Abstract:

For centuries, Izmir, the most important trading center of the Western Anadolu region, has been the subject of many research in terms of its historical works. These studies on more architectural buildings, without a doubt, provide important data about the historical and social life of İzmir. But the work on the tombs and tomb stones of this living city, the center of the region, is unfortunately insufficient. However, with their writings and decorations, the tomb stones that keep light on their time, art, folklore, language and aesthetic concerns are extremely important documents in terms of information that helps the fields of work of different scientific disciplines such as History, Art History, Medical History, Pharmacy History, Botanics, Language and Literature. Especially, it is interesting that, starting from the pre-Islam periods in the Turkish decoration art, life tree paintings, which hold an important place in Anatolia between the 13th and 19th centuries, are often used in the cave stones in the region, while being stylized. The historical development of these and similar symbolic objects, which symbolize eternal life, and their relationship with health, also provide extremely useful information in terms of cultural history.   This study is a small preliminary study on the diseases mentioned as the cause of death in the grave stone books. It is also briefly referred to the various symbolic meanings of the stones processed and forming the appearance of a flower garden in the cemetery.

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