Rose Hip in Turkish Culture

Culture is the whole material and spiritual values that a society has. Traditions and customs of a society, folk beliefs, mania, fairy tale, folk song, legend, epic etc. products, dishes, folk medicine practices form the culture of that society. Rosehip has gained a place in Turkish culture with its use in folk literature products, with the folk beliefs that have developed around it, and as a source of food. Rosehip, which grows spontaneously in many parts of Anatolia, is a plant that is resistant to cold and seen as healing for many ailments. Rosehip is a fruit which is the topic of many folkloric narrations and which has many beliefs and rituals around it as well as being a mythological tree. It can be seen in many folkloric beliefs such as hidirellez, bad evil, gin, magic, tombs and growing up children. There are a lot of folkloric songs about rose hips in Anatolia. At the same time, branches of cloth ribbon washing rope and so on. objects are connected to see the wish tree function. Rosehip is one of the most unique tastes of Turkish cuisine with its tea, jams, juice, marmalade, soup, churchkhela and composte. Rosehip, which is seen as a miraculous plant, is also used in public health. Today, it is an important raw material for the food and medicine industry. In this study, the rosehip will be studied from cultural perspectives. First its mythological way will be handled, then beliefs and practices about rosehip from past to now present will be presented, then its place for public health will be handled. Examples from folkloric literature about rosehip will be given and flavors prepared with rosehip in Turkish cuisine will be explained.