USAGE STATUS OF SIVEREK HISTORIC BATH BUILDINGS

Abstract

The water, which was accepted as a sacred from ancient times to today, has become an important factor in the places that are shaped by human beings. Referred to as water structures baths, shaped by water reaching until today are defined as constructions that provide various solutions such as cleansing, purification and healing in different cultures for centuries and used as places of socialization. Baths, which were the first in ancient times to carry traces of the Greek civilization, and later to the Roman, Byzantine and Islamic societies, and bath culture lose their former value in the globalizing World and this baths which are cultural heritage, are not protected. The new functions given to the historic baths cause the space spirit to disappear. Many civilizations from ancient times to the present day, an item that has hosted the rich architectural and cultural heritage of Sanliurfa date not given sufficient attention to the bathhouse.Therefore, destroyed a portion of the bath or on the ruins have kept the extinction state, has suffered another part of the restoration work done as a result of changes to functionality. Many interventions have been made to the baths that continue to be used, and as a result, the structures have lost their originality. The aim of this study is to evaluate the historic baths of Siverek district, which is located in Şanlıurfa's rich history and culture, in the context of cultural heritage. Within the scope of this aim, the historical process of Anatolian traditional bath culture, the architectural features of the historical baths in the Ottoman bath architecture and the Siverek sampling and the present conditions of the structures will be put in place in the direction of the documents taken from the Directorate of Sanliurfa Cultural Assets Conservation District Board and Siverek Municipality. Despite the continuation of the bathing culture in Siverek, the historical baths are not used and they are used by changing the function. As a result of the examinations, it was determined that the underground bath was destroyed without documenting, the Baths of Abdalağa were about to collapse and needed urgent intervention. The Cincikli Bath which is called 'Central Bath' has been re-used as an exhibition hall and a photography association. These findings will emphasize the importance of cultural heritage and architectural heritage of historical baths, and suggestions for preservation of the structures that have reached daily life will be made.