Orta a ve Sonras Mu li Yüzey Ara t rmas -2009- Bulan k

The research was carried out with the permission of General Directorate of Monuments and Museums, Culture and Tourism Ministry of Turkish Republic, between 20 July to 3 August 2009 at Bulan k town of Mu Province and dependent villages.Some monumental works consisting three churches, an inn, a cupola, four open tombs, a tomb, a bridge and three houses, also cultural assets composed of eighteen cemeteries in Bulan k town were identified.Memorial monuments and tombstones vary in terms of materials, forms and style according to region and periods. Architectural monuments and gravestones in close Settlements; Günbatmaz, Mollakent and Esenlik villages which seem to have cultural interactions are similar to each other and the ones in Ahlat which is not far from the region.The oldest cultural assets belong to Islamic period were found in this region. A small number of identified works belong to Seljuk period and afterwards (XI-XV. Century), and most of the others usually belong to the Ottoman (XVI-XIX centuries) period.The searched cemeteries were found to be different from each other. It is important to demonstrate the richness of the geography of Mu . Some of the motifs over the Headstones indicate differences, especially compared to other provinces in the region.Historical graves in the cemetery are rapidly destroyed by natural and human factors actually. In addition, all new burials in cemeteries today increase the destruction. zetT.C. Kültür ve Turizm Bakanl , Kültür Varl klar ve Müzeler Genel Müdürlü ü’nün izinleri ile 20 Temmuz- 03 A ustos 2009 tarihleri aras nda Mu ilinin Bulan k il esinde ve k ylerinde ger ekle tirilmi tir.Ara t rmada; ü kilise, bir han, bir kümbet, d rt a k türbe, bir türbe, bir k prü ve ü evden olu an an tsal eserler; Bulan k il esinin k ylerinde on sekiz mezarl ktan olu an kültür varl klar tespit edilerek incelenmi tir.An t eserler ve mezar ta lar b lgeye ve d nemlerine g re malzeme, form ve üslup a s ndan farkl l klar g stermektedir. Birbirine yak n yerle im yerleri olan ve kültürel ac san etkilendikleri anla lan Günbatmaz, Mollakent ve Esenlik k ylerindeki mimari eserler ve mezar ta lar birbirlerinin ve b lgeye uzak olmayan Ahlat’taki eserlerin yak n benzerleridir. slam d nemine ait en eski kültür varl klar da bu b lgeden kar lm t r. Tespit edilen eserler az say da Sel uklu ve sonras (XI-XV. Yüzy l) ve genellikle Osmanl (XVI-XIX Yüzy l) d nemlerine aittir. ncelenen mezarl klar n hepsi birbirlerinden farkl zellikler sergilemektedir. Bu durum Mu co rafyas n n zenginli ini ortaya koymas a s ndan nemlidir. Mez