The Relationship Between City and Nutrition Culture in Ankara’s Urbanization Process

Makbule Uysal; Gözde Tekin

Makale detayları

The Relationship Between City and Nutrition Culture in Ankara’s Urbanization Process

Yazarlar:

Makbule Uysal | Gözde Tekin

Yayıncı:

İdeal Kent Yayınları

Ana Başlıklar:

Sosyal ve Kültürel Antropoloji (Diğer)

Dergi:

İDEALKENT Vol.17 Issue 47, pp.150-176

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

10/2025

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001344909

pISSN:

1307-9905

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Özet:

 There is a reciprocal relationship between urbanization and food culture. Inventions such as hunting, the invention of fire, domestication of animals, and agriculture, which were made for the purpose of food supply, consumption, and preservation, were the driving force in the development of humanity and eventually gave rise to cities. The emergence of cities is also an important turning point. The urban-rural distinction that emerged with cities has been reflected in the culinary culture. Multicultural and layered urban cuisines have become more professional and have a variety of food compared to rural cuisines. Each city has a nutritional culture according to its own historical context, geographical location, and economic activities. Ankara also has a historical context worth examining in this sense. Ankara, as a young capital city, was determined as the sample of the study because it is a city where changes and transformations due to urbanization and modernization can be easily observed over the course of a century. Accordingly, the study focuses on the elements that constitute and reflect the food culture of Ankara in the urbanization process. The data of the study is mostly based on observation notes in the neighborhoods around Ulus and Atatürk Boulevard, literature studies on Ankara and Ankara cuisine, popular publications blogs, vlogs, restaurant websites and menus. In the light of these data, it can be seen that the ideal of building a modern capital city is as influential in Ankaras traditional cuisine, food supply and eating out culture as the impact of urbanization and globalization as a natural process.

 There is a reciprocal relationship between urbanization and food culture. Inventions such as hunting, the invention of fire, domestication of animals, and agriculture, which were made for the purpose of food supply, consumption, and preservation, were the driving force in the development of humanity and eventually gave rise to cities. The emergence of cities is also an important turning point. The urban-rural distinction that emerged with cities has been reflected in the culinary culture. Multicultural and layered urban cuisines have become more professional and have a variety of food compared to rural cuisines. Each city has a nutritional culture according to its own historical context, geographical location, and economic activities. Ankara also has a historical context worth examining in this sense. Ankara, as a young capital city, was determined as the sample of the study because it is a city where changes and transformations due to urbanization and modernization can be easily observed over the course of a century. Accordingly, the study focuses on the elements that constitute and reflect the food culture of Ankara in the urbanization process. The data of the study is mostly based on observation notes in the neighborhoods around Ulus and Atatürk Boulevard, literature studies on Ankara and Ankara cuisine, popular publications blogs, vlogs, restaurant websites and menus. In the light of these data, it can be seen that the ideal of building a modern capital city is as influential in Ankaras traditional cuisine, food supply and eating out culture as the impact of urbanization and globalization as a natural process.

 There is a reciprocal relationship between urbanization and food culture. Inventions such as hunting, the invention of fire, domestication of animals, and agriculture, which were made for the purpose of food supply, consumption, and preservation, were the driving force in the development of humanity and eventually gave rise to cities. The emergence of cities is also an important turning point. The urban-rural distinction that emerged with cities has been reflected in the culinary culture. Multicultural and layered urban cuisines have become more professional and have a variety of food compared to rural cuisines. Each city has a nutritional culture according to its own historical context, geographical location, and economic activities. Ankara also has a historical context worth examining in this sense. Ankara, as a young capital city, was determined as the sample of the study because it is a city where changes and transformations due to urbanization and modernization can be easily observed over the course of a century. Accordingly, the study focuses on the elements that constitute and reflect the food culture of Ankara in the urbanization process. The data of the study is mostly based on observation notes in the neighborhoods around Ulus and Atatürk Boulevard, literature studies on Ankara and Ankara cuisine, popular publications blogs, vlogs, restaurant websites and menus. In the light of these data, it can be seen that the ideal of building a modern capital city is as influential in Ankaras traditional cuisine, food supply and eating out culture as the impact of urbanization and globalization as a natural process.

 Kentleşme ve beslenme kültürü arasında karşılıklı bir ilişki vardır. Gıdanın tedarik edilme sürecinde, gıdanın temini, tüketimi ve korunması adına yapılan avcılık, ateşin icadı, hayvanların evcilleştirilmesi, tarım gibi icatlar insanlığın gelişimindeki itici güç olmuş ve nihayetinde kentleri ortaya çıkarmıştır. Kentlerle ortaya çıkan kent-kır ayrımı, mutfak kültürüne yansımıştır. Kır mutfaklarına göre çok kültürlü ve katmanlı kent mutfakları, daha profesyonel ve gıda çeşitliliğine sahip hâle gelmiştir. Her kentin kendi tarihsel bağlamında coğrafi konumuna, ekonomik faaliyetlerine göre bir beslenme kültürü oluşmuştur. Ankara da bu anlamda incelenmeye değer bir tarihsel bağlama sahiptir. Ankara, genç bir başkent olarak yüz yıllık süreç içinde, kentleşme ve modernleşmeye bağlı değişim ve dönüşümlerin kolay izlenebildiği bir kent olduğundan çalışmanın örneklemi olarak belirlenmiştir. Bu doğrultuda çalışma, kentleşme süreci içinde Ankaranın beslenme kültürünü oluşturan ve bu kültürü yansıtan unsurlara odaklanmaktadır. Çalışmanın verileri daha çok Ulus ve Atatürk Bulvarı çevresinde kentleşmeyle gelişen semtlerdeki gözlem notlarına, Ankara ve Ankara mutfağı üzerine yapılmış literatür çalışmalarına, popüler yayınlara blog, vlog, restoranların internet sayfa ve menülerine dayanmaktadır. Bu veriler ışığında, Ankaranın geleneksel mutfağında, gıda tedariğinde ve dışarıda yemek kültüründe doğal bir süreç olarak kentleşmenin ve küreselleşmenin etkisi kadar modern bir başkent inşa etme idealinin de etkili olduğu görülür.

Makale detayları

The Relationship Between City and Nutrition Culture in Ankara’s Urbanization Process

Yazarlar:

Makbule Uysal | Gözde Tekin

Yayıncı:

İdeal Kent Yayınları

Ana Başlıklar:

Sosyal ve Kültürel Antropoloji (Diğer)

Dergi:

İDEALKENT Vol.17 Issue 47, pp.150-176

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

10/2025

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001344909

pISSN:

1307-9905

Ankara

Ankara cuisine

nutrition culture

urbanization.Ankara

Ankara mutfağı

beslenme kültürü

kentleşme

Sayı

Makale detayları

Yazarlar: Makbule Uysal | Gözde Tekin

Yayıncı: İdeal Kent Yayınları

Ana Başlıklar: Sosyal ve Kültürel Antropoloji (Diğer)

Dergi: İDEALKENT Vol.17 Issue 47, pp.150-176

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 10/2025

Belge Dili: Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.): 2001344909

pISSN: 1307-9905

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Makbule Uysal | Gözde Tekin

Yayıncı:

İdeal Kent Yayınları

Ana Başlıklar:

Sosyal ve Kültürel Antropoloji (Diğer)

Dergi:

İDEALKENT Vol.17 Issue 47, pp.150-176

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

10/2025

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001344909

pISSN:

1307-9905