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The Köktürk alphabet is an ancient Turkic script developed by the Köktürks in Central Asia during the 8th century. It consists of 38 basic characters and was written from right to left using the incision technique on stone. Naming of the Alphabet Because the letters of this script resemble those of the ancient Scandinavian runic writing, Western Turkologists have named this writing system “Old Turkic Runic Script.” In Turkish sources, however, it is most commonly referred to as the “Köktürk Alph