Turkic peoples of Kazakhstan: gagauzians, their history, language and traditions

Abstract

The article is devoted to the Gagauz, living in the Republic of Kazakhstan — is considered the origins of the ethnogenesis of the people, the causes of their migration in Kazakhstan, a local place of residence, and the number of their religion; reveals the influence of Turkic (including Turkish), the Slavic peoples' language, culture and life of the Gagauz; We investigate the system features of the Gagauz language, possession of native and other languages, including Kazakh; has been noted Gagauz knowledge of their rites and customs, folklore; illustrated poem lyrics of the young poet- Gagauz, residents in the present time in the Republic of Kazakhstan.