The place of Akhmet Ba ı tursynov ı n turcology and stud ı es on Akhmet Ba ı tursynov ı n Turkey * Akhmet Baitursynov, who had an important place in Kazakh intellectual and educational life at the
beginning of the 20th century, focused his studies in the field of education and was influential in the re-
structuring of the Kazakh education system. In addition, Baitursynov, who made efforts to make Kazakh
a writing language, studied the alphabet for illiterate people in this direction, prepared textbooks and
wrote articles about education. Bayturs
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interested in the topic of Kazakh term derivation. Baitursynov, who also participated in the Turcology
Congress held in Baku in 1926 and gave his opinion on the alphabet, has an important place in Kazakh
Turcology. The fact that he created a new alphabet by changing the Arabic alphabet according to the
sound characteristics of Kazakh is considered to be his greatest service to Kazakh Turkology. The Bait-
ursynov alphabet spread from 1912 onwards, began to be used in madrasas and Kazakh-Russian schools
after 1913, and in 1929 it fell out of use due to the fact that Kazakh was written in the Latin alphabet.
Today, this alphabet, which was forgotten in Kazakhstan, is still used by Kazakhs in East Turkestan.
The studies on the place of Akhmet Baitursynov in Turkology can be taken back to 1919. Although the
first studies were conducted by Russian scientists, important studies on Baitursynov were also revealed
in Kazakhstan and a discipline was established. Important studies have been carried out on Akhmet
Baitursynov in Turkey as well. It is among the purposes of writing this article to introduce studies on
Baitursynov in Turkey.
Key words: Akhmet Baitursynov, Turcology, Studies on Baitursynov in Turkey, Alash Orda.
Ахмет Байтұрсынұлының түркологиядағы орны және Түркияда «Ахметтану»
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Университет Кыршехир Ахи Эвран, Турция, г. Кыршехир
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