The 10^th century historian Ibn-i Fadlan wrote about the Türkmen as follows: “The Türkmen people do not cover the faces of their women and girls like their neighbours. Their women are free. However, they do not know what it is to be unchaste. Türkmen women throughout history have lived without the slightest stain to their honour.”

The enemies of Lady Burla, mother of Oraz Mahyýa, wanted to make her drunk in order to seduce her. When they came to the place where the women were held captive, they 

asked, “Who is Lady Burla, here?” All the women in one voice replied, “I am Lady Burla.” However, her devious enemies said, “Force all of them to eat the roasted body of her son, Oraz. The rest may all eat of it but his mother cannot.” And they attempted to kill the son of   Gazan. Aware of what was happening, Lady Burla asked her son, “How can I choose between eating your flesh or dishonouring your father’s name?” Her son angrily replied,

Mother! Let your mouth dry up,

Let your tongue rot away,

Were not your rights of God’s rights

Then I would force myself to rise against you,

And grip you by your collar and throat,

And bring you down under my coarse heels,

And kick your white face against the dark soil.

Let them slice my flesh and fry it on the fire

And put it before the daughters of the forty beg,

And eat from it two if they eat one,

But never will you defame the honour

Of my father, Gazan!