The name comes from the Turkic words "Yel," which means wind, and "iye," the familiar spirit of any natural asset.
In Turkic mythology, the Yel İye are female fairy-like spirits who live in the wilderness and sometimes in the clouds.
They were believed to be the spirits of women who had been frivolous in their lifetimes and now floated between the physical world and the afterlife.
It is said that if even one of her hairs are plucked, the Yel İyesi will die or be forced to change back to her true shape.
The voices of the Yel İye are not only very beautiful, but can also form large gusts of winds capable of lift houses into the air.
Its name is in Mongolian belief Салхи Ээж (Russian Buryat: Һалхин Эхэ; Oirat: Салькн Эк).
He is usually described as a long haired and bearded man, and his name is Haydar (Azerbaijani: Heydər, Kazakh: Xayder).
[2] Its name is in Mongolian belief Салхи Эцэг (Russian Buryat: Һалхин Эсэгэ; Oirat: Салькн эцк).
Therefore, the ‘possession of wind’, a skill to control weather, was one of the characteristics of strong Kams (shamans) and other sacred persons.
People trusted the Yel Ata (Wind God), a force of nature that gave them energy.