Old Turkic

writing system based on old unicameral alphabets of Orkhon and Yenissei Turkic runes
Thing alphabet Q5058305
Old Turkic
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Old Turkic

Summary

Old Turkic is an alphabet[1]. It draws 2,946 Wikipedia views per month (alphabet category, ranking #9 of 62).[2]

Key Facts

  • Old Turkic's instance of is recorded as alphabet[3].
  • Old Turkic's instance of is recorded as natural writing system[4].
  • Old Turkic's instance of is recorded as unicase alphabet[5].
  • Old Turkic's based on is recorded as Sogdian[6].
  • Old Turkic's based on is recorded as Kharoṣṭhī[7].
  • Old Turkic was followed by Ottoman Turkish alphabet[8].
  • Old Turkic is used for Old Turkic[9].
  • Old Turkic's language of work or name is recorded as Old Turkic[10].
  • 600 marks the founding of Old Turkic[11].
  • Old Turkic ended on 1000[12].
  • Old Turkic's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Old Turkic script[13].
  • Old Turkic's described by source is recorded as New Encyclopedic Dictionary[14].
  • Old Turkic's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 12[15].
  • Old Turkic's script directionality is recorded as right-to-left[16].
  • Old Turkic's name is recorded as Old Turkic, Orkhon Runic[17].
  • Old Turkic's name is recorded as orkhon[18].
  • Old Turkic's permanent duplicated item is recorded as Q25696229[19].
  • Old Turkic's permanent duplicated item is recorded as Q25696237[20].
  • Old Turkic's Unicode range is recorded as U+10C00-10C4F[21].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include alphabet[3], natural writing system[4], and unicase alphabet[5].

Origins

600 marks the founding of Old Turkic[11].

Use and Application

Old Turkic is used for it[9].

Why It Matters

Old Turkic draws 2,946 Wikipedia views per month (alphabet category, ranking #9 of 62).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] It is known by 50 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Joostik · 2026-08-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Encyclopedia tatarica (tt) online id razdely/narody/tatary/tatarskij-yazyk/istoriya-tatarskogo-li
    Commons category
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P373]]: Old Turkic script"
  2. 7d ago · Frhdkazan · 2026-08-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    End time
    Language of work or name Old Turkic
    Script directionality right-to-left
    Instance of alphabet, natural writing system, unicase alphabet
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    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P8377]]: razdely/narody/tatary/tatarskij-yazyk/istoriya-tatarskogo-literaturnogo-yazyka/drevnetyurkskoe-runicheskoe-pismo"
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