Browsing by Author "Uygur, Hatice Kubra"

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An Assessment Of Camel Plays Based On Animal Imitations
(Selcuk Univ, inst Turkish Studies, 2019) Uygur, Hatice Kubra
Beneath the surface of Anatolia's history lies a well-established tradition of plays. If we go way back, it is known these plays have mystical and ritualistic aspects. Over time, these plays have turned into theatrical plays binding the society together, entertaining and providing them a good time. In this study, "camel plays" carrying traces of the culture of camel breeding in many parts of Anatolia will be exemplified. Lifestyle in Anatolia bounded by the land and animal breeding emerges in the cultural identity and memory of society. This influence is spread across all areas with life styles and its impact on vocabulary. It is possible to identify this influence in daily life, traditions and oral cultural artifacts. Among oral cultural artifacts, camel plays are living traditional plays. During onsite surveys on the culture of camel breeding conducted, it is seen that camels had their part in many areas of life in past but in time, their numbers decreased and function within life evolved into wrestling therefore they remained for entertainment purposes only. In many parts of Anatolia, especially during winter months, festivals or wedding ceremonies, camel plays based on animal imitations are performed. The remarkable point in this study is that camel plays still exist within collective memory of society even in places camel breeding has long started to fade. Contribution of camel plays on the sustainability of culture derived as a result of literature scanning will be assessed in this study.
Functional Evaluation of Ankara Ferfene Days in the Context of Gender
(Geleneksel Yayincilik Ltd Stl, 2019) Uygur, Hatice Kubra
Social life is rewarding in terms of traditional entertainments which involve many elements as laugh, catering, music that enable people from the rush of daily life. Almost all regions have some specific inherent ways of entertainment. Entertainments in traditional societies are not independent from society's world vision and historical memorial perception. Traditional entertainments tie relationships between society and ritual. The spirit of solidarity increases and the communication is strengthened in societies where identity and history are emphasized. Daily changes in today's society reshapes the concept of entertainment and rituals, Generally, traditional entertainments and specifically "Ferfene Days", collective concept of regions and all practices regarding the tradition have been considered a functional portion of cultural identity. In this study, Ankara Ferfeneleri, which is an Anatolian traditional entertainment, has been approached from functional perspective in terms of gender. In traditional entertainments, the diversity of appropriate actions which change according to gender are shaped pursuant to multi-variables such as economic situation, marital status, education level. That fact causes a distinction and stereotype within traditions. Potential causes of the differences regarding gender gap have been discussed in this study where appropriate. Traditional entertainment platforms are important in terms of female socialization and distribution of roles in society. Causes of gender discrimination in entertainment may be listed and based on social, economic, religious, and psychological factors. Hence the subject here has been examined based on social doctrine. Influence of importance, contribution, modification and transformation of traditional entertainments to traditional entertainments in terms of notion of culture and entertainment have been also embraced in this study. Nevertheless, ferfenes which have existed as multifunctional entertainment have been evaluated as causes for achievement of individuals, social solidarity, entertainment and learning on multi-layer basis from folkloric perspective.
Tradational Mardin's Entertainment: Leyli Night's
(MILLI FOLKLOR DERGISI, 2014) Uygur, Hatice Kubra
Transmission of tradition provides bondage between generations in multi cultural societies by means of the transmission of cultural codes between generations. Cultural heritage of Mardin which bonds people from different lingual and religious backgrounds can be traced back in entertainment practices. These practices convey past to present with its traditional character. The traditional entertainment ritual in Mardin is called "Leyli Nights". They provide the basic elements of Mardin's culture and entertainment practices. Leyli Nights are also significant for being a part of transition rituals such as bridal and circumcision ceremonies. Nevertheless as these ceremonies take place in different locations due to the change in life styles; Leyli nights' character also changed especially in places where it became a tourist attraction. This shift in its context and authenticity will be discussed. Our study is a folkloric one which takes music in Leyli Nights as means of communication. In addition, the multi lingual and multi religious structure of the region is reflected in these entertainments. Rituals and practices of Leyli Night entertainments, (both traditional and touristic) which is an important phenomenon in Mardin's entertainment culture, and introduction of collective singing practices are subject of this study.