Abstract
The discovery and the forging of iron has had an important role in human history. An epoch has ended and a new one has began with the discovery of iron. Humans have acquired the power of ruling the nature. With the use of iron, certain beliefs and practises have arisen around it. Due to its features such as rigidity, the ability to take new shapes and the power to protect and kill, people have assigned meaning to, respected and sacralized iron. As a result of iron being forged in fire, the relation between furnace and iron has emerged and various beliefs have arisen around it. "In many historical resources and Turkish beliefs, it has been determined that Turkish people have adopted forging as a profession. Turkish people who see forging as ancestral occupation have brought it until today by transferring its knowledge and secrets from father to son in a master-apprentice relationship. Although it is losing its place the craft of forging, which has had great importance in Turkish culture, has continued its existence until today.