DEPICTIONS WITH WOMEN FIGURES IN TURKISH TILE ART

Abstract

Turkish tile art has become a branch of art that carries the traces of the geographies that Turks lived from the moment they were seen on the historical stage, and that developed by adding aesthetic values to the savings that they acquired with their adopting to a settled life order. The fact that Anatolian Seljuks, with their roots reaching to Middle Asia, was seen in almost every region, where they reigned, during the Principalities and Ottoman periods is the most obvious indicator of the value they give to this art. (Yetkin, 1972: 1) At the same time, Tile art, one of our Turkish cultural heritage, has a very rich ornamental repertoire in terms of patterns, colors, techniques and figures used in it.

It is seen that the frequency of use of the motifs, which also reflect their deep-rooted history, beliefs, traditions, and customs, varies according to each period. Newly emerging motifs, geometric motifs, animals, mythical beings, and human depictions, especially the naturalist style originating from nature, have also survived to the present day with their engravings belonging to their eras. In this research, depictions of women in figured tiles are included. Not merely a decorative element, but also lifestyles, clothing, its transfer or change over the centuries and its cultural elements will be examined