Tilting at windmills 1988, which contained the song "Tilting at Windmills". Tilting at windmills Tilting at windmills is an English idiom that means attacking imaginary enemies. The expression is derived from the 1605 novel "Don Quixote" by Miguel de Cervantes, and the word "tilt" in this context comes from jousting. The phrase is sometimes used to describe either confrontations where adversaries are incorrectly perceived, or courses of action that are based on misinterpreted or misapplied heroic, romantic, or idealistic justifications. It may also connote an importune, unfounded, and vain effort against adversaries real or imagined for a vain goal. The phrase comes from
Keloğlan (fictional character) he always defeats his opponents. In some tales he marries with the daughter of the sultan. . There are some characteristic elements of the tales. Professor Kelime Erdal lists these characteristics as; There are similar fictional characters in other Turkic cultures. Professor Esma Şimşek list these as "Taşza Bala" in Kazakhstan, "Keçel" or "Keçel Yeğen" in Azerbaijan, "Keçeloğlan" among the in Turkmen people of Northern Iraq, "Kelce Batır" in Turkmenistan, "Tazoğlan" among Tatar people of Crimea, "Tas" or "Tastarakay" among Altai people of Russia. Keloğlan (fictional character) Keloğlan is a fictional figure in Turkish folklore and literature. "Kel" means "bald"