Tahtacı
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Tahtacı are a traditionally semi-nomadic Turkmen Alevi community in Anatolia, historically known for their work in forestry and woodcraft.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Alevi community
ⓘ
Turkmen group ⓘ ethnic group ⓘ religious community ⓘ |
| associatedCraft |
construction timber work
ⓘ
production of wooden household items ⓘ woodworking ⓘ |
| country | Turkey ⓘ |
| culturalHeritage |
distinct Alevi ritual practices
ⓘ
folk music ⓘ oral tradition ⓘ ritual poetry (nefes) ⓘ |
| culturalIdentity | combination of Turkmen, Alevi, and forest-worker traditions ⓘ |
| culturalOrigin | Turkmen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Turkmen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEconomicRole |
forest management
ⓘ
supply of timber ⓘ |
| integrationTrend | increasing sedentarization in the 20th century ⓘ |
| language | Turkish ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Oghuz Turkic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| minorityStatus |
ethnic-cultural minority in Turkey
ⓘ
religious minority in Turkey ⓘ |
| modernOccupationTrend | shift from forestry to diverse urban jobs ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
maintenance of endogamous community boundaries in many areas
ⓘ
strong association with forests and wood-related labor ⓘ |
| persecutionExperience | periodic discrimination as Alevis in Ottoman and Republican eras ⓘ |
| region | Anatolia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Alevism
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Islam ⓘ |
| religiousBranch | Shia Islam (broadly associated) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousFigureVenerated |
Ali ibn Abi Talib
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hacı Bektaş Veli NERFINISHED ⓘ Twelve Imams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousPractice | cem ceremony ⓘ |
| religiousSpace | cemevi ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Anatolian Alevism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| selfDesignationLanguage | Turkish ⓘ |
| socialOrganization |
ocak-based religious lineages
ⓘ
tribal segments ⓘ |
| traditionalLifestyle | semi-nomadic ⓘ |
| traditionalMobility | seasonal migration ⓘ |
| traditionalOccupation |
carpentry
ⓘ
forestry ⓘ lumbering ⓘ woodcraft ⓘ |
| traditionalSettlementPattern | mountainous forest areas ⓘ |
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