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Most of the houses are one-storey structures, a raised platform in front
("seki"), a flat or tile thatched roof. Mudbrick walls reinforced by several beams,
are erected over the stone foundation which is set into a shallow trench. The roof
structure is generally made of interconnected beams extending from two large parallel
beams. Walls are finished with white lime or earth color plaster.Size of the rooms
varies according to the number of family members and the economic status of the
family. Although it is not easy to generalize about house plans, there are two prevailing
types, one is a central living room to which the bedrooms and the kitchen open, and the
other is an L-shaped plan of interconnected series of bedrooms and a living room, ending
with the kitchen.
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Generally, the courtyards are large spaces which are used as "kitchen gardens" and
planted with vineyards and fruit trees. Separate structures, such as "tandir"
(bread house), granary, sheep and goat pens, chicken coop, summer kitchen and oven,
as well as the open hearth are located in the courtyard where most of the summer cooking
and food processing for winter storage take place. A few of the houses at Yassihoyuk and
nearby village of Sabanozu have semi-subterranean food storage rooms.
In the last two years, at Yassihoyuk large scale houses with two, three-storeys are built to accomodate married sons; poured cement foundation supports brick (fired) walls. These houses are generally located just outside the courtyard of the groom's parent's house. |