The State of Turkological Science in China: Turkic Language and Turkic Writing Research

Duken Masimkhanuly¹, Ainur Abidenkyzy¹, Dinara K. Nygmanova¹, Akmaral A. Batayeva¹ & Karakat Toibol¹

¹Department of Chinese Philology, L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University, Nur-Sultan, Republic of Kazakhstan

 Volume 12, Number 4, July-September, 2020 I Full Text PDF

DOI: 10.21659/rupkatha.v12n4.30

Abstract

This article is devoted to the state of Turkic science in China, the study of the Turkic language and the Turkic script. The article highlights the major works of famous medieval research centers in China, which were engaged in the study of the Turkic science. Primary objective of the article is the study of contemporary Turkologists of China. Consequently, this article has an undeniable novelty, since the influence of such an empire as China with a long history on the Turkic civilization is well-known facts, but the influence of the Turkic civilization on the Chinese is really little studied aspect in science.

Keywords: Turkic language, Turkic writing, fundamental works, dynasties, monuments, research, expeditions.