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Kazakh folklore, which has been preserved in the memories of people for centuries, has been verbally transmitted between generations. By the beginning of the 19th century, it finally succeeded to find a place in concrete documents and attracted the interest of the scientific communities. The studies about the Kazakh folklore had systematically begun to be studied and published during the Soviet period. In this period, the Kazakh folklore had been classified in terms of genres and the most important ones found themselves a place in various textbooks. However, it cannot be said that the folklore collections published so far contain all the valuable heritage of the Kazakh people from the ancient times. It was because there was the prohibition of publishing some folklore genres which did not meet the social and ideological interests of the Soviet period; as a result, some folklore works was not studied. Religious epics, mythological legends, historical jirs and many other folklore texts are some of the leading genres of this non-studied group. After Kazakhstan became an independent country, the study of all national folklore genres of Kazakh Turks was undertaken. Ancient folk traditions, customs and oral literature were revived after Kazakhstan gained its independence. Some folklore genres which were not academically researched in the past, but survived with the oral tradition, have finally begun to be researched, compiled, and published. Legends, which are considered as oral literature genres, have been compiled from the public. In this article, nine Kazakh legends have been studied, explaining the reasons of people's transformations into birds and other animals, in the Turkish dialect of Turkiye. The similar variants in Anatolian-Turkish legends to these texts have also been determined. This article consists of the main titles: Myths About Humans Transformation into Birds, and Myths About Humans Transformation into Other Animals. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Kazakh traditions and customs, national (history) memory have been developed within common Turkic culture and nomadic civilization. Genealogy stories, fairy tales, legends and epics, historical novels, myths, public speaking, conciliatory speeches – all of these are national genealogical heritage. The aim of the article is to present Turkic genealogy tradition and cover the issue of its conservation. Another aspect of the article is to clear up meaning of the genealogical legend, function of genealogy tradition, its structure and specifics. Genealogical storytelling as the Turkic people heritage is a new target of scientific studies and will be researched using comparative-historical method by comparing interrelations and similiraties. National memory (history) is a main category of genealogical storytelling. In Kazakh society the person who commits the whole genealogical lineage to memory is called “Shezhireshy” (chronicle). The famous chronicles used to turn the genealogy into a specific form (in the form of prose, poetry, or a table) and have spread it from mouth to mouth. The chronicles are divided into three groups: the senior chronicles specializing on ancient genealogy, the ones who possess common knowledge and the ones who collect and compile the genealogy. A chronicler can be considered as a successor of tradition. He/she is not only the compiler and narrator of the genealogy, but also an expert in the history and social background of the people. They (the chroniclers), by virtue of their special memory, can remember hundreds of names and in every single case convey the true meaning of the story, delivered by the elders. That is why we refer to the tradition of genealogy storytelling as "oral". Oral genealogy is still prevalent in Kazakh society and can be considered as a unique tradition of common Turkic culture. Custom of genealogical storytelling is a phenomenon of Turkic nationalities culture – oral tradition. Due to the fact that genealogy tellers, old men handed down legends, the stories survived in the national memory to this day. Genealogy legends provide facts regarding family genealogy and some important evidences. Very often nobody except genealogy tellers can hand down the genealogy to a new generation, to disclose facts about historical figures of the tribe (warriors (batyr), poets, consiliators (bi), public speakers, etc.). By using genealogical method of storytelling, information about historical figures is passing over from the older generation to the next one through myths, legends and stories. Genealogical storytelling has been continuously developed and has taken an epic shape with the time. In time of globalization the issue whether new generation is aware of his/her own genealogy is becoming important, the more they know about their genealogy, the more and deeper they will understand and learn the national origin and history. Especially the national taboo not to marry among the relatives within seven generations is currently central. Genealogy storytelling plays a great role in upbringing of human consciousness and spirit. The genealogists used a variety of methods to cultivate ethical code among the younger generation. In particular, they used to give examples from religious and historical sources. There were elder chroniclers of ancient genealogy in each region and each place. But many of the genealogies narrated by them are unfortunately lost. There are common principles for all chroniclers in genealogy storytelling: internal ethic integrity, coherence and national unity. Materials taken for research from the Kazakh genealogical folklore are considered of high scientific value and being researched for the first time. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]