DISGUISE OF K RO LU AND HIS HORSE IN K RO LU LEGENDS K RO LU DESTANLARINDA K RO LU VE B N T N N KIYAFET ( EK L) DE T RMES

Being in disguise (in clothes which conceal one′s true identity) has been a common motive seen frequently in folk tales. The reasons why people are in disguise are to solve various problems by doing so and also not to be recognized by others. Being in disguise has an important function in K ro lu Legend as it is in tales and folk stories. In K ro lu Legends, disguise is adopted to get out of difficult situations, rescue captives or gather information etc. In the case of K ro lu’s disguise, his K rat (the name of his horse) becomes a dervish’s horse as his master does. In most of the variants of K ro lu Legends, K ro lu, his horse and his friends turn to disguise to get over troubles.In this paper, the disguise motives found in K ro lu Legend and its variants and their functions have been examined. K yafet de i tirme, halk anlatmalar nda s k a g rülen bir motiftir. Ki ilerin k yafet de i tirmesindeki sebep, tan nmama ve e itli sorunlar bu vas tayla zmedir. Masal ve halk hikayelerinde oldu u gibi K ro lu Destan ’nda da k yafet de i tirme, nemli bir fonksiyon üstlenmektedir. K ro lu’nda zor bir durumdan kurtulma, esir olan birinin kurtar lmas , bilgi toplamak i in k yafet de i tirilmesi vb. sebeplerle k yafet de i tirilir. K ro lu’nun k yafet de i tirmesi halinde K rat da K ro lu gibi eklini de i tirip dervi at na d nü ür. K ro lu Destan ’n n bir ok varyant nda gerek K ro lu, gerek K rat ve gerekse kele leri k yafet de i tirilerek bir ok i in üstesinden gelmi lerdir.Bu makalede, K ro lu Destan ’n n e itli varyantlar nda tespit edilen k yafet ( ekil) de i tirme motifi ve bu motifin fonksiyonlar ele al nm t r.