Turkish Baths as Cultural Heritage in the Context of Tangible and Intangible

摘要

The aqua culture, which is quite old in history, has become an important part of the Ottoman Empire in the sense of both faith and social life. Bath buildings have emerged as a reflection of the situations that the water is not just for cleaning; also have the ability to bring people together for socialization in Ottoman culture. Turkish baths which are the important representatives of Ottoman aqua culture have become a place of emancipation in every area of life for various social rituals except for bathing. Historically, besides bathing in Turkish baths, social uses (rituals) specific to these spaces have developed. In this context, these intangible values that Turkish baths possess have importance in terms of development of these structures, document values and understanding of today's conditions. In this sense, the aim of the study is to examine the tangible and in-tangible heritage values of Turkish baths as cultural heritage. These rituals has only existed in these places, and as the baths begin to lose their original function, they are also disappearing. The aim of this study is examine cultural heritage value of baths with making a historical survey and examination of the social uses, which are part of the bath buildings, as an intangible cultural heritage.