Özet:

The Turkish family follows three different stages of cultural transition from a woman-dominated structure to patriarchy and then to an egalitarian family due to multifarious historical, geographical, religious, and sociological reasons. Each family type has its own characteristics and gender is shaped accordingly. Even if the singularity or division of authority in the family leads to changes in the distribution of duties between men and women, the woman always assumes the duty of feeding, along with the many duties assigned to her by the society, and this obligation has been transferred to present-day without any change. Food or organizing feasts in Turkic societies is a multi-faceted event in sociological meaning and context. The preparation phase of the feast is one of the socializing areas where Turkish women, who are not familiar with the concept of leisure time in a secular sense, come together, have conversations, and facilitate the work. These gatherings are schools where information is exchanged, knowledge and customs of Turks are passed on to new generations. While the woman here is socialized here, she fulfills an important duty in the execution of tradition and its transfer to the next generations. Thus, the implicit or explicit education of women ceases to be just a singular act but turns into an act in which culture is created and sustained. This study focuses on the elements in which the duties in the hearth and its surroundings are attributed to the woman, girls are considered inferior or in worthless position compared to boys in the distribution of the tasks, and the role of man and woman at the table is considered. The hospitality of the Turkish people is highlighted with examples form Divanu Lugâti't-Türk; political, social and economic function of food is evaluated, and how food, believed to be fortune and blessing, was turned into a ritualistic feast and folk belief with the touch woman's hand among Tsargani Turkmens in Barak Plains.

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