Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Turk Kulturu ve Haci Bektas Veli - Arastirma Dergisi, sa.110, ss.109-141, 2024 (Scopus)
The graves of people belonging to the Quraysh family who settled in the village of Kureyşli Sarikaya in Üzümlü district of Erzincan constitute the subject of this study. The name of the village is mentioned in the archive documents at the earliest in 1845/46, but it is not known exactly when the settlement in the village started. The historical gravestones in Kureyşli Sarikaya cemetery were recorded with this research and were scientifically examined and introduced for the first time. There is not much damage to the gravestones and new burials are also located in this cemetery today. The tombs, inscriptions, material and ornamental features of the tombs were analysed in the context of art history methodology. In addition to headstones such as fez and turban, headstones with human head shapes, round and segmented arches, and triangular shaped gravestones without headgear can be seen on the tombstones. The richness of the decoration in the cemetery attracts attention. In this context, only 8 historical graves in the cemetery were examined, the other examples are from today’s grave structures. There are no undecorated grave structures in the cemetery. All of the graves discussed are decorated examples. In the graves where decorations with figures and objects predominate, there are horse, bird, architectural depictions, crescent and star motifs, firearms and cutting weapons, coffee sets, pitchers, trays, basins, ladles and goblet motifs. In the type of botanical decoration, there are depictions of cypresses and the tree of life, flowers with six petals, as well as geometric compositions such as rosettes, the seal of Solomon and the passion flower. In the decorations, depictions that continue the Central Asian Turkish tradition can be seen. These decorations will be evaluated by presenting examples of how the Turks continued their beliefs and traditions in Central Asia on tombstones in Anatolia. Each tomb structure has been prepared as a catalogue. The graves in the cemetery, which span a period of approximately 100 years, starting from 1845 and lasting until 1951, are also important in that they continue a tradition. The information in the inscriptions doesn’t provide sufficient information about the person as they only contain names and dates. Since the same decorations were used in different regions in Anatolia, an attempt was made to determine their place in the regional culture.