''Çor'' refers to

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-like being in Turkic and Mongolian

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. It is thought of as an invisible entity. Although they act mostly independent, sometimes they are connected to specific places like trees, places under a bridge or ruins. Like human-beings, a ''Çor'' can be good (''Aq-Çor'' or white ''Çor'') or evil (''Qara-Çor'' or black ''Çor'') and hence have free-will like humans. They become visible when they die. Unlike the ''

İye İye (sometimes İne or Eğe; cv, Ийӗ, ''İyĕ''; tt, Ия, ''İyä''; sah, Иччи, ''İççi''; tk, Eýe, ''Эе''; tyv, Ээ, ''Ee''; uz, Ega, ''Эга''; ota, اي or ; russian: Ийе, ''Ije'') is a spirit in Turkic mythology who is ...

'', the ''Çor'' is not a

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. They are thought to be responsible for several mental disorders. After embracing Islam, they were replaced by ''jinn''. Thus they are thought to be created from fire, fear iron, and are thought to disappear after reciting the ''

Basmala The ''Basmala'' ( ar, بَسْمَلَة, ; also known by its incipit ; , "In the name of Allah"), or Tasmiyyah (Arabic: ), is the titular name of the Islamic phrase "In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful" (Arabic: , ) ...

''. Despite being generally feared, they are not necessarily evil in nature.Deniz Karakurt ''Türk Söylence Sözlüğü: Turkish - Turkic Mythology Dictionary / Glossary'' Deniz Karakurt 2011 page 114 This term is also linked to the

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term ''

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'', referring to evil forces like demons or the

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