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DOI :10.26650/JGEOG2024-1460517   IUP :10.26650/JGEOG2024-1460517    Full Text (PDF)

A Look at the Problems of Transhumance in Northeastern Anatolia with a Cause-Effect Relationship: Ardahan Example

Ferdi Akbaş

Transhumance activity, which has been carried on in the mountains of Türkiye for hundreds of years, has entered into a great change nowadays. NE Anatolia, the center of livestock grazing, is the region where these changes are experienced the most. This study focused on the problem of decrease in transhumance activity in Ardahan. The aim is to give the current status of transhumance and to determine the causes and consequences of the decline problem. Within the scope of the qualitative research method, interviews were conducted through semi-structured questions with people selected with stratified sampling among the plateau climbers in three districts of Ardahan. The findings were evaluated by content analysis while tables and figures were prepared. The most important finding is that grazing on pastures is experiencing a transition from agricultural management to family livestock farming. This situation is closely related to the shrinkage of pasture areas in the region, the decline of animal husbandry and ultimately rural migration. It is expected that the study will contribute to the literature on regional transhumance, local society and rural settlement geography.

Keywords: Rangeland, Transhumance, Change, Rural Migration, Ardahan
DOI :10.26650/JGEOG2024-1460517   IUP :10.26650/JGEOG2024-1460517    Full Text (PDF)

Kuzeydoğu Anadolu’da Yaylacılığın Sorunlarına Neden-Sonuç İlişkisiyle Bir Bakış: Ardahan Örneği

Ferdi Akbaş

Yüzlerce yıldır Türkiye dağlarında sürdürülen yaylacılık faaliyeti günümüzde büyük bir değişim içindedir. Hayvancılığın merkezi olan KD Anadolu bu değişimlerin en çok yaşandığı bölgedir. Bu çalışma, Ardahan’da yaylacılık faaliyetindeki azalma problemine odaklanmıştır. Amaç, yaylacılığın mevcut durumunu vermek, azalma probleminin nedenlerini ve sonuçlarını belirlemektir. Ardahan’ın üç ilçesinde yaylaya çıkanlar arasında nitel araştırma yöntemi kapsamında tabakalı örneklemle seçilen kişilerle yarı yapılandırılmış sorular eşliğinde görüşmeler yapılmıştır. Bulgular içerik analizi ile değerlendirilmiş, tablolar ve şekiller hazırlanmıştır. Elde edilen en önemli bulgu, meralarda hayvan otlatmanın tarımsal işletmecilikten çok aile hayvancılığına geçiş sürecini yaşamasıdır. Bu durum, bölgede mera alanlarının daralması, hayvancılığın gerilemesi ve nihayetinde kırsal göç ile de yakından ilişkilidir. Çalışmanın bölgesel yaylacılık, yerel toplum ve kırsal yerleşim coğrafyası literatürüne katkı sağlaması beklenmektedir.

Keywords: Mera, Yaylacılık, Değişim, Kırsal Göç, Ardahan

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