Folklore products of Çan area

In this study, the local folklore of Çan town of Çanakkale city was searched by the methods such as collecting, inquiry, observation and individual joining.Anatolia is the inheritor of the rich folk culture. The area of Çan is an important piece of this culturalization, which has lasted for centuries.At the beginning of the survey, its history, geography, demographics, economy and some knowledge like this were told. In the first part, the subject such as the traditions of its passing times, religious days, celebrations and ceremonies, beliefs and medical science were told. In the second part, its poetry, writing, anonymous folk literature products and traditonal village theatre were searched. By the helping of these, it was tried to understand how important Çan and its area was in the Turkish folklore.In this survey, experts, offical and special companies were asked. A dictionary which has a lot of words used there, an idiom dictionary and a proverb dibtionary, photos, experts and resources were told in the final part.It was proved that the products of the area of Çan had the effects of the old Turkish traditions and reliefs, Islamic culture and the republic culture.Key words: Çan, area of Çan, folk products, anonymous folk literature, beliefs, transition periods.