronovo-Kulturu.webp 817w, https:\/\/metehandanmehmetcige.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Andronovo-Kulturu-239x300.webp 239w, https:\/\/metehandanmehmetcige.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Andronovo-Kulturu-768x963.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 817px) 100vw, 817px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-center\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t<div id=\"text-567295970\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n<h4 class=\"uppercase\" style=\"margin-right: 21.25pt; text-align: center;\"><strong><span lang=\"EN\">Andronovo Culture<br \/>(1700-1200 BC)<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-567295970 {\n  text-align: center;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<div class=\"is-divider divider clearfix\" ><\/div>\n\t<div id=\"text-2919868912\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n<p style=\"margin-right: 21.25pt; text-align: center;\"><span lang=\"EN\">The Andronovo Culture, a continuation of the Afanasyevo Culture , <strong>developed in the Altai Mountains and the Minusinsk region <\/strong>. <strong>Bronze work was advanced, and ornate, wide-mouthed vessels, axes with handles, daggers, and pearl earrings <\/strong>were produced. Horse remains <strong>indicate the beginning of the equestrian warrior tradition in this culture . It is believed that <\/strong>the Andronovo people taught bronze work to the Chinese . In this culture, <strong>camels and cattle began to be raised alongside horses and sheep <\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-2919868912 {\n  text-align: center;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-622463054\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-4\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"box has-hover   has-hover box-text-bottom\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"box-image\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"\" >\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"817\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/metehandanmehmetcige.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Karasuk-Kulturu.webp\" class=\"attachment- size-\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metehandanmehmetcige.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Karasuk-Kulturu.webp 817w, https:\/\/metehandanmehmetcige.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Karasuk-Kulturu-239x300.webp 239w, https:\/\/metehandanmehmetcige.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Karasuk-Kulturu-768x963.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 817px) 100vw, 817px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-center\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t<div id=\"text-1552296780\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n<h4 class=\"uppercase\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Karasuk Culture<br \/>\n(1200-700 BC)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-1552296780 {\n  text-align: center;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<div class=\"is-divider divider clearfix\" ><\/div>\n\t<div id=\"text-2942360772\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n<p style=\"margin-right: 21.25pt; text-align: center;\"><span lang=\"EN\">The Karasuk Culture <strong>flourished in the Altai Mountains, around the Yenisei River and the Irtysh River <\/strong>. <strong>Ironworking first began during this period, with the use of arsenic and tin to improve the quality of bronze and copper <\/strong>. Ancient Turkic customs such as four-wheeled carts, felt tents, and <strong>the tradition of leaving food at graves <\/strong>are also seen in this culture. <strong>Weaving developed, and the making of clothing from sheep&#8217;s wool began .<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-2942360772 {\n  text-align: center;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-16638327\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-4\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"box has-hover   has-hover box-text-bottom\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"box-image\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"\" >\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"817\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/metehandanmehmetcige.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Kelteminar-Kulturu.webp\" class=\"attachment- size-\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metehandanmehmetcige.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Kelteminar-Kulturu.webp 817w, https:\/\/metehandanmehmetcige.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Kelteminar-Kulturu-239x300.webp 239w, https:\/\/metehandanmehmetcige.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Kelteminar-Kulturu-768x963.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 817px) 100vw, 817px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-center\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t<div id=\"text-1163200539\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n<h4 class=\"uppercase\" style=\"margin-right: 21.25pt; text-align: center;\"><strong>Tagar and Tashtyk Culture<br \/>\n(700 BC &#8211; 100 AD)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-1163200539 {\n  text-align: center;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<div class=\"is-divider divider clearfix\" ><\/div>\n\t<div id=\"text-2495722452\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n<p style=\"margin-right: 21.25pt; text-align: center;\"><span lang=\"EN\">The Tagar Culture, <strong>a continuation of the Karasuk Culture, developed in the Minusinsk region <\/strong>. Bronze and gold <strong>ornaments, daggers, arrowheads, and tripod cauldrons <\/strong>have been found. The Tashtyk Culture developed as an evolution of <strong>the Tagar Culture, with the construction of wooden and domed houses <\/strong>. The wooden dwellings <strong>reflect early examples of the Turkic yurt tradition <\/strong>. <strong>Bronze sculptures decorated with animal figures and rock paintings <\/strong>bear traces of ancient Turkic art.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-2495722452 {\n  text-align: center;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row align-equal row-box-shadow-2 row-box-shadow-4-hover\"  id=\"row-732419852\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-251970948\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<p style=\"margin-right: 21.25pt;\"><strong><span lang=\"EN\">In conclusion <\/span><\/strong><span lang=\"EN\">, all of these cultures <strong>are closely related to the ancestors of the Turks and formed the foundations of the Turkic Steppe Culture <\/strong>in Central Asia . Many features, such as leaving food at graves, horse breeding, bronze and ironwork, and animal-style art, <strong>demonstrate the continuity of Turkic culture <\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<style>\n#row-732419852 > .col > .col-inner {\n  padding: 25px 25px 25px 25px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_963975565 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n  padding-bottom: 30px;\n  background-color: rgb(241, 241, 241);\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-single-page-nav-transparent-light.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1409","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/metehandanmehmetcige.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1409","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/metehandanmehmetcige.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/metehandanmehmetcige.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/metehandanmehmetcige.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/metehandanmehmetcige.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1409"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/metehandanmehmetcige.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1409\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1923,"href":"https:\/\/metehandanmehmetcige.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1409\/revisions\/1923"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/metehandanmehmetcige.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1409"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}