TURKISH EPIC CREATION AND OLD UYGUR EPISTLES

Abstract

It is known that folklore examples are of great importance for understanding the mythological views of ancient people and their way of perceiving the world. In particular, wars fought for survival at different stages of history and other important events have had a serious impact on folk creativity, and the life path of an ethnos turns into an epic and gains the right to live forever. Thus, The Epic of Gilgamesh of the Sumerians (Babylonians), The Iliad and The Odyssey of the Greeks, The Song of Roland of the French, The Nibelungenlied of the Germans, The Kalevala of the Finns, and The Mahabharata of the Indian peoples are undeniable monuments of their rich culture, ancient history, and literature.
Ancient epics “Creation” and “Migration” are considered among the most valuable monu-ments not only of the Uyghurs, who are living under heavy pressure in the modern era, but of the entire Turkic cultural heritage, and their study remains relevant.