title: Condolence houses in Sanliurfa: fading away of a tradition and a creative attempt to preserve it.
abstract: This article reports the results of qualitative research conducted to investigate the change in the traditional manner of giving and accepting condolences in Sanliurfa, a city with a unique sociocultural structure in the southeastern part of Turkey. Our methodology was based on direct observation of behavior and detailed, open-ended interviews with participants. This article aims to investigate the reasons for moving the condolence tradition from family homes to specially built condolence houses a decade ago and discusses the functional significance of the ceremonial events in giving and accepting condolences.
authors.affiliation: Harran University School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Sanliurfa, Turkey. medaim@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Medaim
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yanik
authors.forename: Isil
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Vahip
authors.forename: Samet
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kose
mesh_terms: D002562:Ceremonial Behavior; D003469:Culture; D005655:Funeral Rites; D006117:Grief; D006801:Humans; D012944:Social Support; D012961:Sociology; D014421:Turkey