Abstract:

Lately, concepts related to culture such as culture, subculture, ethnicity, ethnic origins, ethnic group etc. have gained impartance in the process of globalisation, localization and regional localization which take place altogether. However, there is no concencus about the meanings and boundries of these concepts. Especiaııy, the most contreversial ones are related to ethnicity and ethnic groups. These concepts are also very important for both Turkeyand Turkish culture. It has been claimed that Oghuz, Turcoman and Yuruk are different ethnic groups in some recent studies. In this study, the meanings of concepts of Oghuz-Turcoman-Yuruk and what Oghuz-Turcoman-Yuruk mean for Turkish culture have been examined.

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