Turkish societies value animals greatly , peculiarly birds which they believe pick out proficient luck. The Turk's swell beloved for the feathered species is demonstrated yesteryear the elaborate birdhouses they pick out built for sparrows , doves together with pigeons to roost together with heighten their immature ones. These small-scale shelters are constructed high upward together with out of accomplish of humans together with animals on the outer facades of mosques , madrasahs , libraries , houses , tombs , bridges , together with palaces. The birdhouses , aside from providing shelter to birds , help proceed the courtyard educate clean yesteryear discouraging birds from edifice nests randomly together with polluting the environs alongside plane droppings. The birdhouses besides fulfill a religious vision. It’s believed that if a mortal builds a plane identify , he gains proficient deeds because the birds detect shelter there.
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During the Ottoman era , aesthetics was an of import element. Many birdhouses built during this catamenia looked similar miniature palaces alongside 2 or 3 stories each alongside multiple protruding balconies , adorned alongside meticulously carved railings , elaborate door together with window details , together with crowned alongside a roof , dome together with vault. The architectural details oftentimes reflected the fashion of that particular period.
Some of the earliest specimens of birdhouses inwards Anatolia appointment dorsum to the 13th century. The Şifaiye Madrasah (1217-1218) of Sivas , the Slender Minaret (İnce Minare) Madrasah (1260-1265) of Konya together with the Kutlu Hatun Tomb(1305) of Kayseri concur the oldest birdhouses known. The get-go birdhouses tended to live on simple. The tendency of edifice decorative together with flamboyant shelters started solely some the 18th century. Birdhouses built into the walls of the Ayazma Mosque (1760-1761) , Yeni Valide Mosque (1708-1710) , Darphane-i Amire (1727) together with Selimiye Mosque (1804) are solely a few examples of these rare specimens.
Photo credit: Caner Cangül
Photo credit: Caner Cangül
Photo credit: Caner Cangül
Photo credit: Caner Cangül
Photo credit: Caner Cangül
Sources: Bird Shelters inwards Turkey: Birdhouses together with Dovecotes / Daily Sabah / www.turkishculture.org
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