Turkestanians Who Were Made to Forget Their Turkic Roots: A Civilizational Manifesto for the Restoration of Values and Humanity

This research provides a socio-philosophical and civilizational analysis of the systematic erasure of Turkic identity in Central Asia (Turan) during the 20th century. It examines the impacts of alphabet reforms, historical memory suppression, ecological destruction such as the Aral Sea disaster, and the decline of intellectual traditions on the region’s socio-cultural fabric. The study emphasizes the contributions of classical Turanian scholars—Al-Khwarizmi, Al-Biruni, Avicenna, Ulugh Beg, Navoi, Ahmad Yassavi, Jalaluddin Rumi, and Mirzo Babur—highlighting their role in preserving ethical, intellectual, and linguistic heritage. The work concludes with a manifesto advocating the restoration of cultural identity, moral integrity, and human unity, proposing a framework for overcoming hybridization and intellectual subjugation in contemporary Turan societies.