Dede Korkut Studies in Turkmenistan: Periods, Names and Tendencies

Abstract

First and significant studies about Dede Korkut began during the Soviet Union Period in Turkmenistan. However, in this period, it is seen that investigation followed by a bumpy course. The Soviet government sometimes released Dede Korkut research and banned in some periods. Therefore, major studies on the "Book of Dede Korkut" could be released after the 1980s in Turkmenistan. In 1990s Dede Korkut perception began to change completely in Turkmenistan. Dede Korkut, such as Koroglu and Oguz Kagan began to take place between national epics. Also after independence, in prose texts and research on the copies have increased explicitly. In this article, identification and assessment were made on period, methods and objectives of studies on the Dede Korkut in Turkmenistan. To determine the period of Dede Korkut research, to expose scientific understanding of these periods and to identify the status of Dede Korkut research in today Turkmenistan are among the main objects of this article.