The door lock in Anatolian culture

Year 2008, Atilla Bir Armağanı Cilt: 9 Sayı: 1-2, 137 - 150, 01.06.2008

Semra Saraçoğlu Bülent Karakaş

Abstract

Doors allow for opening between spaces, interior and exterior whereas
door locks provide privacy and seclusion. A lock is a particular mechanism and
a functional part of the door. Doors without locks serve for separation, but it is
the lock or padlock which signifies posession. By definition, a lock is a shutting
device working with the help of a part that can be installed and removed, such
as a key or a button.

Apart from its protective features, a certain type of lock is important in
providing information about the sociological and cultural modes in a given
period. In Anatolia, locks from the eastern and southeastern regions, presented
in this article, carry simple mechanisms, mainly becuse the community did not
demand complete isolation. Interdependence and collaboration typical of
nomadic society was widespread in this part of the country for a very long
period. Sophisticated locks were unnecessary in this setting. Different
mechanical locks, however, with elaborate mechanisms were produced to
display mastery, but these were not for common use.

Keywords

Key, lock, padlock, Anatolia, door

Anadolu Kültüründe Kilit (Doğu Ve Güneydoğu Anadolu Örnekleri)

Abstract

Doors allow for opening between spaces, interior and exterior whereas door locks provide privacy and seclusion. A lock is a particular mechanism and a functional part of the door. Doors without locks serve for separation, but it is the lock or padlock which signifies posession. By definition, a lock is a shutting device working with the help of a part that can be installed and removed, such as a key or a button.

Apart from its protective features, a certain type of lock is important in providing information about the sociological and cultural modes in a given period. In Anatolia, locks from the eastern and southeastern regions, presented in this article, carry simple mechanisms, mainly becuse the community did not demand complete isolation. Interdependence and collaboration typical of nomadic society was widespread in this part of the country for a very long period. Sophisticated locks were unnecessary in this setting. Different mechanical locks, however, with elaborate mechanisms were produced to display mastery, but these were not for common use.

Keywords

Anahtar, kilit, asma kilit, Anadolu, kapı

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