Abstract:

Our stylized decorative arts have gained a rich and highly aesthetic structure with the influence of our religions and beliefs and the direction of our customs and traditions for centuries. Turkish tile art, one of the most ancient branches of Turkish decorative arts, is one of the areas where the most unique examples of Turkish decorative arts are presented. The art of tiles, which was brought to Anatolia by the Seljuks, showed a magnificent development in the Ottoman period and extraordinarybeautiful patterns were revealed. Motif is the most basic element of the pattern in decorative arts. “Hatayi” is a type of motif which is used willingly and intensively in Traditional Turkish Decorative Arts, especially in the arts of illumination, tile, binding and textile. Motifs that originate from Central Asia and China-Turkistan and which are often not clearly understood because they are fully stylized, are called "Hatayi". The "Hatayi" motif is created by taking the vertical cross-section of the flowers in nature and their full stylization, and its radical development goes back centuries. It is generally a symmetri-cally drawn motif. However, if it is not drawn properly, its place and role in the pattern and composition cannot be fully understood, some problems may occur in the designs created with the Hatayi group. Knowing and applying Hatayi's place and task in the pattern and composition, and drawing features, will ensure that the motif and patterns are drawn in accordance with the classic, without degenerating. The purpose of this study is to define the Hatayi motif, its types and drawing features, and the phases of drawing in the example of the Peony motif, which is the most frequently used of Hatayi group motifs.

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