An Orek ( Turkish: ''Örek'', Azerbaijanese: ''Örək'',

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in the Collins English Dictionary is an umbrella term for different

: ''Өрәк'' or ''Öräk'', Bashkort: ''Өрәк'') in Turkic folklore is an animated corpse

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by mystical means such as witchcraft. The idea of Örek is present in some Turkic cultures. In some communities it is believed that a dead person can be turned into a Örek by a girl dressed in white. Öreks are

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creatures regularly encountered in folk narratives and legends. They are typically depicted as mindless, reanimated corpses with a hunger for human flesh. ''Өрәк'' or ''Öräk'' means in Tatar and Bashkort 'soul' or 'ghost'.Татарско-русский словар�
Өрәк
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* {{in lang, tr}
Tatar Mitolojisinde Varlıklar, Çulpan Zaripova
(Öräk, Hortlak)

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