Kariz folklore of the Turfan Uighurs and water management

From the first civilizations in the world to today's modern societies, the development, protection, sustainability and functionalization of water management systems has been one of the important goals and trends. Water management is the determination and control of people's livelihoods, lifestyles, attitudes and behaviors. The interaction of the public with water; social, economic, political, environmental and spatial arrangements as a result of people's struggle for life and social reality; The formation of mythology, beliefs and beliefs, and traditional knowledge takes place in a cultural landscape. These relational parallels are; It provides a connection with the change and transformation of the cultural and ecological landscape with the kariz who provide access to water in the desert region, and the form and appearance of the stratified meaning structures, which are not just a source for the Turfan Uighurs. In this thesis, the water technology built by the Uighurs with creativity, common mind, solidarity and arm strength; Parallel to the fact that it consists of multidimensional components in the environment and human interaction and circulation within the ecosystem, water management is discussed in the ecological and cultural context, based on interdisciplinarity. Around the direction, distribution and use of water, which is shaped by the traditional knowledge acquired and transmitted by the people, how ecological and cultural movements shape the environmental and cultural landscape, production styles, worldviews, beliefs and ways of living and thinking of people have been examined around the concepts and approaches related to water management. In the research, it has been revealed that farmers benefiting from kariz and kariz water, which has become a lifestyle, have established the relationship and interaction of water, nature and culture, which is one of the traditional water management approaches and purposes of the local people, with the focus of water sustainability.