Language Policy in Turkic States and Societies Historical Aspect

Abstract

The roots of the communication history of the Turkic language, which has a history of at least 1300 years as a written language, are, of course, much older. If we take into account the features of the words in the language of the Orhon-Yenisey monuments, which are the first written sources, and the similarities of words in other languages, we see that the Turkic language has a history of four to five millennia as a language of communication. The Turkic language, whose origin goes back thousands of years, has been influenced by many languages as a result of the cultural, social, and political relations of Turks with other nations. The settling of large territories by Turks, leading a sedentary and nomadic life, constantly migrating for new lands, and coming into contact with many peoples against the background of these events led to the contact of the Turkic language (the languages of the Turkic-speaking peoples and tribes) with many related and unrelated languages. As a result of these relations, sometimes the Turkic language influenced these languages from the lexical and even grammatical aspects, and sometimes, on the contrary, it borrowed words from those languages. In this research article, we will try to talk about the language policy in the Turkic state and societies and the developments in the historical process.