Princess Saljan
Princess Saljan (, ) is a character in the Book of Dede Korkut and other Turkic mythology. The character of Saljan has also been adapted as 'Selcan Hatun' in the Turkish TV series Diriliş: Ertuğrul and Kuruluş: Osman in a similar manner to Bamsi Beyrek. In the Book of Dede Korkut "" is considered the most romantic story in Korkut Ata's book. Kanli Koja eagerly attempts to marry his son off immediately, but his son has very high standards for a wife:Before I rise to my feet she must rise; before I mount my well-trained horse she must be on horseback; before I reach the bloody infidels' land she must already have got there and brought back a few heads. Kan Turali then finds a girl who he thinks meets his standards, Saljan, although her father was the infidel king of Trebizond. Kan Turali rides off to the Byzantine castle, where he has to face all sorts of challenges including having to kill a lion, a bull, and a savage black camel to win the hand of the king's daughter Princess Saljan. After refusing to enter the bridal's tent before receiving his parents' blessing, Kan Turali heads for the land