Türkische Märchen

The volume gathers an anthology of Turkish folktales, arranged in two parts: numbers 1–21 collect orally transmitted popular tales gathered in Anatolia, while numbers 22–66 present literary or art tales that reached Turkish letters via Persian and Indian models. Translations and occasional stylistic adjustments aim to preserve the simplicity of the folk narratives and to render the more elaborate courtly stories, many drawn from Tutiname, Humajunname and Qyrq vezir traditions. Bibliographic notes and editorial comments indicate sources and variants, and the selection demonstrates the range from direct, unadorned storytelling to refined parable-like and didactic tales.