From a folk-scientific perspective analysis of Sesler journal

With the establishment of the Socialist Federative Republic of Yugoslavia, all nations within this structure gained their rights and freedom. Turks living in the Socialist Republic of Macedonia and the Kosovo autonomous region also had their share of this situation. They have the right to receive education in their own native language and to experience, preserve, and promote their own language and culture through the media (radio, television, and newspapers). The Yugoslavian state supported the press activities of the nations. In this way, the state aimed to introduce the activities of the newly established republic, raise public awareness, and identify and meet the needs of each nation. The "Sesler" journal, published in the Socialist Republic of Macedonia in 1965, started its publication life for this purpose "Sesler" journal, which started to be published in Skopje, the capital of Macedonia, was published in a total of 331 issues between 1965 and 2001. The journal, published for thirty-six years, played an important role in protecting and developing the cultural, literary, and political assets of the Turks of Macedonia and Kosovo, who declared their independence during and after the Yugoslavian period. Sesler journal covers different topics such as politics, education, culture, art, history, and literature. Stories, plays, folklore compilations, and articles related to these subjects have met with the readers. The remarkable volume of information, products, and materials on Turkish folk culture and literature given under the title Folklore in the relevant journal paved the way for the intellectual formation of this thesis. For this reason, the subject of the thesis has been determined as the folkloric examination of folkloric materials and products related to Turkish folk culture and literature published in Sesler journal. The study consists of six chapters in total. In the introduction part of this study, the history of the Turks of Macedonia and Kosovo and Turkish periodicals are discussed. In the first part of the study, which consists of six chapters, the establishment, format, content, and folklore activities of Sesler journal were examined. In the second part, the types of folk literature in Sesler journal were classified, and their content was examined. In the third section, articles on transition period rituals were examined. In the fourth chapter, articles containing material culture elements were discussed and examined under separate subheadings. In the fifth chapter, the celebrations, festivities, and holidays featured in Sesler journal are discussed from a folklore perspective. In the sixth section, a bibliography of articles on folklore is included. Key Words: Sesler Journal, Macedonia, Kosovo, Folklore, Folk Literature Types