Abstract:

The Empire of Göktürk is the first empire that used the name of Türk in the history. Hundreds of incriptions, that are on the Central Asia, are crucial for Turkish history, like Bilge Kağan, Kül Tegin ve Tonyukuk inscriptions. This book, is narrating history of Göktürk, state structure and inscriptions by basing on these instiptions, which are crucial for Turkish history and culture. The author of the book Prof.Dr. Ahmet Taşağıl, is a master about the timeline of the Empire of Göktürk and its geographical area and these factors make the book more important. In the book the author, not only write the history of the Empire of Göktürk, but also analysized the mindset of the Bilge Kağan, by basing on inscriptions. The author of the book Taşağıl, is proffessor in the general Turkish History and writes the inscriptions by uncerebrally. The book consist of three parts. The book arrate us, in the first part The Empire of I. Göktürk, secand part The Empire of II. Göktürk and the last part inscriptions. Alsoat the end of the book, there are the photos of the inscriction.