title: 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 
journal: Selçuk Üniversitesi Türkiyat Araştırmaları Dergisi