Puppets create a magical world with their historical and contemporary subjects. Contrary to popular belief, demonstrations were organized not only for children but also for adults. Puppet show for children predominates; because these presentations are educational as well as entertaining. Modern puppeteers can transform any object for the purpose of play, so they offer a wide range of applications. They also create cultural wealth while playing the puppet. Traditional puppets reflect the characteristics of almost every culture. For this reason, traditional stories, legends and tales were handled and staged all over the world and presented in traditional costume. This traditional aspect of the puppet; gives us an idea of where it comes from. It documents the cultural characteristics of the society in which it is located, its language, its essence, the puppet presentation. Texts; they are folk myths and have been moved from language to language, and today most of them are recorded. If the texts are anonymous, they provide information about the day, so they are quite rich historical documents. Each type of puppet has its own application methods. According to the necessity of puppet theaters; can use large and small scenes. If the game takes place with small puppets, a small stage or curtain is preferred. However, if a mixed play with human-sized puppets and actor is to be performed, the stage dimensions, puppet sizes and costume dimensions will also change accordingly. The aim of this study is to present the traditional puppet theater; stages of costume development and costume application methods are examined. Working method; will be made by comparison method on the past and present works.