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Thank you for posting. It seems deers and elks indeed important and sacred to some degree but I wasnt aware of it.

"Deer cult in Anatolian folk culture is one of the most important values which Turks brought from the Central Asia. Today in Turkey, there are many legends and stories sanctifying deer and deer continues to inspire the modern literature and art. Deer with mother-tree was seen creator Goddess and source of life or ancestor of clan or family in Turkish cosmology. These ancient beliefs have made deer cult important in Turkish culture. In a time with the social and cultural transformations of the Turkish societies of Central Asia, deer lost its importance in belief system and culture. While wolf, horse and raptorials were being identified with political power, sacredness of deer was of secondary importance. However it kept its importance among the lower layers of these societies. After the conver-sion to Islam, it was believed that deer served and/or helped to the saints and people in need. After taking place in religious stories especially being involved in the cult of saints, deer cult consolidated its sacredness in the eyes of public. Societies changed their many beliefs and values after changing their social and cultural structures. Turkish societies also changed but sacredness of deer has been living in the memoirs of the Turkish societies in general. This put deer cult in a specific place in the Turkish culture. These matters about deer cult in Turkish culture are examined from a historical perspective and in terms of comparative method"

Found some pdfs about it but they are Turkish just quoting the abstract passage.