Balad (Ballada) Türü Ve Gagauz Edebi̇yatina Yansimasi

The ballad (ballada) is a lyrical type of poetry with a unique verse form in Western (European) literature that goes back to the Middle Ages and is sung accompanied by dances. These lyric poems, which have a story, include many subjects such as religious, satirical and tragic subjects. Ballads, with their subject matter, style and simplicity in narrating events, carry the audience to a moral and spiritual environment and leave them alone with their emotions. In general, it can be said that ballads present theevents with a strong tragedy, and this leaves deep impressions on the listener. One of the most distinctive examples of this type of poetry, which is seen in the literature of Western (European) peoples, is seen in the oral literature of the Gagauz Turks, one of the Turkish tribes living in the Balkans. M. A. Durbaylo, who made compilations in Gagauz villages between 1970-1990, published these compilations as a book under the name of “Ballada Folk Songs”. It is seen that Gagauz ballads, which are similar to ballads of other Balkan peoples in terms of form elements, are tragic folk songs with lyric-epic features like ballads of other peoples. The aim of this study is to give general information about the ballad poem genre and to underline the similarities of this poem type with Gagauz ballads. In this study, the definition of the ballad is made, information about its history and types is given, and the studies on the ballad type are mentioned. Finally, information is given about the reflections of ballad on Gagauz literature and similarities with Gagauz ballads are presented.