Let us learn our inheritance : Get to know yourself

"Granted, each individual may be proud of being offspring of a particular people, praising that fact to the heavens, experience the accompanying pride, it is no harm" - wrote Valentin Rasputin in his article "Knowing one's self as a citizen" (Pravda, 24 July 1988). "All may be proud of their origins... Armenian - of being an Armenian, Estonian - of being an Estonian, Jew - being Jewish, Buriat - being a Buriat. Now permit the Russians to become a member of this "free friendly family". They have also somewhat contributed to the world culture and civilization...". With pleasure, I wished to convey these sincere words of the Russian author to the esteem of my Uzbek people.Paksoy H.B. Let us learn our inheritance : Get to know yourself. In: CEMOTI, n°11, 1991. Espace musical, espace historique, espace politique. pp. 141-158

Basmachi (Basmatchevo) movement and Z. V. Togan : The Turkistan National Liberation Movement

The «formal» beginning of the «Basmachi» movement is usually associated with the tsarist Imperial Decree of 25 June 1916, which ordered the first non-voluntary recruitment of Central Asians into the army during the First World War. The movement was a reaction not only to conscription, but to the Russian conquest itself and the policies employed by the tsarist state in that region. Although it is primarily Russian sources and officialdom who used the term «Basmachi» — and almost exclusively to denigrate the movement — to the Central Asians, it was an Action for National Liberation, and so referred. Zeki Velidi Togan (1890-1970) was a professor of history for over half a century. He taught and earned academic degrees and rank in the institutions of higher learning on three continents, including the U.S. Early in his career, Togan had been a principal leader of the Türkistan National Liberation Movement (Türkistan National Liberation Movement) in Central Asia (1916-1930s). He therefore belongs, along with the Ukrainian professor Michael Hrushevs'kyj (1866-1934), and the Czech professor Thomas Masaryk (1850-1937), to an unusual group of distinguished historical persona. All three endeavored to write the history of their nations, and took time away from their respective libraries to secure intellectual, cultural, civil and political independence for their polities. A Central Asian himself and a principal leader of the Türkistan National Liberation Movement, Togan described the sources of the Movement and the structure of the Central Asian Societies. This paper provides an overview of his works.Paksoy Hasan B. Basmachi (Basmatchevo) movement and Z. V. Togan : The Turkistan National Liberation Movement. In: CEMOTI, n°27, 1999. Sociétés musulmanes et démocratie. pp. 301-312

Technical efficiency of goat farming in Turkey: a case study of Isparta province

ABSTRACT This study estimates the technical efficiency of goat rearing in the province of Isparta in Turkey using Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA). The data used were collected from 92 goat farmers using the stratified sampling method by means of a questionnaire. The technical efficiency of the goat farming varied widely between 0.13 and 1.00. The mean efficiency of 92 goat farms was calculated to be 0.44 and 0.66 for constant and variable returns to scale assumptions, respectively. The greatest slacks were in feedstuff concentrates and labour used. The most significant factors affecting efficiency of goat production were farmer experience, cooperative membership, milk yield per goat, and family and hired labour. Technical efficiency should be improved by providing farmers with well-organised education, an extension program, and research and development programs on goat rearing