INFORMATION ABOUT THE DOMESTIC LIFE OF TURKESTAN RESIDENTS IN OTTOMAN TURKISH WRITTEN LITERATURE

The Ottoman literary environment, covering a period of more than five hundred years from the 14th century to the beginning of the 20th century , mainly consists of various written works created in Turkish, Persian and Arabic, and partly in other languages, in which the history of the peoples of Turkestan and Central Asia is reflected to one degree or another. found In particular, Ottoman written sources contain primary information about the history of the Uzbeks, among a number of peoples of the region. Among these information, the relationship between the Ottoman state and the Uzbek khanates, the term "Uzbek" and what exactly is meant by this term are noteworthy. Among the information written down by the Ottoman authors, the lines related to the domestic life and lifestyle of the Uzbeks have a special place, based on which it is possible to have certain ideas about the food culture, clothes, etc. of the inhabitants of the region.