The Idea of “Native land” and value orientations as a concept in the ancient turkic-kazakh worldview

Abstract

This article analyzes the cultural and philosophical foundations of the idea of “Native land” in the ancientTurkic and Kazakh worldview. The study employs historical-comparative analysis, phenomenological, psy-choanalytic, logicalsemantic, hermeneutic, and structural-functional methods. “Native land” is examined notmerely as a geographical concept but as a cognitive-epistemological concept that serves as the foundation ofspiritual and social values. It is demonstrated that from the Turkic era, including the periods of the Saka peo-ple, the Turkic Khaganate, the OghuzKipchak era, the Kazakh Khanate, and up to modern times, traditions ofprofound love for the native land, its protection, and veneration have been established. Materials such as themythological beliefs of the ancient Turks, poetic traditions, ethno-folklore, historical records, and others wereutilized in the analysis. The study comprehensively explores the role of the concept of “Native land” in shap-ing national consciousness, patriotism, spiritual values, and historical continuity. The reverence for the nativeland as “Mother earth” and the tradition of its protection are considered the foundation of the moral-ethicaland aesthetic values of the Kazakh people, passed down from generation to generation. As a result, the valueorientations of the idea of “Native land” have been formulated: its sacredness; its value in shaping nationalidentity; manifestations of love and patriotism; evidence of historical continuity; emotional-aesthetic orienta-tions; moral-ethical principles; and its economic and geopolitical significance.