The document summarizes several Turkish legends and their key features. It discusses legends reflecting Turkish communities, epics about the creation of man and the Turkish nation. Legends usually involve heroes and events that marked people, being shared through oral tradition and later written down. Famous legends include those about the Göktürk Turks and the legend of Ergenekon involving a wolf. It also briefly summarizes the legend of Layla and Majnun about impossible love in the desert and the legend of the Maiden's Tower involving the forbidden love of Hero and Leandros.

1. LEGENDS

4. • LEGENDS OF TURKEY and
THEIR GENERAL FEATURES

5. LEGENDS;
• Reflects the overall status of the
communities…
• Outstanding features include…
• Said to be the national language…
• Some may be quite long…
• Threads in terms of war, earthquake, fire,
humor, lives of famous people listed as…

6. • Turkish epics, the universe, of man, the
creation of man and woman, the birth
of the Turkish nation, organization of
various Turkish states of
development, failure, victory anddefeat are
many causes of such
matters but also embraces an
explanatory legend.

7. • Legends consists of three phases:
Play a role in events that left a mark
on people's heroes are treading,
Transfer of the event by word of mouth,
Being passed to the article later.

8. • Usually refers to the
victories gained in the
first Turkish legends…

11. • There are many legends of
the foundation process of
the Turks;
• ‘Göktürk, Manas, Alp,
Türeyiş and Göç’’ are the
name of some legends…

12. • One the most important legends of the the
legend of Göktürk Turks, known as called
Ergenekon Legend.
• Epic story, known as Ergenekon,
a wolf assistance and protection, ensuring
the continuity of lineage;
placed in a valley surrounded by
mountains impassable, and
then exiting from here.

14. In particular there
are legends
about impossible love..

15. One of these stories work,
and briefly as follows:

16. THE LEGEND OF LEYLA and
MECNUN(LAYLA and
•
Majnoon)
Layla and Qays (Majnoon real name), the primary
school years have been in love witheach other. Leyla's
mother a short time, the school that this
love is spreading everywhere,
and prohibits Kays'la conversation. Kays ruined the
agony of separation among the people in Arabic the
"crazy", meaning "Majnun," he began to be
named. Leyla many people love to forget this because
of the desert tells Mecnun'a falling,
but that his love for the universe and in no way give
up now consists of Leyla. To get rid of this
trouble for him in God even the grandfather takes the
Kaaba, but on the contrary, heprays for his
pain increased.

17. • Both the increasing cases of Leyla and Majnun. Leyla gets married
someone else, make up a story to keep her husband away
from her and after a while the man dies. During this time,
and over the desert, a thousand and one kinds of Majnun’s
pain. Becomes disconnected and only lives in the spirit of the
wholeworld. Leyla's body, including the relationship
of all financial assets are exhausted. Layla Majnun in the desert one
day finds him, but does not recognize him and "Leyla is in
me,my, you are?" He says. Leyla, Mecnun’s reaches back to his
house, and through Elevate the moments and Leyla passed
away before long. Majnun, sobbing as she went to the
tomb extends life and made ​him cry. The wailing prayers to the
Creator to take his life, he wants Leyla. Prayer is considered, along
with the heavens sounds, minstrel lover Majnun to Leyla' regains ...

19. And the others name of love
legends;
• Kerem and Asli
• Yusuf and Züleyha
• Tahir and Zühre
……..

20. • Turks have been the subject of
some historical monuments, legends
stories. historic buildings remaining from
past to present (buildings, palaces, etc.) is
said to reflect some legends on various
issues. The most well known legend in the
Maiden's Tower...(in İ stanbul)
•

23. • There are two interesting legends of the
tower in the middle of the Marmara Sea
http://www.3dmekanlar.com/maidens_tower.htm

24. ONE OF THEM;
• One of them is a love story made ​
by Ovidius. The sad love
of Hero and Leandros about two young
people named in this story, Hero begins the
separation of the tower. After the temple
of Aphrodite, Hero is prohibited for
love.Because she is a nun. Years later, in the
temple of Aphrodite into a tower, and
there to attend the ceremony meets
Leandros .

25. • The two young lovers, with the arrival of the
tower at night.Forbidden love of two young
people each night Leander's Tower is a
witness. Hero comes to the tower on a
stormy day Leandros swam off the
flashlight lit the fire
of love. Leandros losing the path to the
dark waters of the strait is
buried. Hero who killed her lover leaves itself
in the waters of the strait Maiden’s Tower…

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