Our department vice chair, Dr. Cihan Yalvar, has published a book titled “The Cuman-Kipchaks in the North Caucasus” through Bilgeoğuz Publishing.

Our department vice chair, Dr. Cihan Yalvar, has published a book titled “The Cuman-Kipchaks in the North Caucasus” through Bilgeoğuz Publishing.

The Cuman-Kipchaks, who named the lands they ruled during their most prosperous period “Dasht-i Kipchak,” are known to have been among the Turkic tribes with the widest geographical spread. This important work, which you hold in your hands, was written about the presence of the Kuman-Kipchaks, who ruled various regions of the North Caucasus for approximately two hundred years, which, like the ancient Turkistan geography, is one of the important regions for Turkish tribes in terms of historical depth and memory. 

In other words, the main framework of the study covers the period from the first appearance of the Cuman-Kipchaks in the North Caucasus plains at the end of the 11th century to the middle of the 13th century. Within this main framework, the work examines the archaeological and topographical data related to the Cuman-Kipchaks, as well as the communities they interacted with, the areas they spread across in the mentioned region, and most importantly, the material and spiritual elements left behind by them, cultural transmissions, and the presence and influence of the Cuman-Kipchaks in the ethnic formation of the peoples currently living in the North Caucasus.

We congratulate Dr. Yalvar and wish him success in his future endeavors.