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NEW ARCH-INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CONTEMPORARY ARCHITECTURE, vol.3, no.2, pp.1-7, 2016 (ESCI)
It is known that the formation of dwellings and architectural forms are affected by a wide spectrum of factors and the characteristics of dwellings are not only determined by physical influences and factors but also shaped by the results of all socio-cultural factors of the society. The design of the house is influenced by both cultural values and choices. Houses reflect rules, norms and social relationships. The same way, houses replete with symbolic meanings. This research focuses on traditional Turkish houses and examines the links between the social norms of domestic spaces of the traditional house design. With this approach, the relationship between cultural-social values, norms and architecture had been analysed through traditional Turkish house in which different ethnical and cultural groups live. The study based on master student's research projects. Data of the norms for this paper came from naturalistic fieldwork around the Turkey. The research includes observation and interviews with members of the families as well as architectural analysis and photo documentation. The houses which are analysed, belongs to period before Turkish Republic. This paper is an examination of linkages between architectural artifacts selected or devised by social norms and social values such as extended family and the status of family within the community, relationships between men and women, neighbor relationships, the daily customs of the family, customs, beliefs and rituals within the life of the community, hospitality, religious beliefs and practices in Turkish Islamic tradition, relate to built form in Turkey. The aim of the paper is to explain architecture of Turkish house is an artifact of culture, which is a synthesis of whole Anatolia.