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Jafes or Jafet, Hz. He is a person mentioned in the Book of Genesis as one of Noah’s three sons. He is the ancestor of the people who lived in the Aegean Sea, Anatolia and various other regions after Noah’s Flood. One of the sons of Jafes, known as Turk, Turok or et-Turk, is considered the first ancestor of all Turkish peoples who lived historically and continue their lineage today, according to Turkish and Arab mythologies. According to legend, the Turk is the son of Jafes, and Jafes is the son of the Prophet mentioned in both the Bible and the Quran. He is the son of Noah.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Written Sources That Japhesus Is The Ancestor Of The Turks<\/strong><\/h3>\n

According to the book \u201c\u015eecere-i T\u00fcrk\u00ee\u201d (\u201cGeneration genealogy of the Turks\u201d) by Ebu’l Gazi Bahad\u0131r Khan, Turk is one of the 8 sons of Yafes and Japheth chose the Turk as his heir.<\/strong>. After appointing the Turk as crown prince, Jafes asked his other sons to accept him as the ruler after him and to swear allegiance to him. According to what is said, Oghuz Khan, the ancestor of the Oghuz Turks, is a descendant of the Turk.<\/p>\n

Medieval Arab writers and historians stated that Turks were among the descendants of Jafes. Et-Teberi’s “History of Prophets and Kings” is one of the early sources on this subject and counts the Turks as the descendants of Japheth. Similarly, other works such as Ibn Ishaq and \u201cMuhtasar al-ecaib\u201d list the Turks among the descendants of Japheth.<\/p>\n

Also, the Alexandrian monk II. who wrote works in Arabic. Eutychius or Said ibn-i Batrik also accepts the Turks among the descendants of Japheth. These works reflect the perspective of the period about the genealogical origin and history of the Turks and have led to different opinions among historical sources.<\/p>\n

Yasef; Hz. Noah’s story<\/a><\/strong>Although it is not mentioned by name in the Quran, it is indirectly referred to. In Arabic works, his name is Yafes bin Noah (Noah’s son Japheth<\/strong>) is mentioned.<\/p>\n