TÜRK DESTANLARINDA KURDUN DEĞERSEL DÖNÜŞÜMÜ.

The epic, which is of great importance to culture, language, art and history, and plays a very valuable role, are the mirror of a nation's nobility and greatness. Information about many issues such as the world views, perspective of life, traditions and traditions of Turks that have embodied a great epic culture is included in these texts. In the epic of Turkish tribes, animal motifs and value judgments created around animals occupy an important place. Every element of the place that is lived for the Turks, who have intertwined with nature, and that has made nature a part of their life, has made sense in that sense, and has led their way of life. Their relations with animals have had an effect on architecture, clothing, trade, folk literature, almost all areas. In this context, one of the most important animals to mark the religious and social life of the Turks, occupying a special place in myths, legends and epic is a wolf. In the context of the mystical beliefs, the wolf was brought to attention in a sacred quest. The wolf has many meanings in the imagination of the Turks, such as divine, valuable, inaccessible, guiding, every part or limb of which has a mystical meaning, and has a healing power. In the investigation and research conducted, the wolf's holiness was generally pointed out and the attention was given through it. But the changing social life and values of the Turks have changed and transformed this perspective on the wolves. In the epic, it was seen that the wolf had a value transformation, and the importance and polarity attributed to it in the ancient Turks had changed greatly. The perception of the wolf was found to be quite different from the phenomenon of the wolf, which was considered sacred in the old days. The reasons for this value transformation include transition to settled life, migration to different geographies, communication with various cultures and civilizations, and a changing sense of religion. The perception of the wolf, which emerged in the epic chosen by the Turkic tribe, will be examined around the valuation of the wolf. Oğuz Kagan-Tureyis Legend and Altay, Kyrgyz, Hakas, Nogay, Tıva, The Kazakh, and Sagay saga are selected as examples. The study uses the text/content analysis method. The wolf motif in the narrations has been evaluated from various angles, and the change in the perspective of society in the wolf has been interpreted. In the old Turkish world of thought, wolf, who was considered to be inaccessible or untouchable, was a great asset to the mystical beliefs and took part in the texts with a value transformation. The sacred wolf has eventually replaced it with a different perception of the wolf, and the cult animal has now become commonplace. In this context, first, the place and importance of the wolf in the old Turkish religious, social and cultural life will be conveyed, and then the wolf phenomenon in the epics will be presented to the attention of the reader. Thus, the value transformation of the wolf; hunting, its relationship with the underground, the element of analogy in negative events, its connection with evil spirits, the part of the wild nature and the animal phenomena that disturb the peace will be examined. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]