@article{2018,title={A TERM RELATED TO TURKISH WEDDING TRADITIONS: “TELEK”},abstractNode={In order to meet the concept of “women adorning and guiding brides at weddings” in Turkish culture, it was determined from various sources that many different names are used. The term “telek” is identified as the preferred word for the locals of Yalova to meet the mentioned definition. In this study, it is aimed to explain the position of “women adorning and guiding brides at weddings”, define and explain the concept of “being telek”. In addition to this, the word “telek” is examined in terms of etymological perspectives and the linguistic journey of this word is explained. The concept field of the word "telek" is also tried to be revealed through the texts compiled from the locals of Yalova.},author={Anıl ÇELİK},year={2018},journal={The Journal of Social Sciences}}