Bölünmüş Bir Adanın Bölünmemiş Kültürü: Kıbrıs

Yıl 2025, Sayı: 17, 31 - 44, 31.12.2025

Arzu Durukan , Ezgi Sıla Saygılı

https://doi.org/10.58607/cyprus.1773853

Öz

Bu çalışma, Kıbrıs adasında siyasi bölünmüşlüğe rağmen ortak bir mutfak kültürünün varlığını incelemektedir. 1970'ten önce doğmuş sekiz Kıbrıslı Türk ve altı Kıbrıslı Rum ile yapılan yarı yapılandırılmış, derinlemesine görüşmelerden oluşan bir vaka çalışmasına dayanmaktadır. Görüşmeler ses kaydına alınmıştır. En sık tekrarlanan kodlar kayıtlardan çıkarılmış ve analiz için kategorileri belirlenmiştir. Bulgular, yemeğin yalnızca biyolojik bir gereklilik olmadığını; aynı zamanda duygusal ve kültürel bir öneme sahip olduğunu, anılar taşıdığını ve bireyler ve toplumlar arasında bir köprü görevi gördüğünü göstermektedir. Bu bağlamda yemek, adanın fiziksel bölünmüşlüğüne rağmen iki toplumu bir araya getiren, kimlik ve aidiyetin sürdürülebilirliğine ve yeniden birlikte yaşama umuduna katkıda bulunan bir araçtır denilebilir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Kıbrıs , Yemek Kültürü , Yemek Kimliği , Komşuluk

The Undivided Culture of a Divided Island: Cyprus

Öz

This study examines the existence of a common culinary culture on the island of Cyprus, despite its political division. It is based on a case study consisting of semi-structured, in-depth interviews conducted with eight Turkish Cypriots and six Greek Cypriots who were born before 1970. The interviews were audio-recorded. The most frequently repeated codes were extracted from the recordings, and the categories for analysis were determined. The findings demonstrate that food is not merely a biological necessity; but also has emotional and cultural significance, carries memories, and serves as a bridge between individuals and communities. In this context, it can be said that food is a tool that brings the two communities together despite the island's physical division, contributing to the sustainability of identity and belonging, and the hope of living together again.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Cyprus , Food culture , Food identity , Neighborhood

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