Kanli Koca Oglu Kan Turali Boyu

E383820

Oghuz epic heroic tale medieval narrative oral tradition work

Kanli Koca Oglu Kan Turali Boyu is a heroic epic tale within the medieval Oghuz Turkic legend cycle, recounting the valorous deeds and adventures of the warrior Kan Turali.

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Label	Occurrences
Kan Turali means ‘bloody brave’ or ‘blood-valiant’	1
Kanli Koca Oglu Kan Turali Boyu canonical	1

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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3728884 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

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Target entity: Kanli Koca Oglu Kan Turali Boyu
Context triple: [Book of Dede Korkut, hasPart, Kanli Koca Oglu Kan Turali Boyu]

A. Kadir Topbaş
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B. Turgut Uyar
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C. Kerim Bey
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D. Bekir Bozdağ
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E. Hilmi Şenalp
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F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Kanli Koca Oglu Kan Turali Boyu
Target entity description: Kanli Koca Oglu Kan Turali Boyu is a heroic epic tale within the medieval Oghuz Turkic legend cycle, recounting the valorous deeds and adventures of the warrior Kan Turali.

A. Kadir Topbaş
Kadir Topbaş was a Turkish architect and politician who served for many years as the influential mayor of Istanbul, overseeing major urban development and infrastructure projects in the city.
B. Turgut Uyar
Turgut Uyar was a prominent 20th-century Turkish poet known for his innovative, modernist verse and significant influence on contemporary Turkish literature.
C. Kerim Bey
Kerim Bey is a charismatic and resourceful MI6 ally in the James Bond series, best known for assisting Bond in Istanbul in the film and novel "From Russia, with Love."
D. Bekir Bozdağ
Bekir Bozdağ is a Turkish politician and long-serving member of parliament who has held key ministerial roles, including Minister of Justice, in governments led by the Justice and Development Party (AKP).
E. Hilmi Şenalp
Hilmi Şenalp is a Turkish architect known for designing large-scale, traditionally inspired public buildings, including major governmental complexes in Turkey.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Oghuz epic ⓘ heroic tale ⓘ medieval narrative ⓘ oral tradition work ⓘ
associatedWith	Azerbaijani literature ⓘ Turkic mythology ⓘ Turkish literature ⓘ
audience	Oghuz ⓘ surface form: Oghuz tribal communities
containsElement	battle scenes ⓘ feasting and council scenes ⓘ oaths and vows ⓘ poetic laments ⓘ
culture	Oghuz Turkic language ⓘ surface form: Oghuz Turkic
fatherOfHero	Kanli Koca ⓘ
featuresCharacter	Kan Turali’s bride ⓘ Kanli Koca ⓘ
function	didactic moral instruction ⓘ entertainment ⓘ preservation of Oghuz heroic ideals ⓘ
genre	epic ⓘ heroic legend ⓘ
heroNameMeaning	Kanli Koca Oglu Kan Turali Boyu self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Kan Turali means ‘bloody brave’ or ‘blood-valiant’
language	Oghuz Turkic ⓘ Old Anatolian Turkish ⓘ
literaryForm	prose with verse passages ⓘ
literaryTradition	Dede Korkut stories ⓘ
mainCharacter	Kan Turali ⓘ
motif	battle against enemies ⓘ heroic quest for a bride ⓘ tests of courage ⓘ
narratorCharacter	Dede Korkut ⓘ
originatesFrom	Oghuz Turkic oral tradition ⓘ
partOf	Book of Dede Korkut ⓘ
preservedIn	Dresden manuscript of the Book of Dede Korkut ⓘ Vatican manuscript of the Book of Dede Korkut ⓘ
relatedWork	Bamsi Beyrek Boyu ⓘ Basat’in Tepegözü Öldürdüğü Boy ⓘ Dirse Khan Oglu Bugach Khan Boyu ⓘ surface form: Dirse Han Oglu Bugac Han Boyu
setting	Oghuz tribal world ⓘ
settingPeriod	medieval era ⓘ
theme	bravery ⓘ heroism ⓘ love and marriage ⓘ loyalty ⓘ warrior ethos ⓘ
transmission	oral performance by ashiks or bards ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Book of Dede Korkut → hasPart → Kanli Koca Oglu Kan Turali Boyu ⓘ

Kanli Koca Oglu Kan Turali Boyu → heroNameMeaning → Kanli Koca Oglu Kan Turali Boyu self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kan Turali means ‘bloody brave’ or ‘blood-valiant’

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