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...
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...
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)...
The Dung Beetle — An Anatolian Folk Tale
A dung beetle sets out to find a husband, insisting on being addressed by her grand rhyming name. An Anatolian animal tale collected by Pertev Naili Boratav.
Salt — A Turkish Folk Tale
A padishah asks his three sons how much they love him. The youngest answers: “as much as salt.” A Turkish folk tale collected by Naki Tezel.
Keloğlan Goes to Buy Nothing — An Anatolian Folk Tale
Keloğlan is sent to buy hiç — a word meaning both “nothing” and “salt.” A wordplay tale from the Anatolian Keloğlan cycle.