The article deals with the study of songs from the period of the Great Patriotic War (1941-1945) by Turkish researchers as a factor in the formation of motivation of citizens to fight the Nazi invaders. One of the main values of folklore – songs - greatly influences the morale in harsh military conditions. The Soviet government was well aware of the influence of folk songs not only on soldiers, but also on all Soviet citizens, for whom the war became a difficult exam for survival and left an indelible mark in their memory. Within the framework of the historical and genetic research method, the emergence and development of the popularity of songs of the war years are analyzed. On the basis of chronological and ideographic methods, the songs of the war years, their authors, and the peculiarities of their influence on the morale of the Soviet population are considered. The military song repertoire reflected frontline events and everyday experiences. Especially popular during the Great Patriotic War among soldiers and partisans were such songs as "Under the green broom", "There in the distance, across the river", "Young Red Army soldier", "Don't worry, seagulls, over the sea", "Through the valleys and along the hills". And some of the songs date back to the time of the Civil War. Some songs were written to the tune of earlier songs or poems, such as, for example, the song about the feat of Alexander Matrosov "The Valdai dark Forest was Noisy" to the tune of K. Ryleev's poem "The Death of Ermak". Difficult wartime gave Soviet citizens such songs as "Holy War", "Beloved City", "Katyusha", "Blue Handkerchief", "Dugout", "Dark Night" and many others. The tragedies that happened during the Nazi occupation are also the source of writing some folk songs, for example, about the feat of Rostov resident Vitya Cherevichkin. Another type of songwriting specific to the period of the Great Patriotic War, the Turkish author considers the songs of Soviet women who were captured, and in his research, he relies on the works of Soviet researcher L.N. Pushkarev. In his work, Turkish author Hanife Sarac comes to the conclusion that frontline folklore is an indispensable guide through the hardships of war. And indeed, the songs of the war years were an effective weapon in the fight against the enemy in the Patriotic War, they became the quintessence of the war, were in the thick of military events.