The term "lullaby" refers to the kind of folk literature that is typically sung to children to help them go asleep and has evolved into an anonymous form throughout time. Lullabies, which are part of the folk music genre, occur under numerous names throughout the geography of the Turkic world. The aim of this study is to evaluate the lullabies, which have an important place in the Nogay oral tradition, from a functional perspective. A brief overview of Nogay Turks in the Turkic world was provided in the study's introduction part. The oral literary traditions that make up a significant portion of the literature of the Nogay Turks were generally evaluated in the first chapter. In the second part of the study, Nogay cradle songs -lullabies- that play a role as culture carriers were examined according to their content and structure with the functional folklore method. It has been proven that cradle songs, which currently appear to be on the point of being forgotten, have a practical purpose in a child's socialization and development.
Nogay Turks, Nogay Oral Literature, folk songs, lullaby, Nogay cradle songs.