Cult complex from Western Göktürk period rewrites Kazakhstan history

Archaeologists have announced the discovery of a Göktürk period cult complex in the Tarbagatay district of Kazakhstan’s Eastern Kazakhstan region.

The discovery was made in 2021, with the results of the excavation only now being announced to Kazakhstan media outlets.

The complex dates from the Western Göktürk period (6th to 8th century AD), when the region was inhabited by a nomadic confederation of Turkic peoples.

Professor Dr. Zainolla Samashev told TRT HABER: “After the United Göktürk Khaganate was divided into two, the state called the Great Turkic Khaganate was established…