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The '''Türks''' or the ''Kök'' '''Türks''' ([[Old Turkic language|Old Turkic:]] [[File:Old Turkic letter UK.svg|10px]][[File:Old Turkic letter R2.svg|10px]][[File:Old Turkic letter U.svg|10px]][[File:Old Turkic letter T2.svg|10px]] [[File:Old Turkic letter K.svg|10px]][[File:Old Turkic letter U.svg|10px]][[File:Old Turkic letter UK.svg|10px]] {{zh|c=突厥|p=Tūjué}}), also known as '''Ashina/Açina Turks''' and sometimes as its [[Turkish language|Anatolian Turkish]] corruption '''''Göktürks''''' (Celestial/Blue Turks), were a nomadic confederation of [[Turkic peoples]] in medieval [[Inner Asia]]. The kök Türks, under the leadership of [[Bumin Qaghan]] (d. 552) and his sons, succeeded the [[Rouran]] as the main power in the region and established the [[Turkic Khaganate]], several nomadic dynasties of whom shaped the future geolocation, other nations to interact with, culture, and dominant belief of the entire [[Turkic peoples]].

==Etymology==

The [[Old Turkic]] name was [[File:Old Turkic letter UK.svg|10px]][[File:Old Turkic letter R2.svg|10px]][[File:Old Turkic letter U.svg|10px]][[File:Old Turkic letter T2.svg|10px]] Türük,<ref name="KulteginMC">[http://irq.kaznpu.kz/?lang=e&mod=1&tid=1&oid=15&m=1 Kultegin's Memorial Complex, Türik Bitig] [[Khöshöö Tsaidam Monuments]] {{En icon}}</ref><ref name="BilgeKaganMC">[http://irq.kaznpu.kz/?lang=e&mod=1&tid=1&oid=16&m=1 Bilge Kagan's Memorial Complex, Türik Bitig] Khöshöö Tsaidam Monuments {{En icon}}</ref> [[File:Old Turkic letter UK.svg|10px]][[File:Old Turkic letter R2.svg|10px]][[File:Old Turkic letter U.svg|10px]][[File:Old Turkic letter T2.svg|10px]] [[File:Old Turkic letter K.svg|10px]][[File:Old Turkic letter U.svg|10px]][[File:Old Turkic letter UK.svg|10px]] Kök Türük,<ref name="KulteginMC"/><ref name="BilgeKaganMC"/> or [[File:Old Turkic letter K.svg|10px]][[File:Old Turkic letter R2.svg|10px]][[File:Old Turkic letter U.svg|10px]][[File:Old Turkic letter T2.svg|10px]] Türk.<ref name="TonyukukMC">[http://irq.kaznpu.kz/?lang=e&mod=1&tid=1&oid=17&m=1 Tonyukuk's Memorial Complex, Türik Bitig] [[Bain Tsokto Monument]] {{En icon}}</ref>