Early Turkic States
Turkish Epics
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Turkish EpicsJust like in all of the world literatures, the first examples of the Turkish Literatures were the epics. The term of "destan" (epic) was and has been…The Initial Turkish Myths1- Altay-Yakut The Myth of CreationThe Turkish Myths After the Adaptation of Islam1. Karahanlı Period The Myth of Satuk Bugra KhanThe Cosmogony of the Turks - The Myth of CreationWhen there was no earth, sky and anything else, the world consisted of water lying endlessly. The God Ulgen flied throughout this endless world contin…Alp Er TungaTwo myths, Alp Er Tunga and Shu, are found as belonging to the period of the Saka. Alp Er Tunga is a Saka ruler who lived in the 8th century BC and wh…Shu MythShu myth is related to the events in the years between 330-327 BC. In these years, Alexander the Macedonian, conquered Iran and Turkistan. At this per…Hun-Oguz MythOguz Khan myth is shaped around the life of Hun ruler Mete, who was the ruler of between the years 209-174 BC. As in all the Turkish myths, the origin…The myth of the GokturksThere are two different versions of the Gokturk myth. The variant found in the Chinese sources is the "Gray Wolf"; and the version found by Ebu'l -Gaz…Ergenekon MythDuring the rule of Ilhan, from the lineage of Oguz Khan, in Mongolian land, Sevinc Khan, the ruler of the Tartars declared war against the Mongolian l…Creation MythOne of the old Hun chieftains had two very beautiful daughters. This chieftain thought only Gods could marry to his daughters. For this reason, he bui…Satuk Bugra Khan MythWhen Prophet Mohammed raises to the sky on Burak, his winged-horse, he sees the prophets before him in the skies. He does not know one of them and ask…Manas MythManas Myth, which was originated among the Kirghiz Turks (Kırgız Türkleri), is living today with all its liveliness within the Kazakh-Kirghiz (Kazak-K…Cenghiz-nameIt was developed among the Turks living in Middle East in 18th century. Cenghiz-name is formed by the Turks under the rule of Cenghiz's sons in relati…Battal-NameThe hero of this myth is an Arabic warrior, who is adopted among the Turks as Battal Ghazi. The main myth arose in relation with the person named Abdu…DanishmendnameIt is one of the Turkish myths telling about the conquest of Anatolia and the heroes of this conquest; and it was shaped in 12th century and was trans…Koroglu MythThe chieftain of Bolu orders Yusuf, whom he depends on very much, to find a very capable and valuable horse. Stableman Yusuf, looks for the horse want…