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The concept of alp, which means intrepid, brave, heroic, wrestler, skillful person wielding his/her sword in Turks, expresses superior human qualities. The leanest version before Islam of this concept, which is given to people as name and title is Alp-er. The Alplik position, which integrated with the Turks, came together with the military and the army and played an important role in the formation and rise of the Turkish states. The reflections to Scythian art of the concept of the alp, the first examples of which were seen in the Proto-Turks, are known, thanks to the objects that arise out of from the kurgans. Scythians, who were very advanced in the art of jewellery, painted concepts related to the alplik on some metal objects. Other alp-related objects generated from the Scythian kurgans are the clothes of the alps. In the Asian Hun State, women and men alps were tattooed on the arms, legs, and parts of their bodies. Concepts reflecting the alps are widely used in alp corpses and other works of art found in Hun kurgans. It is seen that the depictions of alps, rulers, and khans in Göktürk sculptures are depicted by sitting cross-legged and holding in their hands a glass containing the water of immortality. Some Göktürk sculptures are depicted with a severed head in their hands and earring in their ears. İn addition, alp figures are seen in the wall paintings of the Göktürks. In Uyghurs who religious conversioned and adopted to Buddhism and Maniheism, the concept of the alp gained a different nature. This is because Uyghurs, especially in the Mani religion, have dedicated themselves as priests and entered a serious service race both for the believed religion and for the religious ones. This situation is equivalent to the alp phenomenon dedication to society, the state, and the country in which it is believed. Therefore, it can be considered that the managers who build foundations and provide services reflect the concept of alp in this way.
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