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“Kyrgyz Epics 7” is the 31st of the works under the “Detection of Turkish World Epic, Transferring to Turkey Turkish and Publishing Project" headed by Prof. Dr. Fikret Türkmen. In this work named "Kyrgyz Epics 7", the Boston epic is handled. The epic text is presented to the reader under subject titles in accordance with the order of the events that took place in the epic. There is also a small dictionary that defines some of the words in the epic in the last part of the work.

This book on Kazakhstan's Turkey policy, reveals that which factors that Kazakhstan considers in determining the policy towards Turkey. In this study, contrary to the argument that Turkey policy of Kazakhstan,has determined through a common language, race, and religion, the internal structural factors (leader effect, NGOs, interest groups, bureaucratic institutions, political parties, the nature of the regime, public opinion and media) in Kazakhstan was concluded to be more effective in determining these policies. In the years between 1991-2014 what kind of policy towards Turkey carried out in Kazakhstan, which steps have taken in this direction? The work of the author in five months in Kazakhstan and  Kazakh sources (archive and current) were used to answer these questions. In this study, rather than a perspective to Kazakhstan from Turkey, the perspectives from Kazakhstan to Turkey, and relations between the two countries in the world of Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev's leadership is addressed as the main determinant.

The Coodarbeşim Epic is the continuation of the Er Töştük Epic, which has an important place in the Kyrgyz Epic tradition. The epic tells the story of Coodarbeşim, who set out to do the jobs that his father could not do once, and returned to his home and homeland by experiencing various adventures and heroic acts. In addition, the variants of the epic were compared in the book and the episode structure was emphasized and the text of the variant of Oruzbay Urmanbetov was given.

While the work was being prepared, it was aimed to convey Turkmen proverbs to researchers and readers. While Turkmen proverbs are given in one column in the work, if there is no exact equivalent in Turkish proverbs, the meaning is written in the opposite column.