Turkic peoples-Name etymology by Sjur C. Papazian,30 November 2013:"...Turukkaeans (Turukkum, Turukku) were an ancient near eastern people in the northern parts of Mesopotamia..."
Azerbaycan'da Kurulan Antik Türk Devleti Turukki
"...Azerbeycan ve Anadolu M.Ö. 2250 Fransız bilginlerinin yürüttüğü kazı şimdiki Irak-Suriye sınırı yakınında, Fırat çayının batı yakasında, eski Mari şehrinin arşivini ortaya çıkarmıştı..."
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"A Story of Life & Death and Love & War" *** By H.M. Hubey *** Montclair State University. chapter 5.1: Middle East >>> Furthermore, it is exactly in this region that we find the names Kuman(ni), Turuk(ku), Khumuk(ku), Kashka/Kaska, Subar(tu), Kesh(i). It is very strange that Kumans, Kumuks, and Kashkai today speak Turkic or were Turkic speaking when they are known in history. The Sabirs (Turkic speaking) were also in the North Caucasus. The Kesh could be simply ‘people from Kesh/Kish’ which could have gotten the meaning of ‘people’ in Turkic (i.e. kişi). <<<
