Extraordinary beings and demonic creatures have an important place in classical Turkish literature. One of these beings is the witch. A metaphor has been formed around the witch, expressing the beauty of the beloved one and its effect on the lover. Witch is associated with magic and evil in the Turkish belief system. Also witch has different names in Turkish culture. One of these name is “koncolos”. It is believed that there is a “koncolos” in the Anatolia, Caucasus, Rumelia and Balkan geographies. It is believed that “koncolos” is a scary-looking creature that appears on the coldest nights of the winter months, asks questions and kills people when they can't get the answers it want. “Koncolos” belief is included in these works: Güftî’s Teşrifâtü’ş-Şu’arâ, Nef’î’s Sihâm-ı Kazâ, Nev’î-zâde Atâyî’s Sohbetü’l-ebkâr’s, Sâbit’s Dere-nâme anda Zafer-nâme, Tırsî’s Dîvân. In these couplets, the “koncolos” is mentioned with its ugly physical appearance and its appearance in the winter months. In addition, poets have created winter season and fear themes in their poems by resorting to beliefs about this existence. The “koncolos”, believed to be an evil creature, adds a humorous feature to these couplets. In the study, the related couplets of the poets are examined and it is aimed to determine the place of the concolos belief in the tradition of classical Turkish literature.

Turkish belief system, classical Turkish literature, extraordinary beings, the witch, the koncolos.