A glance of the envolving processes of traditional coffeehouses to national cafes in terms of social functions in Turkish society: Gaziantep example

During history the coffeehouses take a crucial part in society structure, that content has been attributed to the public. The individuals used that content as a tool to communicate, establish a dialogue that is why these type of places play important roles in societies. Coffeehouses have been places where literary studies, books, newspaper, magazine readings also the scientific talks, musical activities take part in. Through coffeehouses people has chance to communicate and catch the Daily events especially the ones about social norms and dynamics. These places involve with different parameters such political and social changes, social life Dynamics also technological improvements throughout the history so they take too crucial roles. İn the paperwork, the stages of involving and the functions of coffeehouses in society discuss, the changes and transformations in public places through social life then the coffeehouses that effected by modernization and consumer culture tried to express. Also new public places such national cafes explained in this thesis especially the functions of national cafes instead of traditional coffeehouses and the expectations of individuals were given in paperwork in details.