Epic tradition of Kyrgyz Turks and private Soltonoy Epic (Investigation-transcriptional text-the exact copy of private soltonoy epic)"

Turkish states and tribes named differently in a wide area are one of the rare communities which founded a civilization peculiar to itself. Turks not only founded a civilization, but also contributed to its language, culture and literature. Turks, who are very typical examples for riding-nomadic life, have been very successful in folk literature and epics, and followed the traditions of this genre up to now.The present study titled as Epic Tradition of Kyrgyz Turks and Private Soltonoy Epic is very essential in terms of determining and analyzing the epic tradition of Kyrgyz Turks in private and Turkic world in general. For this reason, the name Kyrgyz, Kyrgyz Folk Literature, the studies done on Kyrgyz Epics in Kyrgyzstan and Turkey have been focused on; epic and epic tellers in Kyrgyz Turks, similarities and differences between these terms, Manasçı? types, schools of manasçı? and representatives of these schools have been analyzed in the present study.Epic teller Süyörkul Abdrahamanov?s life, his literary character and literary works have been studied under the title the Analysis of Private Soltonoy Epic in Epic Tradition and under the title A Critical Analysis of Private Soltonoy Epic, the case pattern, historical stages and geography of the epic have been studied and it has been analyzed in terms of language, style, and form. Under the title Motif Structure of of Private Soltonoy Epic, the motifs of the epic have been found expanding Şakir İbrayev?s classification of Typological Motifs in Kazakh Epics. In this analysis, the similarities between the epic motifs in Private Soltonoy Epic and the epics such as Oğuz Kağan, Dede Korkut, Manas, Alıp Manaş, Köroğlu, and Yusuf Beg-Ahmet Beg which are well known in the Turkic world have been put forth. In this way, aswers to whether there is a continual epic tradition in the Turkic world, the factors that support this tradition and in what ways this tradition is affected by different environments and historical processes are seeked. Later, the features that are peculiar to Private Soltonoy Epic and its traditional features were identified.. Analyses were done on the reasons that these peculiarities emerged.Key Terms:1. Kyrgyz Turks (Their History, language and Folk Literature)2. Epic in Kyrgyzs, Epic Teller, Manasçılar3. Private Soltonoy Epic (the case pattern, historical stages and geography of the epic)4. The motif structure of Private Soltonoy Epic