Evaluation of folk beliefs in the ordu region in terms of religion history

Although folk beliefs and practices are met negatively by the definitions of shirk, superstition and "bid'ah", they are important in terms of giving information about the past culture of the nation. Therefore, folk beliefs establish a bridge of relationhip between the past and present of Turkish culture. For this purpose, historical traces of these folk beliefs that we found in the region are sought. In addition, folk beliefs are not only unique to one region, but even between regions of a country and different regions of the same region. From this point of view, it is important to determine the characteristics of folk beliefs in the Ordu region and to examine the effects of these beliefs on the people living in these regions and to evaluate them in terms of History of Religions. In the introduction part of our thesis, some information is given about the methodology of the our study and the political-religious history of the region. In the first part, beliefs and practices about the transition periods of life (birth, marriage and death) are given. In the second part, some beliefs in daily life in Ordu region were determined and written. For example, good luck-bad luck, evil eye-amulet, religious-seasonal festivals, places of visit and shrines are examined and the pictures of them are given in the annexes. In the conclusion part, general evaluation was made. Key Words: Ordu, folk beliefs, mythology, birth, shrine.