ISSN: 1308-6200 | Publisher: Kültür Ajans 

Karadeniz International Scientific Journal

This is an internationally refereed social science journal that is published every three months (quarterly) in electronic-based and print-based since 2009. The journal publishes four issues each year (March, June, September, and December).

The publication language of this journal is Turkish, English, or Russian.

This is an open-access journal. Therefore, all issues and articles published so far can be accessed free of charge from the journal's website.

 

Issue 18
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THE CONCEPT OF FAMILY CLINIC IN TURKISH CULTURE: A CASE OF A FAMILY CLINIC IN DERİNGÖZE, A VILLAGE OF ERGANİ

Ahmet İÇLİ

Family clinics are extremely meningful in Turkish mythology and mostly accepted as holy/sacred in Turkish culture. In family clinics, specific diseases are taken care of and different treatments are performed. Family clinics are generally regarded as holy places among people. In this article, a ritual of disease treatment by a family clinic, in Deringöze village, Diyarbakır's Ergani district, will be examined. 

Key Words: Ergani, cult, fire, seedbed, family clinic 

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