The perception of religion in the book of Dede Korkut

Sheding light on the social, cultural lives and life style of Oghuzs; Dede Korkut stories was recorded in written from in the 16th century. There have been many studies on it; and those studies have been a resource for various areas. In this study, by examining the factors of Islam and Shamanism one by one; we have also tried to explain the perception of religion in Dede Korkut stories. In terms of perception of religion, the tales of Dede Korkut mainly include Islamic factors while one can partly find the factors of Shamanism. It has been pointing to the place in the Dede Korkut stories. We have identified İslamic factors in the light of verses and hadiths are reported. Keywords: Dede Korkut, Islam, Shamanism.