The analysis of the structure, theme and the types of the protagonists in Anatolian tales

Tales are literal texts of anonymous folk literature which are comprised of oral folk literature. In these narratives nucleated in mithic period, there are the story of self-discovery of man and the symbols of psychological processes. In the tale texts, universal themes are given through symbolic language and with the cultural values specific to the society to which it belongs. Although they were formed centuris ago, these texts address to all eras with their themes where the emotions of people experienced between dream and reality are treated. The method of examining spiritual world of man through the dreams, which was developed by the psychological science, revealed the unknowns about human being. Just like the dreams which are the reflections of the spiritual living space of man, tales are told in the form of events, objects and emotions; and symbols. Dreams reveal clues about inner life of man. In this context, the tale texts also tell the secrets hidden in the common memory of the human being and the society to which it belongs, in a symbolic language. The symbolic language used in dreams, mythos and tales is the common communication language of all people. In this study; the Anatolian tales, which tell about the creation and existence fact of man, has been dealt with with the titles of structure, theme and type analysis of tale heroes. Furthermore, in the study, the messages and the topics have been examined in detail by an interdisciplinary study. The relation of tale type, which is a literary text, with the sacred religions, psychology, philosophy, sociology, etc. disciplines, and their symbolic meanings in the tale texts have been evaluated. Key Words: Tale, symbolic language, structure, theme, type.