Turkish-Uzbek Enlightenment literature theoretical foundations

Abstract

In this article the renewal movements in Turkey and Uzbekistan in the beginning of the ХХ th century, the works of its main representatives, Mehmed Akif Ersoy and Abdurauf Fitrat are comparatively studied. The theoretical foundations of Turkish-Uzbek enlightenment literature are determined based on the principles of comparative literary studies. There is given an overview of the Western factors that influenced this literature.