Abstract
This article examines Z.V. Togan’s intellectual development and thoughts about Turkic unity as a scientist who made significant contributions to the development of Turkish historical science. He is recognized as one of the most well-known historians of Turkiye and the Turkic peoples in general. He was a pioneer in the development of historical science in the Republic of Turkiye. The articles of Türk Yurdu journal need special attention because they explain his research methodologies in detail. He underlined the need of working with multinational experts and understanding several languages. Z.V. Togan traveled to Europe for political reasons and found great success. After achieving international renown, he returned to Turkiye to teach at Istanbul University. This accelerated the evolution of Turkish historiography. Z.V. Togan urged that Turkish historians’ works to be translated into Western languages and be objective in their coverage of historical events. He is a scientist who was well-versed in Turkic history and worked for their cultural unity. His ideas and concepts are well tracked in his essays in such journals as Türk Yurdu, Yurt Bilgisi, Orhun. His work titled Tarihte Usul is now a reference book for many scientists, highlighting theories and approaches for examining genuine historical problems.