Abstract
ON THE TERM OF “AVTORLU / YAZARLI EPIC” IN THE CONTEXT OF TRADITION AND CREATIVITY RELATION
While the term "epic" is used for the heroic narratives in Turkey, different terms can be encountered in the epic traditions of Turkish tribes outside of Turkey. Many of these terms, which are generally used by Russian researchers when classifying the epics of Turkish tribes, have been brought to the agenda of epic research and discussed in Turkey. However, there are some epic terms used for the epics of Turkish tribes, but which have no equivalent or have not come to the fore in Turkey. One of these terms is the term epic, which appears as "avtorlu" or "avtorluk". The epics called "avtorlu" in Turkmen epic tradition and "avtorluk" in Kazakh Turks are used for epics known to be created by whom. While Turkmens use the term "author" for some epics written by poets such as Andalıp, Magrupi and Mollanepes, the expression "authored" is used similarly for epics belonging to epic narratives such as Jambıl in Kazakhs. However, in the Turkmen epic tradition, it is thought that the epics called "avtorlu" were produced in written form and therefore these epics have written forms, while in the Kazakh Turks, "avtorluk" epics were created in the oral tradition and by certain epic narrators. This term, which emerged in relation to the creation and transmission processes of epics, draws attention to the relationship between epic and epic, as well as the contacts of epics with written and oral culture.
Keywords
Epic, avtorlu epic, avtorluk epic, Turkmen, Kazak
