Çaka Bey and His Conquests as Reflected  in the Oral Culture of Urla’s Özbek Village

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Çaka Bey and His Conquests as Reflected in the Oral Culture of Urla’s Özbek Village

Yazarlar:

Mehmet Işık

Yayıncı:

Hacettepe University

Ana Başlıklar:

Genel Türk Tarihi (Diğer)

Dergi:

Hacettepe Üniversitesi Türkiyat Araştırmaları (HÜTAD) Issue 39, pp.35-57

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

7/2023

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001304021

pISSN:

1305-5992

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Özet:

 Özbek village, which acknowledges Emir Çaka Bey, the first conqueror of İzmir, as its founder, is one of the oldest Turkish villages in Anatolia. As, Çaka Bey therefore, is ingrained in the collective memory of the people of the Özbek village collecting and analyzing it could contribute to the understanding of the process of Turkish settlement in Western Anatolia. This study based on the methodology of oral history analyses data from interviews with elderly members of the community with regard to Çaka Bey. Orality traces the migration of the ambitious and clever commander, Çaka Bey with his tribe from Central Asia; his dream of Danişment Gazi who directed him to start his attacks in the sea; his capture by the Byzantines in one of his skirmishes; and his return to action after spending sometime as hostage in the Byzantine palace; the construction of ships in an area nera the village which is still called Gemi Yatağı the Shipwreck; his defeating the byzantine fleet and the conquest of many places; and the birth of his son named Özbey or Özbek, from his marriage to a local woman. The memories entrenched in local imagination of the people of the Özbek village about Çaka Bey could be important in the research on the history of Smyrna.

 Özbek village, which acknowledges Emir Çaka Bey, the first conqueror of İzmir, as its founder, is one of the oldest Turkish villages in Anatolia. As, Çaka Bey therefore, is ingrained in the collective memory of the people of the Özbek village collecting and analyzing it could contribute to the understanding of the process of Turkish settlement in Western Anatolia. This study based on the methodology of oral history analyses data from interviews with elderly members of the community with regard to Çaka Bey. Orality traces the migration of the ambitious and clever commander, Çaka Bey with his tribe from Central Asia; his dream of Danişment Gazi who directed him to start his attacks in the sea; his capture by the Byzantines in one of his skirmishes; and his return to action after spending sometime as hostage in the Byzantine palace; the construction of ships in an area nera the village which is still called Gemi Yatağı the Shipwreck; his defeating the byzantine fleet and the conquest of many places; and the birth of his son named Özbey or Özbek, from his marriage to a local woman. The memories entrenched in local imagination of the people of the Özbek village about Çaka Bey could be important in the research on the history of Smyrna.

 Özbek village, which acknowledges Emir Çaka Bey, the first conqueror of İzmir, as its founder, is one of the oldest Turkish villages in Anatolia. As, Çaka Bey therefore, is ingrained in the collective memory of the people of the Özbek village collecting and analyzing it could contribute to the understanding of the process of Turkish settlement in Western Anatolia. This study based on the methodology of oral history analyses data from interviews with elderly members of the community with regard to Çaka Bey. Orality traces the migration of the ambitious and clever commander, Çaka Bey with his tribe from Central Asia; his dream of Danişment Gazi who directed him to start his attacks in the sea; his capture by the Byzantines in one of his skirmishes; and his return to action after spending sometime as hostage in the Byzantine palace; the construction of ships in an area nera the village which is still called Gemi Yatağı the Shipwreck; his defeating the byzantine fleet and the conquest of many places; and the birth of his son named Özbey or Özbek, from his marriage to a local woman. The memories entrenched in local imagination of the people of the Özbek village about Çaka Bey could be important in the research on the history of Smyrna.

 İzmirin ilk fatihi Emir Çaka Beyi kurucusu olarak kabul eden Özbek, Anadolunun en eski Türk köylerinden biridir. Dolayısıyla, Özbek köyü halkının belleğinde Çaka Beyin yeri vardır. Buna ilişkin anlatıların derlenmesi ve aktarılması, Türklerin Batı Anadoluya yerleşme sürecinin anlaşılmasına katkı sunacaktır. Bir sözlü tarih çalışması olarak tasarlanan bu makalede, Özbek köyü ileri gelenleriyle yapılan görüşmeler ele alınmış ve Emir Çaka Beye ilişkin verilerin analizi gerçekleştirilmiştir. Buna göre Özbek köyülülerinin anlatılarında Emir Çaka Bey şu şekilde yer bulmuştur: Çaka aşiretiyle birlikte Orta Asyadan göç ederek Anadoluya gelmiş; çok hırslı ve zeki bir komutan, rüyasında gördüğü Danişment Gazinin kendisini yönlendirmesiyle denizlere doğru seferlere başlamış; Bizanslılarla yaptığı bir savaşta yaralanarak esir düşmüş; bir süre Bizans sarayında kaldıktan sonra esaretten kurtularak yeniden boyunun başına dönmüş; Özbek köyü yakınlarına gelerek halen Gemi Yatağı adıyla bilinen bölgede gemi yapımı işine başlamış; kurduğu donanmayla Bizanslıları yenerek birçok yeri fethetmiş; aynı köyden evlendiği bir bir kadından Özbey ya da Özbek adında bir erkek çocuğuna sahip olmuştur. Halk muhayyilesinde yer bulan bu anlatılar, İzmir tarihine ilişkin yapılacak araştırmalarda yerel rivayetlerin de göz önüne alınması gerektiğini göstermektedir.

Makale detayları

Çaka Bey and His Conquests as Reflected in the Oral Culture of Urla’s Özbek Village

Yazarlar:

Mehmet Işık

Yayıncı:

Hacettepe University

Ana Başlıklar:

Genel Türk Tarihi (Diğer)

Dergi:

Hacettepe Üniversitesi Türkiyat Araştırmaları (HÜTAD) Issue 39, pp.35-57

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

7/2023

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001304021

pISSN:

1305-5992

Caka Bey

Byzantium

oral history

Turkish fleet

Urla

Özbek villageÇaka Bey

Bizans

sözlü tarih

Türk Donanması

Urla

Özbek köyü

Sayı

Makale detayları

Yazarlar: Mehmet Işık

Yayıncı: Hacettepe University

Ana Başlıklar: Genel Türk Tarihi (Diğer)

Dergi: Hacettepe Üniversitesi Türkiyat Araştırmaları (HÜTAD) Issue 39, pp.35-57

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 7/2023

Belge Dili: Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.): 2001304021

pISSN: 1305-5992

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Mehmet Işık

Yayıncı:

Hacettepe University

Ana Başlıklar:

Genel Türk Tarihi (Diğer)

Dergi:

Hacettepe Üniversitesi Türkiyat Araştırmaları (HÜTAD) Issue 39, pp.35-57

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

7/2023

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001304021

pISSN:

1305-5992