The Journal of Eurasian Turkic Studies

Director of the Institute for Eurasian Turkic Studies Institute for Eurasian Turkic Studies Dongduk Wome 2018 The Journal of Eurasian Turkic Stidies Vol.1 No.-

The Institute for Eurasian Turkic Studies is a collaborative research center with the International Center for Central Asian Studies (IICAS) under UNESCO. Especially, The Eurasian Initiative and the New Silk Road Initiative are increasing the need for research on Eurasian Turks in the Eurasian region, specializing in Eurasian Turks. Therefore, our institute was established with the purpose of revitalizing the research of Turks who had played a key role in Eurasia and the Silk Road. The researchers have participated in the study of the Turkic Belt countries in the fields of politics, economics, society, history, language, literature, culture, and art of Eurasia, and our institute was established to carry out joint research in these respective fields. It is possible to do comparative studies with neighboring countries and neighboring ethnic groups as well as Korea. Through this research, we will play a central role in the study of Eurasian Turcology in Korea and will contribute to the improvement of relations with Turkbelt countries by working as a research institute in cooperation with Eurasia Turkic Research Centers abroad. Our institute was established in February of 2016. Since then, it has been designated a Dongduk Women’s University Policy Research Institute in May, 2016, and is a partner research institute cooperating with the International Center for Central Asian Studies, a category 2 organization under UNESCO.

From Romantic Historiography to Populist Folklorism:

Metin Turan Institute for Eurasian Turkic Studies Dongduk Wome 2018 The Journal of Eurasian Turkic Stidies Vol.1 No.-

Folklore studies in Turkey date back to the beginning of 20 th century, though folklore studies in the West originated almost a hundred years earlier, during the 19 th century. At this time, theoretical studies on folklore reached a significant level. The folkloric discipline remains a nascent one in Turkey, which has diversified the academic formations of those interested in the field. Initially folkloric research and interest was popularized by sociologist Ziya Gökalp, philosopher Rıza Tevfik, and historian Mehmet Fuar Köprülü and it also aroused interest of a huge mass of curious people with the popularity it evoked culturally. In particular, Community Centers that were founded in 1932 became the focal point for compiling oral and folk-culture products. Yaşar Kemal, a hugely important novelist who is cultivated in Turkish literature throughout the 20 th century, also made his mark on folkloric studies through his collation Ağıtlar which was published by Adana Community Center he joined when he started writing. Ultimately, Kemal became famous for the novels he wrote as an epic narrator of world literature. His phraseology, which was the subject of his novels, was based on his own knowledge of folklore. Kemal also told epics and sung ballads under the nickname “Kör Aşık”. Key words: Folklore, epic novel, epic, Turkish literature, Yaşar Kemal.

The Structural Similarity of the Eposes Sumer and Oghuz: In The Context of Ritual and Genre Relations

Agaverdi Khalilov Institute for Eurasian Turkic Studies Dongduk Wome 2018 The Journal of Eurasian Turkic Stidies Vol.1 No.-

In the article the epos Oghuz the epos Shumer is investigated with the epos Bilgamis in the comparative form. The Oguz and Shumer epos the ritual and genre relations are analyzed. The typological analyses of the epos with the structure similarity of the ritual sources are determined. Key words: Oghuz, shumer, Bilgamis, Dede Gorgud, ritual, genre

The Sovereign Republic’s Ideology in The Soviet Time Serving Literary System

Samira Mammadli Institute for Eurasian Turkic Studies Dongduk Wome 2018 The Journal of Eurasian Turkic Stidies Vol.1 No.-

This article deals with deformation of the sovereign republic’s ideology in the timeserving context. It is noted that the soviet period Azerbaijani literature, especially the prose have been exposed to the acute changes. These changes were of substantial nature, i.e. the purpose was to change radically the citizens’ attitude toward the political regime via the prose samples, as, these citizens have mastered the national values firstly in their history within a very short time, through which they understood once and for all the absurdity to live without these values. The sovereign period Azerbaijani literature was a space of pride for Azerbaijanis, because they feel here only himself, his feelings and character. Therefore it was inevitable to address to the timeserving mode. Key words: sovereign period, literature, timeserving mode, Mehdi Huseyn, Suleyman Rahimov, national values, prose

The Stages of The Azerbaijan Migration Literature

Vagif Sultanly Institute for Eurasian Turkic Studies Dongduk Wome 2018 The Journal of Eurasian Turkic Stidies Vol.1 No.-

Migration literature is a part of Azerbaijan literature, but for many years this literature wasn’t researched. Even at present time it hasn’t been investigated systematically, that was why there is no serious, fundamental research work in this field. If to speak about different sources it must be stressed that most of the research works on migration literature can’t be found in the archives and libraries of the Republic of Azerbaijan. Alongside with all these during the last years the works of Mammad Amin Rasulzadeh, Ali bey Huseynzadeh, Ahmed bey Aghaoghlu, Ahmad Jafaroghlu, Mirza Bala Mammadzadeh, Abduilvahab Yurdsever, Mehmet Altunbay, Ummulbanu (Banin), Almas Ildirim, Hilal Munshi, Kerim Yayjili, and other authors have been presented to the readers either as a book or through the pages of the newspapers and journals. Including the monographs, dissertations, articles have been written about the works of the above mentioned authors, and it helped to visualizing the imagination about the migration literature. The development way of the Azerbaijan migration literature has been classified by the researchers in different ways, and has been divided into periods. In this research work that will soon been given to the judgment of the readers XX century Azerbaijan migration literature has been classified in four stages, and the specific features of each stage has been characterized. Key words: Azerbaijan, migration literature, stage

The Chapters of “Book of Dada Gorgud” Preserved in The Memories

Almaz Hasangizi Institute for Eurasian Turkic Studies Dongduk Wome 2018 The Journal of Eurasian Turkic Stidies Vol.1 No.-

Folklor specialists have different opinions about the creation and performance history of one of the most valuable heritages of Turkic culture, the mother book of Oghuzs – “Dada Gorgud”, its number of chapters, composition and etc. It is known that, in contrast with other eposes, it has been a few centuries that “Dada Gorgud” is no longer vocally performed. But some of the chapters of the epos, the manuscript of which has come until today, have been recited and preserved differently among the nations both in Turkey and Azerbaijan. We have to note that only five chapters of the twelve existing chapters of “Book of Dada Gorgud” have long lived in the memories and performed, namely the chapters “Bughaj, son of Dirsa khan”, “How Gazan khan’s house was pillaged”, “Bamsi Beyrak, son of Gambura”, “Dali Domrul, son of Dukha Goja” and “How Basat killed Goggle-Eye”. Some expressions related to epos can be seen in the folk songs, as well as there are some tale versions of the epos chapters. Moreover, some paremic expressions have taken their origin from “Dada Gorgud”. We can clearly see motives of “Dada Gorgud” in both heroic and love eposes created during later periods. The article analyzes the traces of different versions of the chapters of the “Book of Dada Gorgud” which has been preserved until nowadays in folk literature. Key words: “Dada Gorgud”, epos, vocal performance, tale, folk, song

Modernity and Perspectives of Altaicism

Ogtay B. Jalilbayli Institute for Eurasian Turkic Studies Dongduk Wome 2018 The Journal of Eurasian Turkic Stidies Vol.1 No.-

This article deals with the current perspectives of the Altaicism. The historical backdrop of Altaicism up to the beginning of the twentieth century with a relatively thorough fulfillment, is canvassed in a progression of article. A standout among the most noteworthy occasions in the historical backdrop of Altaicism toward the start of the second half of the twentieth century is the works suddenly showed up in the back of the work by V.M. Illich-Sweetich, around then referred to for the most part as a Slavist. Altaicism up to the beginning of the 20 th century is published in a series of articles in the journal “Soviet Turkology”.It becomes obvious that many of the particular solutions and individual etymologies do not withstand the test of time, but the ideas remain more fundamental, and the most interesting from the point of view of the history of science. Key words: altaicism, history, language, classification, linguistics