Turcoman & Turkmen

من طرف lonely wolf السبت مارس 22, 2008 5:55 pm

Turcoman & Turkmen

The terms "Turkmen" and "Turcoman" were often used as a designation for the Muslim-Oghuz Turks (Azerbaijanis, Turks of Turkey, Central Asian Turks) in periods of history although other Turkic factions described as Turks (Kumans, Khazars, Uyghurs, etc), and the ethnic name that the modern Turkmens of Central Asia use to designate their nationality was formed later.

Although a term most commonly used for the Oghuz of Central Asia, the name "Turkmen" or "Turcoman" once applied to Azerbaijanis and the Turks of Turkey as well, distinguishing between other Turks and non-Muslim Turks. Some western books which were written prior to the modern age use the terms "Turcoman" for the descendants of the Oghuz Turks who were not from the Turkmen nationality of Central Asia, which is one of the branches of the Oghuz.

For example, it is written in many sources prior to the modern age that the largest component of the population of Azerbaijan is composed of "Turcoman tribes". The "Turkmen" reference in history books which is often used for Azerbaijanis and Turks of Turkey simply means "Muslim Turk" or "Muslim western Turk" which means Oghuz Turk.

In Turkey the word Turkmen refers to nomadic Turkish tribes (all Muslims) some of whom still continue this lifestyle.

According to the Encyclopædia Britannica the name Turkmen is a synonym of Oghuz which includes all the Turkish (Turkic) population who live to the southwest of Central Asia:

Turkey
Azerbaijan
Iran
Turkmenistan
in other countries:
- Afghanistan
- Iraq, Syria and other Arab countries
- Greece, Cyprus, Bulgaria, Serbia, Moldova and the (Former Yugoslav) Republic of Macedonia.

The Turkish historian Yılmaz Oztuna presents almost the same definition to the name Turkmen. He labels the Turkmen Oghuz or western Turkish populations as:

Ottomans
Azerbaijan
Turkmen (Turkmenistan)

من طرف **suriye-turkmen** الأحد مارس 23, 2008 12:33 am

Mr. Lonely Wolf
your topics is very good

Thank you for this informations

Forums mngr

من طرف وسيم حجوك الأحد مارس 23, 2008 9:26 am

Fantastic ...Thank you very much lonenly wolf

this is the first time I know that there is another meaning for turkmans due to the country and its not only for the turks
whose became muslims
best wishes

من طرف lonely wolf الإثنين مارس 24, 2008 9:45 pm

Thank you very mutch Forums mngr and mr Wasim

من طرف nuray الإثنين مارس 31, 2008 11:27 am

That's fantastic

thank you mr. Lonely wolf for this information

Nuray

من طرف afrasiab الإثنين مارس 31, 2008 3:50 pm

very important topic, thankyou lonely wolf

u know that every turkmen in syria confuse when somebody ask him about the difference between turk and turkmen terms, so everyone should read this topic
and i will try to translate it to arabic
thankyou again lonely wolf

من طرف **Abo Deniz** الإثنين مارس 31, 2008 8:07 pm

thx lonley wolf

really i guess the turkmen in only for muslim but now i know its for another

thx

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