Özet:

Funeral ceremonies and customs are among the important rituals that are reflected in different forms in every society from the very early times to the present. These rituals seen in every society throughout history have been a major part  of the culture in Turkish states. Shamanism lies at the heart of the Turks' previous funeral rituals. However, even after Islam was adopted in Turkish lands these beliefs exerted considerable influence. The rituals were maintained by the rulers and the people, in the forms of lamenting, reversing the dress and using the goods in reverse, wearing the mourning dress, haircutting, cutting and connecting the horse tail, and visits to the ancestral tomb. In this study, the Seljuk funeral ceremonies and customs will be examined from the perspective of pre-Islamic Turkish culture, taking into account the Great Seljuks State and the Seljuk Sultan's Alp Arslan Period.

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