THE ROLE OF TURKIC-LANGUAGE LITERATIRE IN THE CULTURAL LIFE OF EGIPT IN THE 13th-14th CENTURIES

The article examines the strengthening of the Turkic factor in Egypt after the rise to power in the second half of the 13th century of Mamluk sultans, who originated from Kipchak and Oghuz tribes. The influence of the Turkic factor affected not only the socio-political, but also the cultural and literary life of the country. A whole layer of Turkic-language fiction and scientific literature was created, which has survived to this day.