HISTORICAL ISSUES IN THE EPOS OF "BOOK OF DEDE KORKUT"

The article discusses the historical problems of the epic Book of Dede Korkut, which occupy an important place in the heroic epics associated with the early middle Ages. As the researcher of the epic Book of Dede Korkut notes, this fact raises interest in comparing the events of the characters of the epic with real history. According to the general decisions of researchers, who study the epic Book of Dede Korkut, most of the events described in the epic, reflect the historical reality. In order to investigate the main problem, the question of the author, in which it is written, in any historical situation or in any historical period.