In the book (Sepetçioglu, 1965) the character of Kara Han is seen as a creator. According to mythology, there is nothing but water. There is no time. There is a creation from nothing. The water nymph Ak Ana and Kara Han met. The Kara Han created the “Er Kişi” after hearing the Ak Ana whisper to him.
“There was “water” with “God Black Han” when there was nothing yet. There was no one who saw but the Black Han, and no one other than the water. The water rippled as Black Han got bored of loneliness and thought about what to do.” (Atsız, 1943)
Kara Han and Er became friends. They got along well. But suddenly a dark cloud formed. Doubt fell into Kara Han’s mind. I wonder if I hadn’t created it, he thought. While Kara Han is thinking like this, Er Kişi thought as why do I always fly low? If he created me, why did he think that he was god to me? “We must be equal, that’s how friendship works!” he said. While these thoughts were going on, he suddenly entered the water nail. However, just as he was about to enter the water, he shocked Kara Han and broke his wing and splashed water. The milky white state of the god was now wet. He looked at Kara Han and said: “God see, I’m stronger than you”, I did what I wanted without your permission. Erlik says I have done this much and I will do more. I will even go beyond God. But this time, Kara Han acted quickly and broke Erlik’s wings before he moved. But Erlik, who did not understand this, flapped his wings even more. As he flapped his wing, he fell into a dark water into the sea. It started to sink. The endless water began to swallow him. He began to drown. His lungs were full of water now. “My God!” he cried. You truly said the nation forgive me, I will never do it again. “Take the sand and bring it,” said Kara Han to the private. Er diverged and pulled out a ball of colored light from the bottom of the water. He took it to the Kara Han. God told him to sprinkle with water. Erlik threw into the water and the soil that spilled into the water grew. A plain formed at the midpoint of the water. This plain grew and opened over time. He threw sand on it again. The ground shook. He thought himself a god once again. He thought to himself as follows; “Since he himself cannot extract the soil. He sent me. I am superior to him.” Erlik people bought more land. He wanted to create and own more land than God. He wanted to escape from God and dominate his own world. But wherever he fled, he saw God. There was a god in time. There was also a god in water. Again, God took pity on the Er person. “Spit,” he said. If you want to get rid of “spit”. The man spat. The flat piece of land turned into a pitted area. Every area was pitted. Still, it is not wise. He said to God that I just wanted to create my own world. During this event, swamps, cliffs and hills were formed. “I wanted to be the god of my own world,” he said. He said he didn’t want to worship you. The more the individual spoke, the more the world shook. The ground was splitting. Swamps were forming. The god Kara Han milky-white spoke to him under his warm wings. I left you alone. He said you are bad. Er did not give up again. He said, “If I’m bad, it’s because of your evil.” He said, “If you’re good, why didn’t you give me your favor?” In an instant there was silence. There was water all over again. God said; “There is water under that ground. There is soil under the water. There is water again under the ground. He said that you will stay there and suffer your punishment. He said there will be a dark world there. This darkness will be your world. All your life, your ears, your eyes will be filled with darkness,” he said. After he was silent, he suddenly found himself under the ground. It was like a country where the eye could not see, where the darkness extended towards solitude. The longer he stayed here, the darker the heart of Er person was. While the Er person’s heart was getting darker in the region of darkness, a tree was starting to grow on the ground above. It was a huge majestic tree. There was not even a branch on the tree. Kara Han did not accept this situation. He said it should be tree branches and leaves. The tree was illuminated by God. Nine branches were formed. The north-facing side was unhappy, looking sickly. But despite that branch, the tree gave a feast to the earth. The land looked better. The tree covered the swamps, hills, and pits that the Er had made. The nine- branched tree gave peace to its surroundings and confidence in its land and water. God wanted a bird on this tree. He said bird sounds. He said that the tree should have many fruits. He wanted the pain of loneliness to be filled with the sound of birds. Suddenly the whole tree was surrounded by birds, but the north side was still empty. There was a riot of colors all around. Water, earth, day, night, stars, moon and sun were formed. But there was still a shortcoming, according to God. Found the problem. Loneliness. God said: “From each of the nine branches nine human descendants”. The roots of the tree suddenly swelled. The coarse roots reached the ground. Accompanied by a shout and applause, the people came to God. They were thanking God for being created in nine humans and being the first human to come to earth. Four women and five men were born. Three of the men were under the eastern branch, and three of the women were under the three western branches. A woman was sitting on the branch where the north meets. She was charming and beautiful. Kara Han summoned the Er person back to him. He wanted the world to see its beautiful state. After all, he was his first companion. His heart was not content with Er’s absence from this world. Er person was surprised to see the world. He said give me half of it. Kara Han said, “No, I cannot give you what is not mine.” We created them all for people, what you see is people’s. He said not ours. “All beauties are for their comfort,” he said. But the slyness and cunning of the Er did not end. He had this idea in mind. He wanted half the world. The slyness and cunning of the Er did not end. He had this idea in mind. He wanted half the world. God created the snake and the dog to stop the Er from doing evil. The dog was majestic, the snake was long. Both were assigned to wait for people. The Er person tried to get into people’s minds. Let’s eat the fruit on the tree, the Er person says to those around him. But people say no, God has forbidden them to us. When you insist, people get angry. The snake and dog Er grabs the person and throws them away. Sent to the north. The man was watching the people. Ece told Doğanay that she wanted to eat one of the fruits. He said no one sees us, let’s eat. Doğanay was angry, “God sees”. said. He really saw God. But they still ate the fruit. God did not want to interfere in people’s business. Because he had given them wisdom. God was angry that the forbidden things were violated. He changed the name of the private person to “Erlik”. He said it will be the symbol of the devil. I have haunted you Erlik. If you think that the right path is evil and ugliness, beware, we have created beauty out of evil. He said find it. “I’m throwing Erlik back into the land of darkness seven floors below the ground,” he said. Heaven and earth were created. Those who praised God became one with Erlik’s wishes in time. They forgot God for a moment and joined the Erlik side. He sent Erlik seven floors underground. He made people’s hearts ache with the pain of loneliness. Then he summoned God’s messengers on earth one by one. This migration darkened the sky.