Abstract:

The main goal of royal dreams is to indicate the legitimacy of a dynasty/ruler. As a “manifest of foundation” of the state various royal dreams which were narrated about the foundation of the Ottoman State have also such aims. The meaning of dream depends on the symbols of dream closely. However the meanings of symbols in the dreams have been not evaluated yet. As the most widely narrated royal dream by the early cronicles The Dream With Motif of Tree Emerging from the Navel is analysed by the article. The elements of the dream are brought under the scope to understand the massage correctly. These are dream-seer, place, time, preparations and symbols of the dream, dream-teller and his interpretation and the message of the dream. The dream bearing the peculiarity of right dream (rüya-yı sâdıka) gives the good news of fertility and abundance that will come with the Ottoman hegemony. Expressing the message by means of right dream aims to explaine that God’s Will is in this direction. 

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