Pinking in Turkish Culture: Gaziantep Province Nizip District Patterns Cover Image

Türk Kültüründe Oyalar: Gaziantep İli Nizip İlçesi Örnekleri
Pinking in Turkish Culture: Gaziantep Province Nizip District Patterns

Author(s): Kezban Sönmez
Subject(s): Cultural history, Customs / Folklore, Visual Arts, Ethnohistory, Cultural Anthropology / Ethnology, Sociology of Culture, History of Art
Published by: Sanat ve Dil Araştırmaları Enstitüsü
Keywords: Gaziantep; Nizip; pinking; tradition; handicrafts;

Summary/Abstract: Pinking is one of our important handicrafts, which has an important place among Turkish folk arts and continues to exist today. Gaziantep region has the most beautiful works in pinking art as well as in all kinds of art. Both in museum collections and in the hands of the people, the pinking samples appear as an indicator of a rich culture. Pinking is one of the most important tools that people can easily convey their feelings and thoughts. In addition to the task of transferring our traditional culture to new generations, it is seen that they live and witness the time and events in terms of their subjects. However, pinking contribute economically to the person and evaluate the leisure time. The purpose of this research; to introduce the examples of pinking, which has an important place in cultural and social life, in the Nizip district of Gaziantep province, and to try to keep this art branch alive by considering the usability of the samples examined in new applications today. Qualitative research method was used in the study. Firstly, a literature review was made and a conceptual framework was created by scanning publications related to the field of study. In the next stage, data was collected by field study, and all data were analyzed and the result was tried to be reached.

  • Issue Year: 9/2020
  • Issue No: 65
  • Page Range: 106-116
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: Turkish