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Death among the Old Turks was not merely seen as a biological end but also as a sacred transition and spiritual transformation. Death was expressed through various terms such as “flying”, “ceasing to exist”, and “kergek bolmak”; it was believed that with the separation of the person’s “kut”—that is, their life force—from the body, a new form of existence began. Death and the Belief in the Soul The Turks held a multi-layered understanding of the soul, encompassing concepts such as “tın” (breath/s