Turkish House Architecture With Its Changing Aspects In Our Literature Cover Image

Edebiyatımızda Değişen Yönleriyle Türk Ev Mimarisi
Turkish House Architecture With Its Changing Aspects In Our Literature

Author(s): Selami Alan
Subject(s): Architecture, Studies of Literature, Turkish Literature, Cultural Anthropology / Ethnology
Published by: Kilis 7 Aralık Üniversity
Keywords: Turkish literature; Place; Turkish Home; Cultural Change;

Summary/Abstract: No matter in which era and circumstances he lives, a human has always found a place, a home to shelter. This home can be a cottage made from rambling materials, or it can be a cave carved in the deep sides of a mountain, or it can be a palace for which the most luxurious material used which symbolizes wealth and magnificence. With this regard, a home has been an indispensible/unchanging place for each human. However being indispensible or unchanging is only valid for the need of a home. Otherwise, the structure can change according to the circumstances of the period, geographical state or economic situation of a person. Moreover, it can change according to culture and social structure.Precisely, as human change with the flow of time the perception of home also changes and with this regard it is used as the symbol of cultural change. Literature, which is the mirror of life, is one of the areas where this symbol is used most. In this article, the examples as to the changing home structures and how it reflected to the literature have been analyzed.

  • Issue Year: 2015
  • Issue No: 05
  • Page Range: 1-15
  • Page Count: 15
  • Language: Turkish