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In this study, the anecdotes which are collected from Mersin are examined in terms of performance theory and the importance of narrator, listener and context in the course of rendition are presented. In the folklore studies which were conducted until present day were generally used text based folklore theories. These studies include examination of text which are collected from field, patterns and episodes. The effects of the context of text’s creation, the listener and rendition environment were ignored. However, in modern day context based theories preferable rather than text based theories in the study of folklore. In our study, Performance Theory which is a context based theory is used. According to performance theory, folklore studies are alive and they take part as movement in a dynamic process. The texts which are arranged according to performance theory involve narrator, listener and context. In our study, it is tried to present the effects of narrator, listener and context on anecdotes by using the performance theory which is context based theory. In our study, firstly the meanings which are attributed to the word of “folk” are evaluated according to their historical development, then the birth of folklore is explained. After all, it is mentioned about the difference between text based theories and context based theories. In the continues of our study, information about performance theory that we used as method is given. Then, the importance of context, narrator and listener on anecdotes which are collected from field is explained. In the conclusion part, the importance of performance theory which is a context based folklore study that is used in recent years in Turkish folklore studies on the folklore studies’ performance explained.

THE IMPORTANCE OF NARRATOR, LISTENER AND CONTEXT IN THE RENDITION OF MERSIN ANECTODE IN TERMS OF PERFORMANCE THEORY