Turkic World as to the Letters of an Emigrant Uzbek Turk - Abdülvahap Oktay and His Letters
Since the late 19th century, especially after both the world wars and Russian Revolution, Turkestanis and other Turks in Russia emigrated to Turkey, the Middle East, Europe, and the Far East for various reasons. They organized their own communities and kept in touch with each other. This paper focus...
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| description | Since the late 19th century, especially after both the world wars and Russian Revolution, Turkestanis and other Turks in Russia emigrated to Turkey, the Middle East, Europe, and the Far East for various reasons. They organized their own communities and kept in touch with each other. This paper focuses on the activities of Abdülvahap Oktay, a Turkestani (or Uzbek) émigré during the 1940s and 1950s. Oktay was educated in Germany and his importance among Turkestani émigrés was maintained even after his emigration to Turkey. The correspondence between Oktay and his friends/colleagues, which was incidentally found by this author, illustrates his contacts within and outside the community. Oktay’s publication is one of the subjects. For example, a Turkestani emigrant to Adana mentioned in his letter the journal Türkistan (1953), with which Oktay engaged. Another important subject is the last days of Ayaz Đshaki, who was leader of the Volga-Ural Turks and passed away in July, 1954. One letter explains the process of electing a new leader. This letter also describes the international anti-Soviet meetings in Munich, in which Oktay participated as a Turkestani delegate in 1958. According to a letter to his wife and colleague, Oktay kept in touch with Americans in the Turkish Front in accordance with émigré organizations in Idil-Ural, Azerbaijan, among others. In addition, we read about situations of Turks in Finland in letters from his old friends. Although Oktay’s correspondence tells us about the “Turkic World” of émigrés, some struggles existed within their communities. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1e55b529afa14dc6a8a03b38ae31fffa2023-12-02T21:11:42ZengAnkara UniversityAnkara Üniversitesi Dil ve Tarih-Coğrafya Fakültesi Dergisi2459-01502017-01-01532526Turkic World as to the Letters of an Emigrant Uzbek Turk - Abdülvahap Oktay and His LettersRyosuke ONO0Keio Üniversitesi. ryosuke_ono@z5.keio.jpSince the late 19th century, especially after both the world wars and Russian Revolution, Turkestanis and other Turks in Russia emigrated to Turkey, the Middle East, Europe, and the Far East for various reasons. They organized their own communities and kept in touch with each other. This paper focuses on the activities of Abdülvahap Oktay, a Turkestani (or Uzbek) émigré during the 1940s and 1950s. Oktay was educated in Germany and his importance among Turkestani émigrés was maintained even after his emigration to Turkey. The correspondence between Oktay and his friends/colleagues, which was incidentally found by this author, illustrates his contacts within and outside the community. Oktay’s publication is one of the subjects. For example, a Turkestani emigrant to Adana mentioned in his letter the journal Türkistan (1953), with which Oktay engaged. Another important subject is the last days of Ayaz Đshaki, who was leader of the Volga-Ural Turks and passed away in July, 1954. One letter explains the process of electing a new leader. This letter also describes the international anti-Soviet meetings in Munich, in which Oktay participated as a Turkestani delegate in 1958. According to a letter to his wife and colleague, Oktay kept in touch with Americans in the Turkish Front in accordance with émigré organizations in Idil-Ural, Azerbaijan, among others. In addition, we read about situations of Turks in Finland in letters from his old friends. Although Oktay’s correspondence tells us about the “Turkic World” of émigrés, some struggles existed within their communities.http://dtcfdergisi.ankara.edu.tr/index.php/dtcf/article/view/520Türkistanlı MuhacirlerAbdülvahap OktayMektuplaşmaYayın FaaliyetİTürkistan DergisiAyaz İshakiTürk CephesiAmerikan KomitesiFinlandiya Türkleri |
| spellingShingle | Ryosuke ONO Turkic World as to the Letters of an Emigrant Uzbek Turk - Abdülvahap Oktay and His Letters Ankara Üniversitesi Dil ve Tarih-Coğrafya Fakültesi Dergisi Türkistanlı Muhacirler Abdülvahap Oktay Mektuplaşma Yayın Faaliyetİ Türkistan Dergisi Ayaz İshaki Türk Cephesi Amerikan Komitesi Finlandiya Türkleri |
| title | Turkic World as to the Letters of an Emigrant Uzbek Turk - Abdülvahap Oktay and His Letters |
| title_full | Turkic World as to the Letters of an Emigrant Uzbek Turk - Abdülvahap Oktay and His Letters |
| title_fullStr | Turkic World as to the Letters of an Emigrant Uzbek Turk - Abdülvahap Oktay and His Letters |
| title_full_unstemmed | Turkic World as to the Letters of an Emigrant Uzbek Turk - Abdülvahap Oktay and His Letters |
| title_short | Turkic World as to the Letters of an Emigrant Uzbek Turk - Abdülvahap Oktay and His Letters |
| title_sort | turkic world as to the letters of an emigrant uzbek turk abdulvahap oktay and his letters |
| topic | Türkistanlı Muhacirler Abdülvahap Oktay Mektuplaşma Yayın Faaliyetİ Türkistan Dergisi Ayaz İshaki Türk Cephesi Amerikan Komitesi Finlandiya Türkleri |
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