Traditional houses Darende and Balaban

The subject of this master thesis is the determination of the place and importance of Darende and Balaban houses in Turkish-İslamic housing architecture. The objective of this study are to find out houses thoroughly which is one of the architecture samples thant represents Turkish ideally culture and in this sense, are to compehend the value which Darende and Balaban houses added to our region by researching Darende and Balaban houses devotedly. Also, in this study, presenting a section of housing architecture which is a product of our culture and life style and addchg it to art history world was determined. This master thesis consists of four section. In first section, the history, geography, socio-cultural and commercial of Darende are explained briefly. In second section, development stages of House Architecture are summarized under 'Traditional Anatolian House and Characteristics of Traditional Anatolian House' and 'Traditional Malatya House and Characteristics of Traditional Malatya House' titles, respectively. In the catalogue which is the third section, 30 houses in Darende center with Balaban and Aşağıulupınar neighborhoods general definition and architecture specialities, material, construction practise, decoration were studied. İn estimation section, general properties of Darende and Balaban houses were introduced. These houses were evaluated among the Malatya houses, the Anatolian houses were compared and the location of the Darende and Balaban houses in this area was emphasized. The type of plan in traditional Darende houses, decoration features of the room, Malatya center and Anatolian Turkish house features. In the evaluation section we not only adhered to the houses we bought in the catalog but also took into consideration the original elements of some other houses. Unlike the central and other districts in Darende, the balconies of the houses in the inner courtyard of the type of plan, top cover and the use of materials is also emphasized on its own characteristics. Plan and cross sections of the houses we have examined, photographs are included in our work. Keywords: Darende, Culture, Turkish House Architecture, Malatya, Balaban