Talk:Tengri

Semi-protected edit request on 19 August 2023

Please, add a reference to "Sea Also": Tangra, a Bulgarian rock band named after Tengri.

 Not done: That article has no connections to this article. Lightoil (talk) 04:48, 20 August 2023 (UTC)

Tengri exceptionalism

I am removing a sentence from the introductory paragraph, for the reason stated below.

(Copied from the Tengrism Talk page)

As it stands now, the introduction paragraph states "[Tengri] is not considered a deity in the usual sense but a personification of the universe.". This sentence attempts to describe a core belief/dogma/paradigm of this religion. This statement is also given additional gravity by having been included in the introduction paragraph. Therefore, lying in the heart of the article, it is very important that this claim is backed up by proper sources, see WP:UNDUE

The reference provided ("Archetypes of Kazakh and Japanese cultures.") is not an academic source attempting to describe the core aspects of this religion but it is simply one comparing Tengrism to Japanese archetypes. The author makes this claim in a side remark (I can't stress this enough!). There is just one source listed for this claim, and my brief search online failed to provide any other proper sources backing this claim up. This is a clear indication that the Undue Weight principle of NPOV is broken. Again, see WP:UNDUE

Finally, such statements of "Tengri exceptionalism" have very specific political implications in Turkey, therefore I find it very difficult to believe that this sentence was added in good faith. Boundary.operator (talk) 10:28, 14 March 2025 (UTC)

Altaic is generally agreed to be false

One of the in Tengri#Name states:

Alternatively, a reconstructed Altaic etymology from *T`aŋgiri ("oath" or "god") would emphasize the god's divinity rather than his domain over the sky.

The line seems to imply that Altaic is a well-accepted hypothesis, which it's not. I feel this line should be changed or removed entirely. Kirguy (talk) 21:07, 22 July 2025 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 8 November 2025

Please enclose the translations besides the Old Turkic one in an explanatory footnote. They take up 2 lines for mobile users. ~2025-32067-19 (talk) 08:03, 8 November 2025 (UTC)

 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. NotJamestack (talk) 13:59, 8 November 2025 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 3 January 2026

B38nu (talk) 08:44, 3 January 2026 (UTC) please add Sakha(Yakut): "Таҥара" we also worship Tengri in a way

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want made. Day Creature (talk) 16:38, 3 January 2026 (UTC)