Articles by Mehmet Ali Yolcu
Yazıt Kültür Bilimleri Dergisi, 4(2), 227-259, Dec 20, 2024
In this study, the sea fishing data obtained as a result of the field research conducted on the i... more In this study, the sea fishing data obtained as a result of the field research conducted on the islands are evaluated within the framework of folklore discipline.
Avrasya Uluslararası Araştırma Dergisi, 11(37), 332-353, Dec 9, 2023
This article discusses the impact of Islamist and secular ideologies and groups on the structural... more This article discusses the impact of Islamist and secular ideologies and groups on the structural and functional transformations observed in rites of passage in Turkish folk life. The study argues that the roles of conflicting socio-political identities in the processes of reinterpretation and representation of folkloric knowledge are more pronounced than in the past. Data obtained with ethnographic research techniques also support this claim. The qualitative field research was conducted within the constraints of ritualistic traditional ceremonies of birth, marriage and death in urban and rural communities in western Türkiye.
Kültür Araştırmaları Dergisi, 13: 1-16, Jun 2022
Culture, Nature and Altruistic Suicide in The Ballad of Narayama
Journal of Church and State, 64(2), 215-239, May 2022
Motif Akademi Halkbilimi Dergisi, 13(31): 1003-1024, Sep 2020
Today, the Amucas, who live mostly on the border of Thrace and Bulgaria, are also one of the rare... more Today, the Amucas, who live mostly on the border of Thrace and Bulgaria, are also one of the rare communities that keep alive the traditions of Nowruz and their beliefs around these traditions. In this article, we have tried to compile through field research of the beliefs and practices of Amucas, which have a rich cultural accumulation and diversity of belief, as well as diversification and changes along with their cultural heritage from the past.
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Folklor/Edebiyat, 25(100): 861-871, Nov 2019
Traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) is a collection of knowledge and beliefs that have been ac... more Traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) is a collection of knowledge and beliefs that have been acquired after many years of experience with human contact with the environment. In the West, the idea that TEK can guide the modern society in terms of terming and sustainable resource use and ecological development has been debated since the early 1980s. This concept is important to see the basis of the problems of human-nature relations. TEK research aims to reveal the ecological knowledge that has shown a unique development as a result of environmental adaptation of each of the local communities living in many regions of the world. Although TEK research has continued in the West for nearly 40 years the term has entered the literature in Turkey nowadays. The place and importance of TEK research in the field of folklore which is of interest to different disciplines requires us to form a research model about TEK. It can be clarified through pioneering studies on how TEK accumulation specific to a community will be collected, how to approach this information and how it will be analyzed. In our study, TEK research model in folklore was proposed by considering the definition, content and scope of the concept and brief history of the researches.
Kültür Araştırmaları Dergisi, 1(1): 7-22, Dec 2018
Motif Akademi Halkbilimi Dergisi, 11(23): 90-95, Sep 2018
Çanakkale Araştırmaları Türk Yıllığı, 24: 63-77, Apr 2018
Motif Akademi, 11(21): 48-52, Mar 2018
Criticism of Cultural Relativist Attitudes in Folklore Studies
Folklor/Edebiyat, 23(92): 13-28, Nov 2017
Karadeniz Araştırmaları, 14(54): 117-133, Jun 2017
Folklor/Edebiyat, 23(90): 49-60, May 2017
Kültür Evreni, 32: 92-97, Apr 2017
Yesevi Order's Traces in the Alawi-Bektashi Belief System
Türk Dünyası İncelemeleri Dergisi, 15(1): 115-129, May 2015
Uluslararası Türk Dünyası Kültür Araştırmaları Dergisi, 1(1): 88-110, Apr 2015
21. Yüzyılda Eğitim ve Toplum, 3(8): 93-102, Sep 2014
Hitit Üniversitesi SBE Dergisi, 7(1): 70-92, Aug 2014
Milli Folklor, 102: 65-73, Jun 2014
Turkish Studies, 9(2): 1719-1738, Feb 2014
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Articles by Mehmet Ali Yolcu