About Edgu Bilig

Edgu Bilig is an online magazine produced by Central and Inner Asians that engages readers through vivid, inspirational storytelling centered on the peoples and communities of the regions and their cultures. Our title lends itself from the Old Turkic phrase, edgü bilig, mentioned in the 11th-century work Kutadgu Bilig (Wisdom of Good Fortune), by Jusup Hass Hajib, and means “good wisdom.”

The different sections of Edgu Bilig chronicle various aspects of everyday Central and Inner Asians, taking inspiration from the countless persons that contribute to communities in terms of culture and history, arts and entertainment, science and technology, or on the daily.

Edgu Bilig aims to be the premier global source for a deeper understanding of the peoples of Central and Inner Asia while inspiring readers toward a more transformative, impacting future.

Ne edgü bilig bérdi bilge öge / biliglig okısa sakınğa öge
— line 4241 of Kutadgu Bilig by Jusup Hass Hajib

What pure wisdom the wise advisor gave, / whoever reads this becomes
prudent and wise.

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