The National Idea of Turkestani Jadids: Developing and Implementing
Journal: Türkiyat Mecmuası / Journal of Turkology
Year: 2024

The Jadidism Movement, which emerged within the borders of the Russian Empire, reached a certain degree in Turkestan, Volga-Ural, the Caucasus, and Crimea, and turned into an intellectual and social movement. The Jadidism originated in Turkestan in the early 20th century, unlike other Muslim (the Volga-Ural, Caucasus and Crimea) regions of the Russian Empire. For this reason, Turkestani Jadids persecuted the national idea promoted by the Muslims of Inner Russia and tried to shape it in accordanc