The Azerbaijani Poets Writing Poem in Chagatai. Murtazâ Kuli Khan (Zafer)’s Nazires

Abstract

In terms of linguistic geography, it is possible to divide the Contemporar y Turkic world into the Northern Turkic world, where Kipchak dialects are spoken, and the Southern Turkic world, where Oghuz dialects are spoken today. Again, in terms of language geography, it is possible to divide the South Turkic world into two parts as the South East Turkic world and the South West Turkic world. In this situation,  Uzbek and Uighur Turks are in the South East Turkic world, the Turkish Turks and Azerbaijani Turks are in the South West Turkish world. Turkmen Turkish also exists among the Turkey Turkish and Azerbaijani Turkish, Uzbek and Uighur Turkish. Scientists have determined the language boundary of the South East Turkish and the South West Turkish as Khorasan.

In this article, we will try to talk about the prophets of the Azerbaijani poet Murtazâ Kuli Khan Zafer who wrote poems in the Chagatai language.