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title: Statue of Dede Korkut
author: John Pavelka
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15682/statue-of-dede-korkut/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Statue of Dede Korkut
_Authored by John Pavelka_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/15682.jpg)
## Image Caption
The statue of Dede Korkut, a semi-legendary sage and poet among the Oghuz Turks and the narrator of the stories in the Book of Dede Korkut, in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan.
## Cite This Work
### APA
Pavelka, J. (2022, April 11). Statue of Dede Korkut. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Pavelka, John. "Statue of Dede Korkut." *World History Encyclopedia*, April 11, 2022. .
### MLA
Pavelka, John. "Statue of Dede Korkut." *World History Encyclopedia*, 11 Apr 2022, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gorkut_Ata_Statue_at_Independence_Monument_(27506806397).jpg) by [**John Pavelka**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gorkut_Ata_Statue_at_Independence_Monument_(27506806397).jpg). Submitted by [Batuhan Aksu](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/batuhanaksu/ "User Page: Batuhan Aksu"), published on 11 April 2022. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0deed.en). This license lets others distribute, remix, tweak, and build upon your work, even commercially, as long as they credit you for the original creation. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.