Kushurak - Kushurak

...After the end of the 16th century, some of the Turkmen in Eastern Anatolia migrated westward and mixed with the Yuruk, but the background to this is related to the westward movement of Anatolian trade routes. The nomadic lifestyle was based on moving between winter camps (kışlak) and summer camps (yaylak) to feed their livestock. The winter camps were on plains at an altitude of several hundred meters, where they waited for the lambing to occur, and from the end of April they moved to summer camps at an altitude of 2,000 to 3,000 meters. In the summer camps, dairy products were produced by milking the cows, and large cities were often formed there.

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Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…16世紀末以後東アナトリアのトルクメンの一部が西方に移住し，ユルックと混合したが，その背景にはアナトリアの通商路が西方へ移動したことと関係する。　遊牧民の生活形態は，家畜に採食させる必要上，冬営地(クシュラクkışlak)と夏営地(ヤイラクyaylak)との移動を基本とし，冬営地は標高数百mの平原で，子羊の出産を待ち，4月末以降，標高2000～3000mの夏営地に移る。夏営地では搾乳による乳製品の生産が行われ，そこにはしばしば大きな市（いち）が形成された。…

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