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A Chinese - Turkic (Kök)türk letter Uighur language) inscription that prepared on behalf of Ötüken - Uighur Khanate period princes Karı Çor Tigin found in the old capital Chang'an (Xi'an) of People's Republic of China. According to reports from the inscription, Karı Çor Tigin is from Uighurs Yaglakar dynasty, Çabış Tigin's son, Kan Tutuk's nephew, Bögü Bilge Tengri Kan's younger brother. He, come to in order to quell riots which began in the country to Chang'an participates as the imperial army "left forces commander" in Tang Emperor Tai Tsung (Dài Zōng / Daizong) time (in the fifth month of 794 year). Karı Çor Tigin, when he was 20 years old got sick and dies in Xi'an, in 20 May 795. Tang Emperor Daizong made a mausoleum for him in Zhang Du Yuan region where today located in 10 km south-west of Xi'an and take an inscription that consists from Chinese and Turkic text on it. There are 17 lines in (Kök)türk letter Uighur part of inscription that consists from two part. In this part, it is provides information about Karı Çor Tigin ancestry root and who is he and state which Tang / Chinese Emperor had a mausoleum made on behalf of him and held death ceremony in 7 June 795. In the Chinese part of inscription, they are given place to inscription of (Kök)türk letter in parallel of sentences is mentioned that Tang Emperor Daizong regret as death of Uighur Prince Karı Çor Tigin who staff commander at his command. Currently, Karı Çor Tigin inscription which exhibited at Tang West Market Museum, Xi'an, be critically importance in terms of reflecting Chinese and Turks (Uighurs) between historical friendship relationship and being a bilingual inscription. In this article, before status of Turk-China relationship attention served in (Kök)türk Khanate and Ötüken Uighur Khanate periods; after it is examined (Kök)türk letter part of Karı Çor Tigin inscription all its aspects. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]