Abstract
On The Place Of Kutadgu Bilig In The History Of Turkish Culture And The Role Of Our Future
Each society has its own culture but not every culture
is civilized. Turkish culture participating in the formation
of the Islamic civilization with creative moves became the
dominant culture in this civilization. Therefore, a separate
Turkish-Islamic civilization is mentioned. We see that the
path from culture to civilization is opened out and
interconnected by the texts being cornerstones. These texts
serve to the evolution of culture by forming and bringing
together the elements necessary for civilization. Kutadgu
Bilig, written by Yusuf Has Hajib in 462 / 1069-70, is one
of the most important works of this kind that contributed
to the emergence of Turkish-Islamic civilization. Yusuf
Has Hajib stood on the necessary knowledge and merits,
how to achieve them and what mentality to reach in order
to ideal organization of person, community and the state
life being keystone of the road from culture to civilization.
In this paper, the place of Kutadgu Bilig in the history
of Turkish culture and its role should be played in our
future imagination will be emphasized. In this context,
how it could be used mainly as an educational material in
our primary and secondary education system and how we
can benefit from the reconstruction of the culture that
provide gain of our identity will be discussed.
Keywords
Kutadgu Bilig, Yusuf Has Hajib, Culture and Civilization, Education.