Türkistan Coğrafyasında Göçebe Bir Halk: Massagetler
A Nomadic People in Turkistan Geography: Massagets

Summary/Abstract: The Massagets, whose name we heard for the first time in the struggle with the Persians, are a nomadic and powerful people living in the geography where Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan are located according to today's geographical placements, who won the war with the Persian King Cyrus II and could not be dominated under the Persian kings. The Massagets, the ancient community of the steppe geography, where there is much debate about their origins, remain a mystery today. The Massagets, who are better known with their queen Tomris, are known as the people that the Persians could never fully dominate. Our knowledge about the Massagets, who dominated a wide geography, is limited. The Massagets, whom we try to understand from historical sources, cuneiform texts and archaeological excavations, are a strong and crowded tribe affiliated to Scythians/Saka. The lifestyles and war tactics of the Massagetes are very similar to the Scythians/Saka. It is understood that the Massagetes, whose origins are the subject of many discussions and suggestions such as Slavic, Iranian and Ural/Altaic, are of Ural/Altaic origin. In addition, the military struggle of Tomris, the queen of the Massagetes, for their freedom after seeking peace through diplomacy, was seen to be the pioneer of the role of today's women in society thousands of years later. In this study, the lifestyle, culture and origin of the Massagetes, a branch of the Sakas, who dominated in today's Turkistan geography and could not be dominated by the Persians, and who were related to Turkish communities, are discussed.

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