A Gelin (

Turkish Turkish may refer to: *a Turkic language spoken by the Turks * of or about Turkey ** Turkish language *** Turkish alphabet ** Turkish people, a Turkic ethnic group and nation *** Turkish citizen, a citizen of Turkey *** Turkish communities and mi ...

for bride) is a type of female

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reportedly seen in

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areas and associated with some local legend of tragedy. Doerfer, Gerhard (1980) [] (in German), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó In Turkey, a gelin is the ghost of a girl or young woman who died violently after she was abandoned by her lover. Common to the local legends surrounding the gelin is the theme of losing or being betrayed by a husband or fiancé. Gəlinlər (

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) are often associated with an individual family line or said to be a harbinger of death, similar to a

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References

* Starostin, Sergei, Dybo, Anna, Mudrak, Oleg (2003) “*gẹlin”, in (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.8), Leiden, New York, Köln: E.J. Brill

External links

* https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/g%C9%99lin
Efsanevi Yaratıklar (Mythical Creatures) - Gelin
*Özhan Öztürk

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