Turkish language writings of Iranian Turkologist Dr. Cevad Heyet

Today, Iran has approximately a population of 87 million and was formed by the combination of different ethnic groups. One of the ethnic groups that have an important place in Iran with a majority of the population is the Turks. Iran, is one of the countries with the highest concentration of Turks outside the Turkic Republics and is home to various Turkish communities, especially Azerbaijani Turks, Turkmens, Kashkays, Halachs. The exact number of Turks living in Iran is not known. However, in the light of the studies carried out, it is estimated that there are approximately 30-40 million Turks today. According to the data obtained from the researches, Turks constitute approximately half of the country's population. After the 1979 Islamic Revolution in Iran, Varlık magazine, which started to be published in Iran under the leadership of Cevat Heyet, continues its publication life in Ankara today. Cevat Heyet's approach and perspective to the language on the basis of his Turkish language articles published in Varlık magazine and Turkish language congresses, various newspapers and magazines are discussed in this thesis. The sources used in Turkish language writings are also examined and given in a separate section. In this thesis, Cevat Heyet's Turkish language writings published in Varlık magazine, magazines in Turkey and congress proceedings between 1979-2013 were examined. Language writings are sorted by date of publication. The issues that the Cevat Heyet has dealt with in language writings constitute the focus of language writings. These issues are discussed in different aspects. These issues were classified and the views of the Cevat Heyet were discussed in different aspects. The aim of this thesis is to correctly determine the language, identity and mother tongue of the Turkic world in general and the Iranian Turks in particular and to present them in a scientific way. As a result of the evaluation of language writings, it was determined that subjects such as alphabet, language, identity, mother tongue consciousness and chauvinism were generally emphasized. Keywords: Turkish language, Iran, Iranian Turks, Cevat Heyet, Varlık Magazine, National identity, Mother tongue consciousness.