Nomadic pastoralism and interaction zones (The case of pre-Soviet Kyrgyz pastoralism)

Baktıbek İSAKOV | Cıldız URMANBETOVA

This paper re-conceptualizes the four-seasonal cycling tradition of pre-Soviet Kyrgyz pastoralism, reconsidering the existing archival and oral materials. It argues that the summer quarters (zhailoo) in nomadic cycling were core contact zones for whole clan-based Kyrgyz community in pre-Soviet time whereas, the other winter, spring and autumn quarters remained in the margins. In addition, since all small and large nomadic groups from different regions were interacting in summer quarter, practicing the common language, ceremonies and traditions, this quarter also was preventing the emergence of ...Более

The Kok-Tash underground mausoleum in north-eastern Kyrgyzstan: the first-ever identified Qara Khitai elite tomb?

Kubatbek TABALDİYEV | Künbolot AKMATOV

The Qara Khitai or Western Liao dynasty (1124-1218) is one of the most fascinating polities in medieval Eurasia, but also one of the least documented in terms of both literary sources and material culture. Founded by Khitan refugees who escaped from North China when the Jurchen Jin dynasty (1115-1234) vanquished the Khitan Liao dynasty (907-1125), the Qara Khitai soon established a multicultural empire in Central Asia, combining Khitan, Chinese, and Muslim elements. The Buddhist Qara Khitai ruled over their mostly Muslim population in rare harmony until the rise of Chinggis Khan (r. 1206-1227) ...Более

Today's style of publication in the press and the new experience of its classification

Osman ARICAN

Language and style are terms that are often used interchangeably but they should be considered as two fundamentally different elements. While it existed, the language indirectly or directly limited its own form and thought side, and while it was used, it included social and communication areas. The language phenomenon alone represents a field, but the use of language in different areas creates the styles of language use. As a result, the classification review has been evaluated and taking into account the changes, there is an attemption a new classification of press release style. Keyword: sty ...Более

The process of Islamization of the population of Issyk-Kul region in 9th - 12th centuries on the basis of materials from epigraphic gravestones = Процесс исламизации населения Иссык-Кульской долины в IX-XII вв. на основе эпиграфических памятников

Kayrat BELEK

The article examines the process of Islamization of the Semirechye region in the 9th - 12th centuries on the basis of a comparative analysis of materials from epigraphic gravestones with data from written sources. At the same time, special attention is paid to the texts of newly discovered epitaphs in the Issyk-Kul valley during archaeological and archaeographic expeditions. Keyword: epigraphic monuments, Semirechye, Islamization, Sufi sheikhs, Karakhanids, Central Asia В статье рассматривается процесс исламизации региона Семиречья в IX-XII вв. на основе сопоставительного анализа материалов на ...Более

Above ground and underground-An integrated approach of the burial mounds within the Suusamyr plateau, Kyrgyzstan

Kubatbek TABALDİYEV | Künbolot AKMATOV

Archaeological research in the Kyrghyz Tian Shan Mountains using state-of-the-art technology such as geophysical investigations and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) is still in its early stages. The current investigations have shed light on the complexity of burial grounds in the Suusamyr Plateau, where over 951 structures have withstood the test of time and now serve as a silent expression of ancient civilizations. This study utilized an integrative approach that combined UAV data and geophysical prospection to map surface and subsurface features. Of the identified structures, 68.2 are burial ...Более

Kyrgyz People in the Russian Historiography (The Second half of the 18th and the Beginning of the 20th Centuries) = Rus Tarih Yazıcılığında Kızgızlar (18. Yüzyılın İkinci Yarısı - 20. Yüzyılın Başı)

Ceenbek ALIMBAYEV

Bu makalede 18. yüzyılın ikinci yarısında ve 20. yüzyılın başlarında Rus tarih yazıcılığında geçen Kırgızların tarihi ile ilgili eserler analiz edilmektedir. Kırgızlar ile ilgili problemleri ele alan müellifleri, çalışmalarına göre şarkiyatçı-araştırmacı, askerî araştırmacı, Rus seyyahları ve idarî bürokratlar şeklinde dört gruba ayırmak mümkündür. Rus tarih yazıcılığında Kırgızların tarihi birçok alanda ele alınmış ve açıklanmaya çalışılmıştır. Kırgızlar ile ilgili problemleri aksettiren gazete ve dergilere, özellikle “Turkestanskiye Vedomosti” gazetesinin ve “Turkestanskiy Sbornik” adlı derg ...Более

The Ethnical Naming of the Kyrgyzes in 17th-19th Century Russian Historical Sources = XVII-XIX. Yüzyıl Rus Tarihi Kaynaklarında Kırgızların Etnik Adlandırılışı

Döölötbek SAPARALİEV

XVII-XIX. yüzyıllar arasındaki Kırgız tarihinin araştırılmasında, Rus tarihî kaynaklarının önemi büyüktür. Bu kaynaklar, arşiv belgeleri, diplomatlarla seyyahların tuttukları günlükler ve bilim adamlarının ilmî çalışmaları olmak üzere üç grupta yer alır. Bu zengin kaynaklarda, Kırgızların etnik olarak adlandırılması farklı bir şekilde verilmektedir. Bu etnik adlandırmaların bazen Kazaklar ve Hakaslarla da ilişki-lendirilmesi, bunların ilmî çalışmalarda daha iyi bir şekilde kullanılmasın zorlaştırmıştır. Makalede bu soru sistemli bir şekilde açıklanıp ortaya koyulmaya çalışılmıştır. Anahtar Ke ...Более

On Folklor Uzerine Yaztlar = Folklor Üzerine Yazılara Dair

Abdulselam ARVAS

The cyber security strategy of Israel

Mehmet Emin ERENDOR

This article explores the main targets of the Israel’s cyber security strategy and bureaucratic, commercial and academic structures which take part in this strategy, by examining the public-private sector and academy cooperation model in the Israel’s cyber security strategy. The security-oriented cooperation model that Israel has established to develop the strategy in question have been analysed by considering all the details.

Death Rituals of the Hamadan (Iranian) Turks = Похоронные обряды тюрков Хамадана (Иран)

Faruk GÜN

Death is one of the most important transitional periods in human life apart from birth and marriage. Among the Hamadan Turks, rituals related to death are actively carried on. The study covers the ideas about the death and the customs of the Turks of this region. The research is aimed at revealing beliefs and customs of the region's cultural life and passing them on to future generations. It has been determined that the traditional ceremonies about death in Hamadan have survived to the present days not with a pure Islamic understanding, but with a combination of ancient Turkic traditions. Наря ...Более

Changes and transformations in the bureaucratic administration of Kyrgyzstan: political elite and corruption = Перемены и преобразования в бюрократическом управлении Кыргызстана: политическая элита и коррупция

Ömer Faruk KARAMAN | Altınbek COLDOŞOV

One of the most important features that distinguishes ideal type bureaucracy from patrimonial bureaucracies is their relations with politics. These relations, determined within the constitutional framework, can operate in informal ways in some countries where traditional authorities are settled. Today, despite the existence of democratic rules and institutions in neopatrimonial countries, the ruling elites can influence bureaucracy within the scope of informal relations. In Kyrgyzstan, it is mentioned about the politics-bureaucracy relationship that takes shape around the presidents elected by ...Более

Morphological units of the Oghuz language in the Chagatai language = Морфологические единицы огузского языка в чагатайском языке

Recep YÜRÜMEZ

Chagatai and Oguz are two historical Turkic dialects that were used in the east and west of the Turkic world almost in the same centuries. Despite their different locations, these two dialects were influenced by each other. This article aims at identifying attempt to the morphological units of the Oguz language in the Chagatai language by studying all available materials. Чагатайский и огузские языки - два исторических тюркских диалекта, которые использовались на востоке и западе тюркского мира почти в одни и те же века. Несмотря на разное местоположение, эти два диалекта находились под влияни ...Более