The legends of Nizip

In our study, with the name ?the legends of Nizip?; it is aimed to record the legends and sagas which are the cultural heritage of Nizip, the town of Gaziantep, without being forgotten.Before the study of field related to the legends was made, a plan of research related to environs had been prepared. The narrator people were determined and the necessary device and equipment were provided.In the first part of our study, general information related to Nizip was given. The studies on the folklore of Nizip were emphasized and the concept of legend was explained.In the second part, the place was given to the the summaries of seventeen books and the summaries of four article which we used in our study.In the third part, we mentioned about the methods of observation and negotiations which we used in the study of collection.In the last part, the texts of legends were classified and the analysis of texts were made and the motives belonging to the texts were emphasized.The parts of conclusion, references and the appendix are at the end of the