Özet:

It is known that there is a process of mutual interaction between human groups and the places in which they live and that each name has a folkloric meaning in terms of the story in its background. Some of these names are land names and land names are a field of study that includes not only the geographical areas and settlements but also the names of places such as neighborhoods, streets, workplaces, which are smaller parts of settlements. Moving from the assumption that it is possible to understand the mental map of any society from the names it uses, this study aims to make conclusions about the city memory of Sivas through the street names. According to data collected by the Municipality of Sivas in 2020, the 278 streets in Sivas have been classified by classification. As a result of the classification, the people's names are marked as the most important source of street names. One of the most important qualities of the people given the names to the streets has been found to be that they take the function of a link between the local culture of Sivas and the national culture. Thus, in the city memory, formed by the contribution of the street names, it appears that the ideas of being part of the national whole are always preserved. In addition to personal names, environmental factors, historical topics, cities and professions also include data about city memory as groups marked in this classification. In addition, the identity consciousness that is lived through the street names; the symbols that range from deposits to lovers have found that the people's culture also holds an important place.