The Turkic Speaking Peoples 2,000 years of Art and Culture from Inner Asia to the Balkans

Abstract

This is a comprehensive cultural history of Turkic speaking peoples presented in 34 articles and nearly 400 photographs. Over the last 2000 years Turkic peoples spread from the borders of China to Eastern Europe and the Mediterranean. They founded and lived under several states and coexisted with peoples of different faiths and cultures. Despite this, Turkic peoples have maintained continuity in common culture up to our time which is evidenced most clearly in studies on Turkic languages.