Gulkizilca Yurur
Biographic Data
| ID | 1209930 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Gulkizilca Yurur |
| GIVEN NAMES | Gulkizilca |
| FAMILY NAME | Yurur |
| SIGNATURE | YURUR G |
| AFFILIATIONS | Altınbaş University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7470-2991 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
From Smooth to Striated
Dersim is the only region in Turkey with an Alevi majority. The major ritual practice in Dersim is the visitation of the numerous sacred natural sites, the jiare , which are indistinct occurrences in wilderness. The tendency in Dersim to transform the jiare into concrete buildings of worship is conceptualized in this study as a marker of economic and political integration of the pastoralist tribes into a centralized state and a capitalist market …
Becoming temporarily protected, producing temporarily protecting places
The paper examines the usefulness of the Deleuzian concepts of smooth space and stratified space while capturing the experiences of refugee women and children as non-citizens under the temporary protection regime in Istanbul. Deleuze and Guattari, in their book 'A Thousand Plateaus', describe smooth space as the territory of the nomads, those who do not fit in neatly into forms of identity and division. Striated space on the other hand is created…
Medicinal Herbal Knowledge and Identity in a Tribal Setting
Issues of trust
The COVID-19 experience of medical professionals in Turkey is strongly determined by the absence of transparent networks to share or receive information, lack of administrative coordination and few channels for direct communication with the public. The Turkish Ministery of Health provides healthcare workers with no clear instructions on how to share pandemic-related data and the Ministery fails to make relevant public health decisions together wi…
Ana Buyere’nin Kırk Meleği - Dersim Alevileri’nin Kozmolojisinde Doğum, Ölüm ve Ölümsüzlük
İnsana yaşam evrelerinde eşlik eden meleklerin varlığı fikrine, tek tanrılı, düalist ve çok tanrılı dinlerde rastlanmaktadır. Yaşamın en önemli eşiği olan doğum olayında doğum meleklerinin bebeğin kaderini bedenine işleme işlevleri Tevrat ve Kur’ân’da yazılı olarak belirtilmenin yanı sıra, Anadolu’nun özellikle kadınlar tarafından hatırlanan sözlü anlatılarında detaylı olarak yer alır. Bu yazılı ve sözlü anlatılar bir insanın benzersizliği, içerd…
How gezhemgen , the oak manna, has been forgotten in Dersim (Tunceli) in the Upper Euphrates basin
This study contributes to the literature on the effects of extractive capitalism on sedentary subsistence herding and the loss of traditional knowledge, in this case about a wild edible, the oak manna gezhemgen. I present local narratives explaining the relationships between oak forests, climatic conditions and the agricultural cycle in Eastern Anatolia, Turkey. Gezhemgen is a sign of a good harvest and signifies the power of fertility (being als…
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Ana Buyere’nin Kırk Meleği - Dersim Alevileri’nin Kozmolojisinde Doğum, Ölüm ve Ölümsüzlük
İnsana yaşam evrelerinde eşlik eden meleklerin varlığı fikrine, tek tanrılı, düalist ve çok tanrılı dinlerde rastlanmaktadır. Yaşamın en önemli eşiği olan doğum olayında doğum meleklerinin bebeğin kaderini bedenine işleme işlevleri Tevrat ve Kur’ân’da yazılı olarak belirtilmenin yanı sıra, Anadolu’nun özellikle kadınlar tarafından hatırlanan sözlü anlatılarında detaylı olarak yer alır. Bu yazılı ve sözlü anlatılar bir insanın benzersizliği, içerd…
How gezhemgen , the oak manna, has been forgotten in Dersim (Tunceli) in the Upper Euphrates basin
This study contributes to the literature on the effects of extractive capitalism on sedentary subsistence herding and the loss of traditional knowledge, in this case about a wild edible, the oak manna gezhemgen. I present local narratives explaining the relationships between oak forests, climatic conditions and the agricultural cycle in Eastern Anatolia, Turkey. Gezhemgen is a sign of a good harvest and signifies the power of fertility (being als…
Issues of trust
The COVID-19 experience of medical professionals in Turkey is strongly determined by the absence of transparent networks to share or receive information, lack of administrative coordination and few channels for direct communication with the public. The Turkish Ministery of Health provides healthcare workers with no clear instructions on how to share pandemic-related data and the Ministery fails to make relevant public health decisions together wi…
Medicinal Herbal Knowledge and Identity in a Tribal Setting
Becoming temporarily protected, producing temporarily protecting places
The paper examines the usefulness of the Deleuzian concepts of smooth space and stratified space while capturing the experiences of refugee women and children as non-citizens under the temporary protection regime in Istanbul. Deleuze and Guattari, in their book 'A Thousand Plateaus', describe smooth space as the territory of the nomads, those who do not fit in neatly into forms of identity and division. Striated space on the other hand is created…
From Smooth to Striated
Dersim is the only region in Turkey with an Alevi majority. The major ritual practice in Dersim is the visitation of the numerous sacred natural sites, the jiare , which are indistinct occurrences in wilderness. The tendency in Dersim to transform the jiare into concrete buildings of worship is conceptualized in this study as a marker of economic and political integration of the pastoralist tribes into a centralized state and a capitalist market …
Cultural and Sociopolitical Studies (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Geography (3 works) · Pastoralism (3 works) · Archaeology (2 works) · Ecology (2 works) · Forestry (2 works) · Livestock (2 works) · Medicine (2 works) · Narrative (2 works)