A Look at the Problems of Transhumance in Northeastern Anatolia with a Cause-Effect Relationship: Ardahan Example

Ferdi Akbaş

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A Look at the Problems of Transhumance in Northeastern Anatolia with a Cause-Effect Relationship: Ardahan Example

Yazarlar:

Ferdi Akbaş

Yayıncı:

Istanbul University

Ana Başlıklar:

Yerleşme Coğrafyası | Beşeri Coğrafya (Diğer)

Dergi:

Coğrafya Dergisi Issue 48, pp.213-222

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

5/2024

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001324946

pISSN:

1305-2128

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Özet:

 Transhumance activity, which has been carried on in the mountains of Türkiye for hundreds of years, has entered into a great change nowadays. NE Anatolia, the center of livestock grazing, is the region where these changes are experienced the most. This study focused on the problem of decrease in transhumance activity in Ardahan. The aim is to give the current status of transhumance and to determine the causes and consequences of the decline problem. Within the scope of the qualitative research method, interviews were conducted through semi-structured questions with people selected with stratified sampling among the plateau climbers in three districts of Ardahan. The findings were evaluated by content analysis while tables and figures were prepared. The most important finding is that grazing on pastures is experiencing a transition from agricultural management to family livestock farming. This situation is closely related to the shrinkage of pasture areas in the region, the decline of animal husbandry and ultimately rural migration. It is expected that the study will contribute to the literature on regional transhumance, local society and rural settlement geography.

 Transhumance activity, which has been carried on in the mountains of Türkiye for hundreds of years, has entered into a great change nowadays. NE Anatolia, the center of livestock grazing, is the region where these changes are experienced the most. This study focused on the problem of decrease in transhumance activity in Ardahan. The aim is to give the current status of transhumance and to determine the causes and consequences of the decline problem. Within the scope of the qualitative research method, interviews were conducted through semi-structured questions with people selected with stratified sampling among the plateau climbers in three districts of Ardahan. The findings were evaluated by content analysis while tables and figures were prepared. The most important finding is that grazing on pastures is experiencing a transition from agricultural management to family livestock farming. This situation is closely related to the shrinkage of pasture areas in the region, the decline of animal husbandry and ultimately rural migration. It is expected that the study will contribute to the literature on regional transhumance, local society and rural settlement geography.

 Transhumance activity, which has been carried on in the mountains of Türkiye for hundreds of years, has entered into a great change nowadays. NE Anatolia, the center of livestock grazing, is the region where these changes are experienced the most. This study focused on the problem of decrease in transhumance activity in Ardahan. The aim is to give the current status of transhumance and to determine the causes and consequences of the decline problem. Within the scope of the qualitative research method, interviews were conducted through semi-structured questions with people selected with stratified sampling among the plateau climbers in three districts of Ardahan. The findings were evaluated by content analysis while tables and figures were prepared. The most important finding is that grazing on pastures is experiencing a transition from agricultural management to family livestock farming. This situation is closely related to the shrinkage of pasture areas in the region, the decline of animal husbandry and ultimately rural migration. It is expected that the study will contribute to the literature on regional transhumance, local society and rural settlement geography.

 Yüzlerce yıldır Türkiye dağlarında sürdürülen yaylacılık faaliyeti günümüzde büyük bir değişim içindedir. Hayvancılığın merkezi olan KD Anadolu bu değişimlerin en çok yaşandığı bölgedir. Bu çalışma, Ardahanda yaylacılık faaliyetindeki azalma problemine odaklanmıştır. Amaç, yaylacılığın mevcut durumunu vermek, azalma probleminin nedenlerini ve sonuçlarını belirlemektir. Ardahanın üç ilçesinde yaylaya çıkanlar arasında nitel araştırma yöntemi kapsamında tabakalı örneklemle seçilen kişilerle yarı yapılandırılmış sorular eşliğinde görüşmeler yapılmıştır. Bulgular içerik analizi ile değerlendirilmiş, tablolar ve şekiller hazırlanmıştır. Elde edilen en önemli bulgu, meralarda hayvan otlatmanın tarımsal işletmecilikten çok aile hayvancılığına geçiş sürecini yaşamasıdır. Bu durum, bölgede mera alanlarının daralması, hayvancılığın gerilemesi ve nihayetinde kırsal göç ile de yakından ilişkilidir. Çalışmanın bölgesel yaylacılık, yerel toplum ve kırsal yerleşim coğrafyası literatürüne katkı sağlaması beklenmektedir.

Makale detayları

A Look at the Problems of Transhumance in Northeastern Anatolia with a Cause-Effect Relationship: Ardahan Example

Yazarlar:

Ferdi Akbaş

Yayıncı:

Istanbul University

Ana Başlıklar:

Yerleşme Coğrafyası | Beşeri Coğrafya (Diğer)

Dergi:

Coğrafya Dergisi Issue 48, pp.213-222

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

5/2024

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001324946

pISSN:

1305-2128

Rangeland

Transhumance

Change

Rural Migration

ArdahanMera

Yaylacılık

Değişim

Kırsal Göç

Ardahan

Sayı

Makale detayları

Yazarlar: Ferdi Akbaş

Yayıncı: Istanbul University

Ana Başlıklar: Yerleşme Coğrafyası | Beşeri Coğrafya (Diğer)

Dergi: Coğrafya Dergisi Issue 48, pp.213-222

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 5/2024

Belge Dili: İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.): 2001324946

pISSN: 1305-2128

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Ferdi Akbaş

Yayıncı:

Istanbul University

Ana Başlıklar:

Yerleşme Coğrafyası | Beşeri Coğrafya (Diğer)

Dergi:

Coğrafya Dergisi Issue 48, pp.213-222

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

5/2024

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001324946

pISSN:

1305-2128