ANAMAS HIGHLANDS AND YORUKS

The Yoruks are Turks living in Anatolia and Rumelia. Ottoman Empire to the present day is usually called Yoruk or Turkmen. In the socio-economic life of the Yoruk and winter areas have an important place. The places where the summer period is spent are called yaylak. The Yoruks, which started with the migration from the winters in the spring season following the winter months, stay in the spring fields from early May to mid-September. Pastures, summer heat are protected by the effect of animals, the grass is suitable for feeding, and water is plenty, cool and high places. Most of the surrounding area of Antalya, including many Yoruk oymaks and oba of the summer period of the spring field is located in the borders of Isparta Anamas highlands. Anamas is the general name of the group of highlands where there are many highlands rather than a single highland. Isparta, Egirdir, Aksu, Yeni？arbademli, ？arkikaraa？a？, Yalva？ and Gelendost districts remain within the boundaries surrounded by. Dedeg？l Mountain and Süt？üler, Bey？ehir border until it is inserted. Since the 16th century, many Yoruk oymaks have been in the movement area. It is indispensable in summer with its cool climate and rich pasture areas. In the 18th and 19th centuries, the majority of the Yoruks from the Teke region were home to the oymak and the oba. Yoruks, who came to the Anamas region to spread from different places, reached the region through specific migration routes. Nearly every oymak of the region and the plateau of the oba are clear. At the end of the border of a plateau, the boundaries of another plateau begin, and each Yoruk group passes its own plateau