The Doraemons's definitions

Oghuzification

A narrowed version of Turkification that focuses on Oghuz Turkic peoples (Anatolian Turkish, Azerbaijani, Turkmen, and other Oghuz groups), with the aim to create a unified Oghuz-backed theme at the expense of non-Oghuz identities (including non-Oghuz Turkic peoples).

Turkey and Azerbaijan have been accused of promoting a narrowed version of pan-Turkism that centres on Oghuz identity, hence the Oghuzification of Turkic identity into a narrowed len.

by The Doraemons February 13, 2026

Karlukification

A narrowed version of Turkification that focuses on Karluk Turkic peoples (mainly Uzbeks and Uyghurs, as well as other Karluk-related groups), with the aim to create a unified Karluk-backed theme and removing earlier non-Karluk links.

The Uzbeks were originally a Kipchak people under Muhammad Shaybani, who expelled the Timurids out of Central Asia and seized the former Chagatai realm. Once they conquered the Central Asian heartland, the Shaybanid Uzbeks underwent a massive Karlukification, out of their admiration of Timur and the Timurid achievements. By the 17th century, the Uzbeks were largely assimilated and lost their original Kipchak origins, thus forming the identity of modern Karlukified Uzbeks that reside in modern-day Uzbekistan and nearby.

by The Doraemons February 14, 2026