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- Title
TÜRKİYE ETNOBOTANİĞİ İÇİNDE HEM AZALAN HEM DE MARKALAŞMA YOLUNDA BİR ÜRÜN: SÜPÜRGE.
- Authors
ŞAHİN, Güven
- Abstract
Türkiye has such a rich ethnobotanical value thanks to its rich geographical diversity. Knitting works, on the other hand, constitute the first craft products that come to mind among ethnobotanical products. In Türkiye, a significant accumulation of knowledge in craft activities made with herbal products such as basketry in particular, wicker knitting and rope making is available. Brooms in this group, on the other hand, are cleaning tools and ornaments made with various herbal materials. Straw brooms, which are the subject of our study, are obtained from heather (Sorghum bicolor), which is also grown in Türkiye. In the past, heather, which had a much larger cultivation area, is now grown in Balıkesir, Sakarya, Edirne and a few other provinces on a local scale. On the other hand, even if the craft size of the subject is limited, it is done in many provinces. The regression in broom cultivation resulted in meeting the need through imports. Field studies were carried out in Edirne and Sakarya within the scope of this study, in which broom-making in Türkiye is discussed in terms of both agriculture and craft, as well as folklore. A significant amount of broom production still continues in these two provinces of Türkiye, where the heather exchanges are located. The widespread use of vacuum cleaners and brooms made with plastic materials have been the biggest factor in the decline of straw brooms which is our research subject. The cultivation of heather and the manufacture of brooms, which declined from year to year, led to the emergence of ornamental brooms used as a folkloric symbol this time. Thus, the feature of being an ornament has been added to the mission of brooms to be a cleaning material. In recent years, efforts have been made to bring this product to the fore again in the provinces that produce traditional brooms, especially in Sakarya. In this context, cooperation was made with local governments, various projects were brought to the agenda with development agencies, and most importantly, efforts were made to protect products and increase market power with geographical indications. In the end, for the first time in 2018, "Sakarya Broom" was included in the geographical indication, and attempts were made for Edirne Broom too. However, it is an undesirable situation within the scope of geographical indication that a product within the scope of geographical indication is presented with raw materials obtained through imports to a significant extent. As a result, it is necessary to provide a sectoral structure for the broom business in Türkiye and to plan the subject with agriculture, craft and commercial aspects. In addition, being an environmentally friendly product of broom is another issue that is needed to be considered.
- Subjects
TURKEY; EDIRNE (Turkey); SORGHUM; PLASTICS; FIELD research; VACUUM cleaners; MARKET power; FOLKLORE
- Publication
Türük: International Language Literature & Folklore Researches Journal / Uluslararası Dil Edebiyat Halkbilimi Araştırmaları Dergisi, 2023, Vol 11, Issue 32, p78
- ISSN
2147-8872
- Publication type
Article