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The nomads of the Antitaurus, however, call themselves "Aydinli" (= people from Aydin), a town and its surrounding in Southwest-Anatolia.

The Aydinli and Yörük were organized in tribes, large political units of some 1000 people, some of them, such as the Karakoyunlu (=People with Black Sheep), known already since the 13th century (Sümer 1967), but already in the fifties these tribes no longer had significance as political units.

They have a well known history.

As for the clan of Aydinli Johansen studied, there was no traditional clan name, since they formed as a group in the 19th century, but they were locally called "Karaevli" (=people with black houses), a name that refers to the black goat-wool tents they were living in.

A shepherd with his leading buck

View over the summer-pasture of the clan in 1982

Nomads harvesting wheat

The family of Isa (584) forms up for a souvenir-foto at Johansen's departure in 1957

The patriarch's meeting in the tent of a tandik kisi on a summer-pasture of Sari Ali (446) from the Dazkirli-lineage.

A four-poles-tent on the summer pasture of the clan

A camel festively decorated

making a thicker thread from two thinner ones (threads used for tent-weaving)

washing a new born baby

camels on the way down to the winter pasture

filtering fresh milk through a straining bag

trading with sheep's wool

woman from a neighboring tribe

The family heads of the clan are shown following a meeting
in the large black tent of the clan leader.

ULLA JOHANSEN TURKISH NOMADS GALLERY Book synopsis: Network Analysis and Ethnographic Problems: Process Models of a Turkish Nomad Clan A Trek with the Aydinli Nomads The nomads of the east wing, the Antitaurus, are officially named Yörük or Yürük (= nomad), which is what those in the west wing of the Taurus mountains, the Taurus proper, call themselves.

The nomads of the Antitaurus, however, call themselves "Aydinli" (= people from Aydin), a town and its surrounding in Southwest-Anatolia. Tat-Ali from the "Dolasikli" lineage	The Aydinli and Yörük were organized in tribes, large political units of some 1000 people, some of them, such as the Karakoyunlu (=People with Black Sheep), known already since the 13th century (Sümer 1967), but already in the fifties these tribes no longer had significance as political units. tanidik kisi ("known man") of the 1930s: Findikli-Ali (784) from the "Donsuz" at the age of about 100, with his wife Serife

They have a well known history. tanidik kisi ("known man") of the 1960s: Findikli Haci (818) from the "Donsuz" together with his younger brother Mahmut (855) and his youngest son Unal (838)	As for the clan of Aydinli Johansen studied, there was no traditional clan name, since they formed as a group in the 19th century, but they were locally called "Karaevli" (=people with black houses), a name that refers to the black goat-wool tents they were living in. The healer "toktor kari" Emine hatun (913) of the "Donsuz"

The black tent The tent of Isa (584) from the Kirbasi-lineage in 1970 with his daughters-in-law, Ayse (359) and Seycan (364), daughters of Hamit Haci (346) from the Koca-bey lineage	On the Trek I The nomad household of Molla Ali (532) from the Kirbasi-lineage on the way to the summer-pasture in spring 1957; the young man in front of it is Dede (Mustafa, 597), Johansen's "brother" from the same lineage. Already in 1982 nearly all the nomads migrated with the help of tractors or trucks. Only the steepest ways had to be made with the few camels, which some families still kept.

On the Trek II A woman from a neighboring group, milking a goat	The Milking Drum The same; view over the northernmost part of the summer pasture
Returning from the night pasture

the sheep returning	Counting his sheep Sari Ali (446) from the Dazkirli lineage

A shepherd with his leading buck neighbor of Sari Ali from another tribe

View over the summer-pasture of the clan in 1982 In the bottom of the valley are some fields.	Nomads harvesting wheat from the valley bottom (1982)

The family of Isa (584) forms up for a souvenir-foto at Johansen's departure in 1957 In the center stands the old patriarch, to his right his elder son Aliboz (586), then the younger one, Dede (597), still a batchelor, to his left came his wife Döndü (445), then her beloved daughter Yeter (611) and as the lowest in the family ranking the daughter-in-law, Ayse (359). Isa's little granddaughter had no rank yet, but was given with caressings from one person to the next.	The patriarch's meeting in the tent of a tandik kisi on a summer-pasture of Sari Ali (446) from the Dazkirli-lineage. The young men sit behind the patriarchs and do not talk.

A four-poles-tent on the summer pasture of the clan (the tent of a tandik kisi or "known man" of his generation is the place of meeting)	A camel festively decorated for the first day of spring migration

making a thicker thread from two thinner ones (threads used for tent-weaving) tazkirli lineage	washing a new born baby

camels on the way down to the winter pasture autumn 1956	filtering fresh milk through a straining bag

trading with sheep's wool two merchants and Emin from "our" lineage	woman from a neighboring tribe Her newly married status is to be seen from her silver ornaments, the white head cloth and short hair at the side of her face
The family heads of the clan are shown following a meeting in the large black tent of the clan leader.
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A Trek with the Aydinli Nomads

The nomads of the east wing, the Antitaurus, are officially named Yörük or Yürük (= nomad), which is what those in the west wing of the Taurus mountains, the Taurus proper, call themselves.

Returning from the night pasture