Kemer is a town in Burdur Province in the Mediterranean region of Turkey. It is the seat of Kemer District.[1] Its population is 1,456 (2021).[2] Kemer, 45 km away from Burdur city center, was established at the foothills of the Rahat Mountains. The first meeting of the Turks with the settlement, which bears traces of many civilizations from ancient times to the present, was in 1082 during the reign of the Anatolian Seljuk Ruler Suleiman Shah. With the dissolution of the Anatolian Seljuk State, the region came under the rule of the Hamitoğulları Principality and then the Ottoman Empire. [3]
History
editAfter the 1071 Malazgirt Victory, which opened the door of Anatolia to the Turks, Turks settled in this district in 1075 when the region came under the domination of Turkmen tribes.[4] The former name of the village was Bebekler.[5]
Culture and Values
editUntil this day the village lives by traditions and social norms rooted in the origins of the Turkmen tribes and Yörük lifestyle. In order to keep the Yoruk culture alive, the municipality organises highland festivals every year in the 3rd week of June.
In terms of values belonging to the village, customs and traditions have a great influence on the organisation of social life. In events such as birth and death, weddings, festivals, military and pilgrimage ceremonies are held in accordance with deep-rooted traditions.[6]
In the past, women in this village traditionally wore the üc etek.
References
edit- ^ İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
- ^ "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2021" (XLS) (in Turkish). TÜİK. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
- ^ Atasoy, Sertan (2022). "Burdur Kemer'deki Ahşap Direkli ve Süslemeli İki Cami". idildergisi: 1756. doi:10.7816/idil-11-100-07 – via idildergisi.
- ^ "Tarihçe". www.burdurkemer.gov.tr. Retrieved 2024-08-24.
- ^ Köylerimiz: 1 Mart 1968 gününe kadar (in Turkish). Ankara, Türkiye: İçişleri Bakanlığı İller İdaresi Genel Müdürlüğü. 1968. p. 345. Archived from the original on 23 February 2020.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ^ "Kemer". burdur.ktb.gov.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 2024-08-24.
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