Abstract:

The Turkish people, as it is clear from the Orhun writings, give a separate importance to time and place and take them to the center of their lives. The cultural environment of the Turkish people in their life has had a great impact on the perception of time. Especially in the circles of the wooden culture they lived in the beginning, the struggle man with man, man with animal and nature, the tired migrations made from spring to winter, from spring to spring, directed the Turkish people to determine the time. This immigration spirit of the Turks has profoundly influenced their relations with nature and their cultures. This migration is based on seasons, and in this sense, people are in a different relationship with nature every season. In ancient Turks, the concepts related to time are first found in Göktürk writings. In the ancient Turks, it is necessary to mention the "Twelve Animal Turkish Calendar" they use in the context of the time understanding. This calendar was sometimes used by the Turks alone and by the calendar of the other nations. In the Twelve Animal Calendar, which is a twelve-year permanent cycle on which the sun is based in the year count, the years are mentioned by the names of animals.