Nomgon Yazıtı’ndaki Kutlug Kagan’ın Kimliği Meselesi

The newly discovered inscriptions in Mongolia have aroused ex-citement in the Turcology community. Announcing the discovery of these inscriptions, the officials of the International Turkish Academy informed the public about the content of the inscription and initiated a discussion about the identity of the khan mentioned in the inscription. In this paper, by using Chinese historical sources within the boundaries of the Second Turkic Khaganate period, the owner of the inscription is tried to be ap-pointed with the keywords of “the year of cow”, the “Son of Heaven,” and “Qutlugh Kaghan” in the Nomgon Inscription. As a result, it has been revealed that the person described in the inscription was not the founder of the Second Turkic Khaganate Elterish Qaghan, but instead, second Qaghan and his brother Qapghan Qaghan.