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]
Origins
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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:
- Elmalı: Akçainiş
- Finike: Alacadağ, Arifköy, Gökbük
- Kumluca: Beşikçi, Hızırkahya, Toptaş
- Manavgat: Dolbazlar, Sağırin
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
- "Turkmen culture comes alive at Tahtacı museum". DailySabah.
- 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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