TÜRK SÜSLEME SANATLARINDAKİ MOTİF VE KOMPOZİSYONLARIN KÜLTÜREL KAYNAKLARI MİTLER VE DESTANLAR ÜZERİNE

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One of the elements shaping the work of art has been culture involving beliefs and traditions. Myths and legends are most significant among those elements. Myths and legends are the expression of the adventure of man who has lived throughout his tor}'-. Turkish Nation with its own long past and rich culture has its own legends and mythology. Turkish mythology and Turkish legends are the inspiring sources of the emergence of Turkish art. The Turks after converting to Islam brought the motives of their old beliefs and traditions into their new religion. It is possible to see patterns and motives ranging from architecture to handcrafts in many fields, reflecting the symbols that belong to their former system of belief or to their mythology and legends. The sources of those motives’ iconographic meanings depend on Turkish culture’s long past. This work comprises the study of mythology7 and legends as the main influence on the art of Turkish decoration and ornamentation.