Kısas, Haliliye
Kısas | |
|---|---|
  Kısas Location in Turkey  Kısas Kısas (Şanlıurfa) | |
| Coordinates: 37°06′21″N 38°55′53″E / 37.1058°N 38.9315°E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Şanlıurfa |
| District | Haliliye |
| Population (2022)[1] | 3,555 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
Kısas is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of Haliliye, Şanlıurfa Province, Turkey.[2] Its population is 3,555 (2022).[1] Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town (belde).[3][4]
It is built on top of an old archaeological mound (höyük) which has not been excavated because it lies completely under the town.[5]: 26 Kısas is distinct because it has a predominantly Alevi Turkmen population, whereas most of the surrounding villages are populated by Arabs.[6]: 149 It is one of only three villages in the area with a predominantly Alevi Turkmen population (the other two are Akarpınar and Sırrın).[7]: 30 According to Mehmet Adil Saraç, the Alevi Turkmen community here has its origins in people fleeing from the Mongol invasions during the Middle Ages.[6]: 22
Kısas maintains strong Turkmen cultural traditions such as âşık folk poetry set to bağlama music.[6]: 149–50 The âşık tradition is particularly associated with the village, and it is known as "land of the âşıks".[7]: 30 Âşıks in Kısas stay in one place, unlike the tradition in regions further east where they tend to be itinerant.[7]: 31 Instead, the Kısas âşıks mostly earn a living through farming or "doing practical jobs locally".[7]: 31 Their main role is performing at Alevi cem rituals, as well as at the muhabbet, or informal conversation preceding a cem.[7]: 31 They also perform at wedding ceremonies.[7]: 31
References
- ^ a b "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ "Law No. 6360". Official Gazette (in Turkish). 6 December 2012.
- ^ "Classification tables of municipalities and their affiliates and local administrative units" (DOC). Official Gazette (in Turkish). 12 September 2010.
- ^ Çelik, Bahattin (2008). Arkeoloji'de Urfa (PDF). Istanbul: Fsf Printing House. ISBN 978-975-585-992-7. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
- ^ a b c Saraç, Mehmet Adil (2018). Tanıklarıyla Urfalı Urfalıca (PDF). Istanbul: Şanlıurfa Metropolitan Municipality. ISBN 978-975-8165-40-7. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f Birkalan-Gedik, Hande (2018). "The Role of Female Minstrels in the Transmission of Alevi Ritual Knowledge: Two Female Âşıks from Kısas-Urfa, Turkey". Transmission Processes of Religious Knowledge and Ritual Practice in Alevism Between Innovation and Reconstruction (PDF). pp. 189–228. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
