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Bozkurt (Grey Wolf) Legends
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    Posted: 02-Dec-2005 at 07:57

The Bozkurt (Grey Wolf) is the national animal of the Turkic, Mongolian and Chechen peoples.

Unfortunately at present many Turks shy away from discussing or even mentioning the Bozkurt, due to the usage of the Bozkurt by many fasists.

Could members please share any Bozkurt stories with us from Turkic, Mongolian, Central Asian and Chechen legends.
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The origins of the Gok-Turks, according to the Chinese sources, came from the Asian Huns. The leader's family was named Ashina (Asena, Zena, etc.). Gok-Turks' history mixed up with the legends about the derivation of the Ashina family from a female wolf.

But, the tradition of deriving from a wolf existed also between the Asian Huns and the tale about the transportation of the Turks from the narrow and intransitive ways to safer places by the father wolf, was told in the 3rd century between the Tabgas. This fact shows firstly the oldness of the Turks and the close relationship with the Turkish groups. Besides, the tale of the Ashina family about the massacre and the salvation of only a boy, hides a tragedy of which we do not know exactly what happened in the earliest history of the Gok-Turks. The symbol of the kingdom of Gok-Turks had been a flag with a golden wolf head because of the belief of the father wolf.
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Posts: 817 		  Quote BigL Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 07-Dec-2005 at 03:47
Wasnt it Blue/grey wolf and white deer were the fouunders of the altaic turkic people going back to neolithic times
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