Reproduction and Marginalization of Space within the context of Culture Tourism: The Example of Beypazari Houses / Kültür Turizmi Bağlamında Mekânın Ötekileştirilmesi ve Yeniden Üretimi Örneği: Beypazarı Evleri

Modernization could become possible by marginalization of tradition on several domains of life. The political power who directed the modernization process, that is, who shall decide which portions of the tradition shall be marginalized has developed new state policies in order to enable the adaption of the new life styles by the people. In this paper, the cultural factor which has made possible the new life style which is potential to convert what is traditional in several aspects of culture, is chosen as “house, residential units”. This process which was started by the Tanzimat reform era of Ottoman Period in 19th century has been transformed into the myth of three-rooms-one hall and recently, into the residence houses fashion. The traditional houses, on the other hand, although have appeared to be marginalized together with all of its traditional aspects which they are associated with they have started to be subject to reproduction through the impetus of cultural tourism fashion. The conservative spaces which we have buried in the ground through modernism can be said to have been revived through postmodernism. the process of how the Beypazari houses are reproduced as spaces within the context of culture tourism fashion shall be illustrated in this study with examples. Therefore, as examples from the field shall be presented in this paper, it is qualified as a field study. The data that is obtained from this field study are analyzed according to the models of Jean Baudrillard’s simulacrum and simulation and Irvin Cemil Schick’s concept regarding the transition process of the areas into the spaces.

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