Turkish Folk Tales

August 20, 2026 • Muş Folk Tales

Mirza Mıhemede — A Muş Folk Tale

A short folk tale from the Muş region: the youngest of three brothers stays awake to guard the family’s apple tree, follows a thief...

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Cover image for The Yellow Ox folk tale — a yellow ox, a spindle, and a golden shoe glinting in water

August 22, 2026 • Anatolian Folk Tales

The Yellow Ox — A Karaman Folk Tale

This tale was collected in the Karaman region of Turkey. It was told by Vahap Aras (born 1945 in Karaman, primary-school educated) and...

August 20, 2026 • Muş Folk Tales

Mirza Mıhemede — A Muş Folk Tale

A short folk tale from the Muş region: the youngest of three brothers stays awake to guard the family’s apple tree, follows a thief...

August 20, 2026 • Anatolian Folk Tales • Folk Tales in Literature

A Şahmaran Tale from the Arabian Nights

An English translation of a long Şahmaran (serpent-queen) tale from the Turkish “Binbir Gece Masalları” (Arabian Nights)...

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Cover image for The Yellow Ox folk tale — a yellow ox, a spindle, and a golden shoe glinting in water

August 22, 2026 • Anatolian Folk Tales

The Yellow Ox — A Karaman Folk Tale

August 20, 2026 • Muş Folk Tales

Mirza Mıhemede — A Muş Folk Tale

August 20, 2026 • Anatolian Folk Tales • Folk Tales in Literature

A Şahmaran Tale from the Arabian Nights

August 20, 2026 • Anatolian Folk Tales • Folk Tales in Literature

A Şahmaran Tale from the Arabian Nights

Cover image for The Yellow Ox folk tale — a yellow ox, a spindle, and a golden shoe glinting in water

August 22, 2026 • Anatolian Folk Tales

The Yellow Ox — A Karaman Folk Tale

This tale was collected in the Karaman region of Turkey. It was told by Vahap Aras (born 1945 in Karaman, primary-school educated) and...

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August 20, 2026 • Muş Folk Tales

Mirza Mıhemede — A Muş Folk Tale

A short folk tale from the Muş region: the youngest of three brothers stays awake to guard the family’s apple tree, follows a thief...

Read More →

August 20, 2026 • Anatolian Folk Tales • Folk Tales in Literature

A Şahmaran Tale from the Arabian Nights

An English translation of a long Şahmaran (serpent-queen) tale from the Turkish “Binbir Gece Masalları” (Arabian Nights)...

Read More →
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