DÎVÂNÜ LÜGÂTİ’T-TÜRK’TE HALK İNANMALARI

In Dîvânü Lügâti’t-Türk, written by Kâşgarlı Mahmud, the richness of the Turkish language, history and culture is mentioned. The work has the nature of a dictionary since it was written with the aim of teaching Turkish to Arabs and showing the richness of the Turkish language. The content of the work includes encyclopedia-like information on Turkish geography, mythology, ethnology, folklore and literature. The aim of this study is to examine the folk beliefs mentioned in Dîvânü Lügâti’t-Türk from various aspects. These beliefs will be listed under headings such as abundance, evil eye, lucky and unlucky, animal calendar and other beliefs and will be discussed with examples in their sociological, psychological and cultural dimensions. In this study, examples will be given from the changing aspects of folk beliefs from past to present in Dîvânü Lügâti’t-Türk.