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Abstract enIt is seen that the focus shifts to a different level in the criticism made in Turkey about the importance and use of Persian among Turkish people in history and that scholars tend to claim Turkish was ignored and Persian was highlighted in the ancient Turkish states. Change and development processes in the beliefs and languages of Turkish and Persian people mostly took place in the Transoxiana-Ma wara'un-nahr /West Turkistan region for about four centuries before Turks arrived in Anatolia. During this period and the following two centuries Arabic was the predominant language in almost all fields of life. It is true that depending on the needs various languages were used for verbal and written purposes in the governing bodies. It can be suggested that no concept of official language existed in the said periods and as such it is not plausible to say that a specific language was favoured and highlighted politically while others are being ignored. Moreover, it should be noted that since early times most Persian texts deal with Turks and their practices