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  • Poems from the Turkish Epic is a collection of Altaic poems a dapted by Gene Doty from Gulten Yener's prose translation.
  • Azerbaijan International is an online magazine that in this issue has a number of articles on Azerbaijani legends, both ancient and contemporary. 
  • Three English translations of Uzbek Folktales are kept on this University of Washington site meant to aid students of the Uzbek language.
  • This Mongol page features a collection of Mongol Mythology, translated by Todd Cornell and the trickster tale of Shagdar the Nut.
  • Sarangerel of the Buryat Homep page, recounts about a dozen tales of Buryat Mongolian Mythology.
  • Afghani.com's Afghan Traditions & History page discusses the mythic origins of the new year festival of Nowrouz which has some ties to Zoroastrianism.
  • The Afghan Cultural Information Center maintains a small collection of Afghan Folklore including a few folktales.