Classification of Turkic Peoples and States Existing Today

First of all, today there are Turkic peoples and states that have their place on the stage of world history. Like other peoples of the world, the Turkic peoples have a long historical past, glorious traditions and cultures, high civilizational processes, traditions of statehood and various forms of state management. Today, the history of the world cannot be imagined without the history of the Turkic peoples. The Turks, who were advanced from ancient times, played one of the main roles in the world life of trade and social and political world. The Turkic peoples are nomadic cattle-breeding tribes in terms of their origin. During their 3 thousand years of history, several states and empires were established, from Eastern Europe in the West to China in the East, from the latitudes of Siberia in the north to Tibet in the southeast and India in the southwest. From Iran to Iraq, it was ruled by the Turks until now. For thousands of years, the "Great Silk Road" was also controlled by the great Turkic tribes and states.