Yrd. Do\u00e7. Dr. Ayfer YILMAZ<\/p>\n
Dede Korkut hik\u00e2yelerinde kad\u0131n\u0131n tarifi dikkat \u00e7ekicidir;
\n\u201cBeri gelsene ba\u015f\u0131m\u0131n baht\u0131, evim taht\u0131!
\nEvden \u00e7\u0131k\u0131p y\u00fcr\u00fcyende selvi boylum,
\nKurulu yaya benzer \u00e7atma ka\u015fl\u0131m
\n\u0130kiz badem s\u0131\u011fmayan dar a\u011f\u0131zl\u0131m,
\nG\u00fcz elmas\u0131na benzer al yanakl\u0131m,
\nKad\u0131n\u0131m, dire\u011fim, d\u00f6le\u011fim!<\/p>\n
Manas Destan\u0131\u2019nda ise kad\u0131n;
\n\u201cR\u00fczg\u00e2rda saz gibi sallanan\u201d,
\n\u201cPembe y\u00fczl\u00fc \u201d,
\n\u201c Su gibi \u015feffaf \u00e7ehreli\u201d,
\n\u201cKaz gibi uzun ve g\u00fczel boyunlu\u201d,
\n\u201c\u0130nce belli\u201d olarak tarif edilir.<\/p>\n
Dede Korkut\u2019ta Kanl\u0131 Koca O\u011flu Kan Tural\u0131\u2019n\u0131n e\u015f olarak se\u00e7ece\u011fi kad\u0131nda arad\u0131\u011f\u0131 \u00f6zelliklerde de yi\u011fitlik, atakl\u0131k ve cesaret \u00f6n plandad\u0131r:
\n\u201c- Baba, ben yerimden do\u011frulmadan o kalkm\u0131\u015f, aya\u011fa dikilmi\u015f olmal\u0131, ben karako\u00e7 at\u0131ma binmeden o binmi\u015f olmal\u0131; ben kanl\u0131 k\u00e2fir eline varmadan o varm\u0131\u015f, bana ba\u015f getirmi\u015f olmal\u0131” demektedir.
\nKanl\u0131 Koca\u2019n\u0131n buna cevab\u0131 da ilgin\u00e7tir:
\n\u201c- O\u011ful, sen k\u0131z istemezmi\u015fsin, bir c\u0131las\u0131n bahad\u0131r istermi\u015fsin \u201d<\/p>\n
Anla\u015f\u0131lan o ki, T\u00fcrk kad\u0131n\u0131 da erke\u011fi kadar y\u00fcrekli, g\u00f6z\u00fc pek ve sava\u015f\u00e7\u0131d\u0131r ki : \u201cVatan sevgisi, topraklar\u0131na ba\u011fl\u0131l\u0131k, \u00fclkesini savunma, yi\u011fitlik, m\u00fccadele, askerlik \u201d T\u00fcrk insan\u0131n\u0131n ortak karakterini olu\u015fturur.<\/p>