Tahtacı

Tahtacı (meaning "woodworker"), are an Alevi Yörük ethnic subgroup living mainly in forestry areas of Aegean and Mediterranean regions of Turkey, and engage woodworking since Ottoman Empire.[1]

 

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Origins
Main article: Oghuz Turks § Traditional tribal organization
Illustration of physical characteristics of male Tahtacı

Tahtaci originate from the Üçok (three arrows) Turkomans.[2]

Settlement areas in Turkey

Tahtacis are mainly living in Adana, Mersin, Antalya, Denizli, Isparta, Burdur, Muğla, Aydın, İzmir, Manisa, Balıkesir, Çanakkale.
Villages in Antalya Province:

Villages in Balıkesir Province:

  • Balıkesir: Türkali
  • Burhaniye: Pelitköy, Tahtacı, Taşçılar
  • Edremit: Arıtaşı, Çamcı, Doyran, Hacıhasanlar, Kavlaklar, Kızılçukur, Mehmetalan, Poyratlı, Tahtakuşlar, Yassıçalı
  • Kepsut: Mehmetler
  • Savaştepe: Kongurca

Villages in Çanakkale Province:

  • Çanakkale Province: Akçeşme, Aykınoba, Çiftlikdere, Damyeri, Daşbaşı, Değirmendere, Denizgöründü, Elmacık, Gürecik, Kayadere, Kemerdere, Yenimahalle
  • Ayvacık: Bahçedere, Çakalini, Çiftlik, Durdağı, Güzelköy, Kokulutaş, Kıztaşı, Uzunalan
  • Bayramiç: Güven, Karıncalı
  • Ezine: Derbentbaşı, Eğridere, Koşuburun

Religion

Tahtacis are Alevi. However Shamanism is still practiced by the people. Tahtaci Turkomans put their favourite items and clothes their grave.[3] Ahmad Yasawi and Pir Sultan Abdal are one of the most respected religious figures among Tahtacı.[4]

Culture
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References
  2. "Turkmen culture comes alive at Tahtacı museum". DailySabah.
  3. Efe, Recep; Soykan, Abdullah; Cürebal, İsa; Sönmez, Süleyman (March 19, 2014). "Geographical Symbols in Beliefs of the Tahtacı Turkomans Around Kaz Mountain, W Turkey". Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences. 120: 46–52. doi:10.1016/j.sbspro.2014.02.080.
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