Documentation of Rural Architectural and Textural Characteristics and Determination of the Problems of Akseki Belenalan Village
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Documentation of Rural Architectural and Textural Characteristics and Determination of The Problems of Akseki Belenalan Village Citation for published version (APA): Karayazı, S. S., & Sagiroglu, O. (2016). Documentation of Rural Architectural and Textural Characteristics and Determination of The Problems of Akseki Belenalan Village. Gazi University Journal of Science Part B: Art, Humanities, Design and Planning, 4(1), 13-23. https://dergipark.org.tr/en/download/article-file/235343 Document status and date: Published: 29/02/2016 Document Version: Publisher’s PDF, also known as Version of Record (includes final page, issue and volume numbers) Please check the document version of this publication: • A submitted manuscript is the version of the article upon submission and before peer-review. There can be important differences between the submitted version and the official published version of record. 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Sep. 2021 Gazi University Journal of Science Part B: Art, Humanities, Design And Planning GU J Sci Part:B 4(1):13-23 (2016) Documentation of Rural Architectural and Textural Characteristics and Determination of The Problems of Akseki Belenalan Village Sevim Sezi AKMAN KARAYAZI1 , Özlem SAGIROGLU2, 1Gazi University, Faculty of Architecture, Ankara, TÜRKİYE 2Gazi University, Faculty of Architecture, Ankara, TÜRKİYE Received: 14/01/2016 Accepted: 29/02/2016 ABSTRACT The purpose of this article is to document the settlement texture, structural features and socio-economic situation of Belenalan Village, Akseki, Antalya, which was never studied before. In this context, historical and geographical information were researched, data about the public buildings were obtained, inside and outside documentation of the dwellings and typology studies were conducted, regarding elements and spatial organization and problems concerning a single structure and the whole village were determined as a result of analysis and social surveys about the settlement texture, and these are presented here. It was aimed to use this documentation study as data for the following conservation practices. Keywords: Belenalan village, Rural architecture, Conservation, Documentation, Akseki 1. INTRODUCTION Studies regarding the conservation of historical and and reclamation of towns in the past have subsided in cultural values dates back to the years before Christian the recent centuries to a single building together with era. These studies which were about the development the apprehension of the importance of cultural stability, development of the consciousness of administrators and Corresponding author, e-mail: [email protected] 14 GU J Sci Part:B, 4(1):13-23 (2016)/ Sevim Sezi AKMAN KARAYAZI, Özlem SAGIROGLU people and the increase of technological opportunities name of the village is Belen and that it changed into in construction. Especially, subsiding of theoretical Belenilvat and lastly into Belenalan [1]. However, studies into practice have been playing an important Özkaynak states that the name of the village is not part for many buildings. This situation which can be present in the records of Defter'i Hakani, therefore he observed more clearly on the basis of monumental guesses that it was established after 980 (A.D.1572- buildings has recently developed on behalf of the 1573). Regarding the village, he stated that he civilian architecture, and thus, it was determined to presumed it became a neighborhood of Büyükilvat form a collective consciousness. However, studies village and thus it took the name Belenilvat after "Yerle regarding rural architectural buildings are at a beginning karye" is scattered [2]. The first 'hatip' (official Muslim level and insufficient. In theory, recommendations of orator) was assigned in 1833 to the old mosque of European Council in 1977 (The Granada Appeal) and Belenalan [1,3]. For this reason, it can be said in 1989 (Recommendation no.(R89) 6 on Protection and certainty that the village was established before 1833 in enhancement of the Rural architectural heritage) are accordance with the facts, and it can be said with considered important developments. In 2014, Bursa and precautionary record that it was established in 1750’s. Cumalıkızık village being considered as world heritage by UNESCO and the continuation of studies about Belenalan village is situated on the 94th kilometer of Yörükköyü, Safranbolu are important due to the fact Manavgat – Konya highway. On the east of the village that they are encouraging. Nevertheless, insensible Çanakpınar, on the south Bucakalan, on the west implementations intended for unearned income due to Büyükalan and on the north Sarıhacılar villages are the fact that most of the buildings are not registered located. have been threatening rural architecture. For this reason, 3. ARCHITECTURAL, PHYSICAL AND SOCIAL every passing day is a loss of time in the annihilation of ANALYSIS OF BELENALAN VILLAGE rural architecture. 3.1. Settlement Features Belenalan village chosen within the context of the study is one of the important rural settlements due to the fact As the other villages in Akseki, Belenalan village is that it is functional as it has dwellings built via a also situated on the slope of mountain. Streets are technique special to Akseki-İbradi basin and as the developed organically in harmony with the land; it is daily life still goes on, and its physical continuity is still settled as to cut northwest-southwest axis which is the intact as its texture is not destroyed. It was declared as blowing direction of the main winds. Wideness of the an urban protected site and conserved by Antalya streets range between 2,5 – 3 meters. On the original Cultural Heritage Conservation District Board on streets surface covering which was formed via pressing November 22nd, 2011 and with decree no. 166 but no rubble stones into the soil ground is present, whereas study has been conducted. the others are covered with stone chips and asphalt. This covering is maintained by pouring stones between Within the scope of this article, data obtained from 15-30 cm -which are called as 'helik' locally- used to analysis regarding the texture of the village, typological build dry stone walls over the soil ground and pressing data as a result of locating insides and outsides of the them in time. In most of the streets that are built on a buildings and demographic data from social surveys are slope water was gathered to cisterns via caving in a part presented. It is aimed to establish a basis for the of the street. As the water installations in the village is conservation studies which will be conducted after the not working, cisterns are the sole collecting areas for data obtained. drinking and domestic water. There are no sidewalks. As the roads move away from the dwellings towards 2. HISTORICAL BACKGROUND OF agricultural and forest areas, they are left as soil ground. BELENALAN VILLAGE Buildings in the village are situated such as to let light, As in other rural buildings and settlements in Anatolia, wind and view for other houses. All the houses are written documents regarding Belenalan village and its inside garden areas, and they are separately situated buildings are quite rare. Enhoş claims that the villagers from each other (Fig.1). came from 'Belen' area of Antakya 200-300 years ago and settled in this area, that for this reason the first Figure 1.General photographs of Bucakalan village GU J Sci Part:B, 4(1):13-23 (2016)/ Sevim Sezi AKMAN KARAYAZI, Özlem SAGIROGLU 15 3.2. Structural Features Public buildings: primary school is not used today, due to lack of students. Sümbül, in the interview with Mustafa Güzel - There are a total of 50 buildings in the village. Public the mukhtar of Belenalan- in 1989, expresses that the buildings that are present today are Belenalan old primary school was last used in 1988, and that the mosque, Belenalan mosque (Concrete), Belenalan children were transferred to Bucakalan village as their primary school, cisterns and 5 storages (Fig. 2). number decreased [4]. During the field study, The The load bearing walls of the primary school were built building which uses the same courtyard with Belenalan with a 'timber-reinforced rubble stone masonry with old mosque is locked, and therefore it was not possible projecting tie-beams' technique, which is unique for to maintain its plan set-up (Fig. 3a). Akseki - İbradı basin, and called 'düğmeli' locally. The Figure 2.The function and current usage analysis of the buildings in Belenalan village. As the oldest information regarding Belenalan old Belenalan mosque is a concrete building having a mosque is that first 'hatip' assignment was in 1833 [1], central space, and it is in use constantly.