Bamsi Beyrek

Bamsi Beyrek (Azerbaijani: Bamsı Beyrək, بامسی بئیرک, Turkish: Bamsı Beyrek, Turkmen: Bamsi Beýrek) is a character in the Book of Dede Korkut and in Turkish, Azeri and some Altai legends.

Burak Aksak named one of his films "Bamsı Beyrek" about a love experienced in Oghuz Turks.

[1] The film is centered around Legend II of the Book of Dede Korkut, the dastan is mainly about Bamsi.

As time went by, the merchants arrived in Constantinople and bought some items, however, on their way back to Bay Büre, they were attacked by some infidels.

They also told Bay Büre about what had happened in the infidels' attack, and the young man's father found out that his son had cut off the heads of his enemies.

After Beyrek gave a deer to Banu's nurse, they spent some time together after which both of them learned more about each other, they even have a disagreement in which both had an arm wrestle.

Korkut appeared as a character in this epic, he helped Bamsi outwit Chichek's evil brother, Crazy Karchar.

Uruz Koja [az],[a 3] the Bey of the Outer Oghuz, invites Bamsi Beyrek, his son-in-law, to join the rebels to test his loyalty.

The Outer Oghuz nobles beg Kazan's forgiveness, which he grants, and Uruz Koja's house and lands are pillaged.

Mention of Beyrek's name in the second legend of the Book of Korkut Ata