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1986_July-Sept_86HH -    Note: 851

Page: 68-72
Date: 26/27. 7. 86.
Location: Klete
Note:


(Dn)
Information collected during Dn about Klete, migration and so on.

i(MAHMUT YILMAZ)
i(Mahmut's) household and kin.
i(1027 Haci Akkas) elile Sons
Bnyan Garaji 1. i(Seyit Ahmet) (23) married
Gelin i(Nazli) from i(Tomarza) (Mother's brother's daughter)
[1st class person]
Dtr. i(Fatima) about 3 years old.
Ynren = Klete
{Lastik} i(Seyit Aht.) works in Pettas Kirisabir on monthly salary as svac. See below.

2. i(Mstm) - groom at the wedding. So - asker in Sept. Svac, but staying at home till asker.

{Lise - but he left - anarilik {gl : anarchist}}
3. Idris - also svac, fayansci. Trying to get i(Osman Gkpinar) to take him on and using me (among others) as intermediary.
6 daughters.
1 married in vlg. - "ks"
1 married to i(Tomarzu). Mother's brother's son (no not an exchange marriage - ks)
i(Yeter) m. i(Mustafa Kartin)
1 married to i(Mustafa Tomarzali), teaches German in Lise in Balikesir Pazarren, been to Germany etc. i(Gazi Enstitumi) kaznd{?}. Nasty, cocky, superior.
Got very ill with gallstone attack from drinking fizzy drinks & eating baklava.

i(Mahmut) did 52 months very tough 'asker' - 2nd WW imi.

i(Mahmut's) wife (see tape).
He ran "manav" {gl : fruit business} in Mersin for 15 years. Said his halfbrother "yedi" {gl : 7} F's land - sold it. Kurma, iki {gl : ?drink}.
Got ill. Ran bakkal in vlg. for years.
He himself bought land from Ekrek retmen - 90 dec. - 2 hours walk away. i(Anclik) drove him and his full brother out of house - he got nothing from Father.

i(Mahmut's) house. Built on steep hillside, with a level shelf in front of the house but hill rising behind giving easy access to roof. Caves - which they
made.

{Plan of his house and surrounding land}

He had all this built.
*Room marked 'frn' {gl : oven} has one wall of natural rock; and beams for roof.
{NB. Emine: note "frn"; - an extra "bread"....."soba".

Income.

Land - i(Mustafa) 4 inik icar {gl : rented} plus straw because they are kin.
Otherwise, straw belongs to the tractor owner.
Emine: in interview i(Mstm) said i(Mahmut) wants to move to Antalya and open a shop. Asked if they plan to separate i(Mstm) wants a lise diploma and continue
to University. F. Agrees with this plan. Askerdin sonra {gl : will join army later}.
Gelin: "not optimistic, not very likely - not realistic".
2 calves.
Inek died in producing the calf, which is bottle fed. Loss of TL400,000.

k<household> k<occupation>

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