Open Access2021 YILI AĞUSTOS AYI ÖNCESİNDE AFGANİSTAN’DAKİ TÜRKİ MİLLETLERİN DURUMLARI VE DİLLERİ
Author(s) -
Murat Akyüz
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of research in turkic languages
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2667-8586
DOI - 10.34099/jrtl.322
Subject(s) - afghan , ancient history , proclamation , ethnic group , state (computer science) , politics , history , geography , ethnology , political science , law , algorithm , computer science
Afghanistan is one of the ancient lands where many nations and ethnic groups coexist. In this geography, besides the Turkic tribes such as the Uzbeks, Turkmens, Kyrgyz, and Kazakhs who speak their native languages even today, there are also tribes like the Hazaras, the Aimaqs, and the Galchays who – having forgotten their mother tongues – speak Persian or Pashto. In Afghanistan, where the Turkic dynasties generally ruled before 1747, the Pashtuns became the dominant ethnic community with the proclamation of the Afghan state in 1747. The turbulent history and political life of Afghanistan have deeply affected the Turkic communities, as have all Afghan peoples. The Turkic peoples were occasionally forbidden to receive education in their native tongues, while it was also aimed to change the demographic structure by resettling Pashtuns in some regions. The Soviet occupation and the ensuing civil war claimed thousands of lives and forced millions of people to leave their country. Between 2001 and 2021, the administration in Afghanistan changed hands once again as supported by the Western states; yet, there was partial relief for the Turkic peoples during this period. The developments in August 2021 dragged these people into uncertainty again. In this study, the situation of the Turkic peoples living in Afghanistan and the languages they use before August 2021 were assessed by providing the available information.