Folklor/Edebiyat

Abstract

The idea of being in one place during certain times of the year and in another
place during other times, although exhibiting changes in various dimensions such
as name, content, form, and application area throughout historical processes, still
continues as seasonal relocations. This change of place and the accompanying
practices, depending on the content of the application, not only form a cultural
structure but also serve as evidence of the existence of elements belonging to
urban culture within the urban boundaries. Going to a summer house, one of
these practices, both creates a cultural circle with the practices that arise around
it as an example of seasonal relocation and becomes a research area for urban
folklore due to the majority of summer houses being located within the boundaries
of urban areas today. In this paper, I examined summer houses and the groups
residing in these houses, referred to as summer residents, within the framework
of their cultural meanings. I explored the impact of the changing urban perception
on this practice and investigated how summer houses have undergone historical
changes. In the literature review related to the subject, I noticed that literary genres
such as memoirs, rather than scientific studies, would provide sources for this
research. Although there are scientific studies acceptable in fields such as tourism,
architecture, and economics, genres like memoirs, biographies, and opinion pieces
have offered clues for this folklore perspective. Within this framework, I attempted
to focus on the cultural meanings of summer houses and summer residents.