Abstract

Monuments of ancient Turkic writing contain valuable data for studying the history and culture of Turkic peoples during the existence of the Kaghanates. Despite the sufficient knowledge of these sources by predecessors, the modern researcher identifies interesting data that contribute to the disclosure of certain aspects of traditional culture. These are spatial perception, worldview, and the idea of the geographical localization of Turkic peoples and neighboring peoples. The content of the stone steles shows that they were erected to serve as a reminder of the history of conquest campaigns, the policy of building the state. Brief characteristics of neighboring peoples do not lose their relevance for modern reality. Political relations, formed in the early Middle Ages, act as a guideline for establishing relations between peoples in the modern period.

Within the framework of the article, ancient Turkic chronotopes, the prevalence of Turkic geographical names in the territory of present-day Central Asia as a consequence of military campaigns carried out by the rulers of the first and second Turkic Kaghanates were considered. Attracting data of studied sources to the research circle will reveal many aspects of not only history and culture, but also issues of geopolitics. The appeal to the Turkic people of Kaghan, carved on the stone is still relevant today. They are a reminder of the policies of neighboring countries. The author of the article concludes that the historical path traveled by the ancestors serves as a guideline for creating relationship with neighboring countries, to better understand their attitude towards other peoples. Of important importance is the call in the ancient Turkic written monuments to the unity of the Turkic peoples, which served as the key to the stable development of the country, the growth of power.

Key words: Turkic peoples, ancient Turkic written monuments, kaghanate, spatial representations, politics, Central Asia.