مرکز منطقه ای اطلاع رساني علوم و فناوري - A Study on Life, Cultural Features and Music of Sarıkeçililer, the Last Yoruks (Turkish Nomads) Living in Mersin Province

Abstract :

The last Yoruks (Turkish nomads) living in Mersin province (Sarıkeçililer) are examined and a general evaluation is made by analyzing lifestyles and nomadism (camping and migration) of Sarıkeçililer in this study. The harmony between the ethnic activities and the cultural lives of Sarıkeçili tribe, the last Yoruks and the relation of this harmony with their musical culture have been determined as the subject of this study. Yoruks are groups which camp and migrate according to seasons, live a nomadic life in Anatolia and Rumelia and provide livelihood on animal breeding.Sarıkeçili Yoruks living in Mersin province were reached in person in the study and data were collected through interviews, surveys and oral communication, and the living conditions of Yoruks, the problems encountered thereby and their unique cultural features were included in the study in light of findings. The Yoruks, called by different names in each region, are called as the Sarıkeçili tribe within the province of Mersin. The biggest reason of examining the Sarıkeçili tribe is their being one of the last Yoruks living a nomadic life. The Yoruks still living a nomadic life in our day is a bridge between the present and the past.