Book of Dede Korkut

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The Book of Dede Korkut is a seminal collection of heroic epic tales of the Oghuz Turks, blending myth, legend, and early Turkic cultural values and traditions.

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instanceOf Oghuz Turkic epic
epic
medieval literary work
oral literature
approximateCenturyOfCompilation 15th century
centralTheme conflict between Oghuz and infidel enemies
transition from nomadic to settled life
containsElement family loyalty
heroism
honor code
hospitality
shamanistic motifs
tribal warfare
countryOfOrigin Azerbaijan
Turkey
Turkmenistan
culturalSignificance foundational work of Turkic literature
key source on Oghuz Turkic culture
earliestManuscriptCentury 16th century
ethnicGroup Oghuz Turks
linked to: Oghuz
genre heroic epic
legend
mythological narrative
oral epic poetry
hasPart Bamsi Beyrek Boyu
Basat’in Tepegözü Öldürdüğü Boy
Begil Oglu Emren Boyu
Dirse Khan Oglu Bugach Khan Boyu
Duha Koca Oglu Deli Dumrul Boyu
Kanli Koca Oglu Kan Turali Boyu
Kazilik Koca Oglu Yigenek Boyu
Salur Kazanun Evinin Yagmalandigi Boy
Salur Kazan’in Esir Olduğu Boy
Salur Kazan’in Yedi Baslı Ejderhayı Öldürdüğü Boy
Uruz Bey’in Esir Olduğu Boy
Uşun Koca Oglu Segrek Boyu
influenced Azerbaijani literature
Turkish literature
Turkmen literature
language Oghuz Turkic
Old Anatolian Turkish
mainCharacter Dede Korkut
linked to: Book of Dede Korkut
narrativeForm prose with verse insertions
numberOfTales 12
placeOfManuscriptDiscovery Dresden
Vatican City
religionInContext Islam
pre-Islamic Turkic beliefs
setting Anatolia
Caucasus region
Oghuz tribal confederation
linked to: Oghuz
timePeriod medieval period
UNESCOInscriptionYear 2018
UNESCOStatus Memory of the World Register

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Turkish literature notableEpic Book of Dede Korkut
Book of Dede Korkut mainCharacter Dede Korkut
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Kayı tribe mentionedIn Oghuzname tradition
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Epic of Alpamys Batyr relatedWork Oghuz-nameh
subject linked to: epic of Alpamys Batyr
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Dirse Khan Oglu Bugach Khan Boyu partOf Book of Dede Korkut
Dirse Khan Oglu Bugach Khan Boyu writtenIn Book of Dede Korkut manuscripts
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Dirse Khan Oglu Bugach Khan Boyu belongsToCycle Dede Korkut cycle
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Dirse Khan Oglu Bugach Khan Boyu preservedIn Dresden manuscript of the Book of Dede Korkut
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Salur Kazanun Evinin Yagmalandigi Boy partOf Book of Dede Korkut
Salur Kazanun Evinin Yagmalandigi Boy associatedWith Dede Korkut cycle
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Bamsi Beyrek Boyu partOf The Book of Dede Korkut
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Bamsi Beyrek Boyu belongsToCycle Dede Korkut stories
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Kazilik Koca Oglu Yigenek Boyu partOf Book of Dede Korkut
Kazilik Koca Oglu Yigenek Boyu literaryCycle Dede Korkut stories
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Duha Koca Oglu Deli Dumrul Boyu partOf Book of Dede Korkut
Duha Koca Oglu Deli Dumrul Boyu literaryTradition Oghuzname cycle
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Kanli Koca Oglu Kan Turali Boyu partOf Book of Dede Korkut
Basat’in Tepegözü Öldürdüğü Boy workInSeries Dede Korkut stories
linked to: Book of Dede Korkut
Uruz Bey’in Esir Olduğu Boy partOf Book of Dede Korkut
Salur Kazan’in Esir Olduğu Boy partOf Book of Dede Korkut
Begil Oglu Emren Boyu partOf Book of Dede Korkut
Begil Oglu Emren Boyu relatedWork Dede Korkut stories
linked to: Book of Dede Korkut
Salur Kazan’in Yedi Baslı Ejderhayı Öldürdüğü Boy associatedWith Dede Korkut stories
linked to: Book of Dede Korkut
Oghuz Khan associatedWith Book of Dede Korkut