Memtimin Hoshur's "Qum Basqan Sheher" novel (Review-text-translate-index)

Uighur Turks have a rich literary tradition. Their struggles with the Chinese had left a deep mark on the public and as a result it gained important epics in the oral Uighur literature. These epics have been replaced by novels nowadays. The authors wrote their Works using a storytelling narration in order to give lessons to the Uighur people. The works tries to create unity and raising awareness in public rather than carrying art value. The subject of this study is Memtimin Hoshur's work, Qum Basqan Sheher, which has an important place in Uighur literature. This study consists of five chapters. In the introduction Uighur Turks, Uighur Turkish, Uighur Literature and Uighur Novel are discussed. In the review section, after giving information about the life, literary personality and works of the author, the material and technical elements of the novel were evaluated under two sub-headings. In the Text section, the work first were transcribed then Turkey Turkish translated version of the work was given. After the translated version, the original text is also added to this section. In the conclusion section, the thesis was evaluated and Index-Dictionary had been given as a separate section at the end of the study. In this study, as one of the rare works of Uighur literature, Qum Basqan Sheher was tried to be regained its status in Turkish literature.