Çukurova anonymous folk literatureandashi̇k literature in oral history(Adana-Osmani̇ye)

Oral history deals deeply affectingpublicandofficialhistoryresearch areasoutsideeventorsections.Oralhistoryhasmanyresources. One of the oral resources constitude folkloric texts. Because there has been interaction between the historical events and literary text since ancient times. In this study,thought to be linkedto oral historyoftheÇukurova regionminstrel legends, laments and folk songs determined and have been studied. In the first part of the study ,after being given information about the boundries of research subjects,purpose and methods , region'sgeographical, historical,economic and socio-cultural characteristics havetried to express. In the second part,the concept oforal historyandfolk literatüreon the relationship betweentheseconceptswere investigated. In the third part, have been tried to explaindetected minstrel legends,laments and folksongs relations in the social life of Çukurova region which is effective duringthe creation ofthese textssocial phenomena. In the fourth part ascontent characteristics historical- socialevents,time, space, are discussedin terms of people. Alsolinked tooral history has been studiedin terms offeaturessuch as,format, minstrel legends, laments andfolksongsversenumber, size, stop, rhyme.In the fifth chapterexaminedepic,lamentand songtextsare included. In this study,oral historysourcesof Çukurova region, which was aimed to investigatethe folkloretexts. In terms ofunderstanding the relationship between oral history-folklore Çukurova is tried to be understood and thenhas been studiedto be examplefor the studies onthis subject samplethesis. Keywords:Oral history, folk literatüre, folklore.