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Water cult in Turkish mythology is a comprehensive system of beliefs and practices centered on attributing sanctity to water entities such as rivers lakes springs and streams; viewing water as a life-giving purifying and in some contexts protective and healing force. Associated with this understanding are various ritual practices linked to water including making offerings and sacrifices at water sources visiting and making petitions at waters deemed “sacred” observing taboos that prohibit certai

Water Cult in Turkish Mythology is a collective of beliefs and practices centered on attributing sanctity to water entities such as rivers, lakes, springs, and pınar; viewing water as a life-giving, purifying, and in some contexts, protective and healing force. Associated with this worldview are various ritual practices involving water, including offerings and kurban sacrifices at water sources, pilgrimages and supplication rituals performed at waters deemed “sacred,” taboos prohibiting certain