Sivrihisar (center) folklore Eski̇şehi̇r

ABSTRACT SIVRIHISAR (CENTER) FOLKLORE ESKİŞEHİR Tahsin ALTIN MA Thesis, Department of Turkish Language and Literature Uşak University, Institute of Social Sciences, June 2014 Supervisor: Asst. Prof. Derya ÖZCAN In this study, it has been dwellt on compilation and analysis of folklore and folk literature products of Sivrihisar (center) district of Eskişehir. In order to provide being in existence of some oral products, which continue their existences colloquially but not taking part in written sources, in the future as well demand of being registered the products of folklore and folk literature systematically by being collected and compiled has gained more importance as days pass. That's to say the aim of this thesis has arisen from this point. To prevent to disappear of the cultural values we have by realizing them. Beliefs in public, one of the main problems of the folklorists, become monotonous across the fast developing technology and become meaningless more than disappearing have lost their moral base day by day. The aim of this study is to contribute endemically to our folklore products which have been lost. Some of the information in the thesis have been gotten from written sourcess whereas the great amount of information in it have been gotten from oral sources. There are young ones as well among our references, but most of them are generally ones who are upon certain average of age. This situation has shown us that our study we did can be really useful. Because, the folk idioms and beliefs etc. which have been disappeared gradually can be protected in this way; will teach to the next generations how we had a rich oral culture in the past even if they won't be used among them. In conclusion, this study is so important in terms of collecting the folklore products and besides it is very useful in terms of sheding light on the past of the local community. Nowadays, even if the folklore products cannot protect their existences compared to the past, living ones have been tried to be dealt here. Keywords: Sivrihisar, folklore, folk literature, Eskişehir, folk culture.