General Characteristics of Diyarbakir Houses

The houses of Diyarbakır, which have a history of at least 5 thousand years, are also the result of the experience given by centuries by developing, it has been brought into a condition suitable for the historical identity of the city and climatic conditions. With the care of houses the formation of an architectural structure, the construction of which has its own characteristic features he must have brought it with him. In the construction of Diyarbakir houses, we have learned the deep-rooted tradition of Anatolia from the East and Fed with the influences from Mesopotamia and new with the contribution of every culture that exists in the region he has reached the syntheses.

During the formation of Diyarbakir houses, “summers are too hot, winters are too cold” passed the influence of the local climate is also great. Therefore, the old Diyarbakir houses; "summer", "winter", and it used to be done in ”seasonal" sections. The cottage section, where the most elaborate and ornate rooms are located it is a part. Always facing north, under the eyes open to the north winds, under the so-called "coldness" and sometimes there are rooms with a small stone pool inside. In summer, outside in the shade 45-50 the temperature, which finds the degree, drops to 20-25 degrees in a room specific to the region. The doors, as well as the street it assumes the function of meeting, opening up to the outside, as well as protecting and avoiding domestic life. Eyvan is Diyarbakir it is the most noticeable architectural element of their house.

He collects all the wealth of the house on himself. Usually they have broken belts. Houses usually have a large number of windows to get plenty of sun. In Diyarbakir houses, the courtyard is the continuation and complement of the eyva. The courtyard in these houses the positions of the surrounding masses are aimed at a conscious purpose. The most special part of the houses, it creates summer places located to the south of the courtyard. All openings in these places are to the north looks. Thus, sunlight cannot enter these places. The courtyard is especially the interior of these units in summer it helps to reduce their temperature. The ceiling height of all summer places compared to others it is more. The most spectacular and grand eyvan of the house is located in this section.

Summer holidays are the other it is higher and more spectacular than the eyvans in seasonal masses. Eyvan at summer masses, eyvan-room, room-eyvan-room related space arrangements are often seen. The yard is usually the living areas located in the north are winter places. All openings in these spaces face south. For this reason, these places are exposed to sunlight during the daytime. But the northern mass in houses where there is no mass, which is located to the east of the courtyard and receives the western sun, both north and in houses where there is no eastern mass, the mass located in the west of the courtyard and receiving the eastern sun is winter creates the section.

The units in this part are called winter places and the winter season they are used throughout. December-room, December-room, kitchen-room, room-room are usually associated in this section spatial arrangements are seen.