This article examines the views of the Turkestan Jadids on the national literary language and their role in shaping Uzbek national consciousness. The study analyzes Jadid reforms in the fields of language, education, and print culture, focusing on their efforts to promote mother-tongue education and standardize the Turkic literary language. It also explores Jadid intellectual activities within the broader context of Russian colonial policies, Pan-Turkism, and regional linguistic developments. The article highlights the ideas of prominent Jadid figures such as Mahmudhoja Behbudi, Abdullah Avloni, Abdurauf Fitrat, and Hoji Muin regarding language and national identity, emphasizing their historical contribution to the emergence of modern Uzbek national consciousness.

Jadidism, national identity, literary language, Turkic language, Uzbek language, mother-tongue education, national consciousness, press, Behbudi, Fitrat, Avloni, Turkestan.

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