Spatial Development Process of the Turkish Historical Dwelings (Houses) and Interior Specifications

Abstract

With the start of the history of civilization, the need for shelter occurred, people living in temporary and primitive shelters started to live in open areas with the improvement of climatic conditions, and with the formation of the settled order, architectural habitats began to form and common living spaces began to form. In the light of the researches, Anatolia has been inhabited intensively since the Paleolithic period, with the first settled order and many civilizations, it came under the sovereignty of the Byzantine and later Turks and had a rich cultural and architectural accumulation. It is known that Turks lived a nomadic life before settling in Anatolia and lived in easily established and detachable living environments that can produce solutions for different climates such as summer and winter. In this study, the spatial breaks that emerged as a result of the meeting of Central Asian nomadic life culture with Anatolian cultures are examined through physical and cultural references, and the development of the residential architecture, which is a product of Anatolian design heritage, with the main lines of the traditional Turkish house, and the interior space in these traditional houses, its setup and hardware are documented.

Keywords: Anatolia, The Turkish Historical Dwellings (House), material culture, cultural heritage, interior space

DOI: 10.7176/JSTR/6-07-14