Traditional Siverek houses: A research in socio-cultural and spatial context

This study is organized in 4 main parts. In the introduction, the definition of the problem has been made, the purpose and scope of the study has been emphasized and related hypotheses have been determined. In the Method section of the material and method part, the methods used in the study were introduced, the methods by which the data and obtained results are obtained are explained. In the material section, the conceptual framework of the work is formed. In this section, concepts such as space, private space-public space, dwelling, house, traditional house and traditional house texture, traditional urban texture, culture, user requirements, socio-cultural and natural determinants of space are explained. There are two basic sections in the findings and discussion part. In the first section, have focused on the history of Siverek, the etymological roots of the Siverek name, geographical features, socio-cultural and socio-economic structure. In the second section of the part, there are field study, and assessments and determinations made in the context of the subject. In this section, the typology of Traditional Siverek Houses was exposed, the spaces in the houses were introduced and the related places were evaluated. In addition to this, catalogs were arranged including plans, photographs and information about the houses which are studied. In addition, the effects of socio-cultural and natural structure on Traditional Siverek Houses in structural and spatial context were explained. In the result and suggestion part, description supporting the hypothesis identified in the Introduction is given. It has been tried to put forward the importance of the study and subject of study. İn addition, a number of suggestions were made.