Keloglan

Also known as Bald Boy, Baldboy, Keloğlan

thumb | right | Keloglan figure and books at Kartal Fairy Tale Museum. Keloğlan (Turkish: 'bald boy') is a fictional character that appears in Turkic and Altai mythology, fairy tales and similar folkloric narratives.

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In folklore
Names
Parallels
Major stories
Popular culture
References
Further reading
External links

==In folklore== thumb | right | Entrance of Keloglan Cave. Denizli, Acıpayam, Dodurga, Eşeler Mountain. A well-known character in Turkish folklore, Keloğlan, also known as keleşoğlan, has the problem of being bald from birth. Despite an ugly outer appearance, he is still a clever and lucky character. He represents the characteristics of the Anatolian people.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Keloglan” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.