Özet:

Yusuf Khass Hajib’s Kutadgu Bilig is considered one of the most important works of the Turkish state administration heritage, due to its important contributions to the establishment and advancement of the science of administration. The administrative, political, and social structures of the Turkish world are exposed in this work, along with suggestions on how to advance each. The work, which is a politics book, mentioned the attitudes of the administrators toward their subjects as well as their duties and obligations to the administrators. One of the oldest Turkish cultural heritages, Yusuf Khass Hajib’s Kutadgu Bilig work provided important contributions to the development of Turkish-Islamic culture and civilization. In this article, the contributions of Kutadgu Bilig to the Turkish state administration process were examined, and the importance of his advice and its effects on state administration were evaluated. Additionally, the fundamental dynamics of Yusuf Khass Hajib’s perspective of the state, society, and management were examined, as well as the impact of Kutadgu Bilig on the Turkish state administration system. As a result, it is necessary to develop and maintain a fair and honest system at the state level and in administrative functioning, and to establish an administrative structure where reason and knowledge prevail. In this regard, Kutadgu Bilig’s guiding principles and ideas include elements that would greatly advance Turkish state administration.