@article{2018,title={TURAN MEHMET SÖBE WHO LAST MASTER OF BASKETRY IN SİNDELHÖYÜK},abstractNode={Turan Mehmet Söbe (78), who is living in Sindelhöyük neighborhood of Develi District of Kayseri, is the last basketry master. In this study, it is aimed to examine the current status of the art of basketry in Sindelhöyük in the context of the last master and to create an awareness against this art branch which has been lost. For this purpose, the information obtained from the last master living in the region, photographs and archival documents, construction technique, tools used, major products and marketing of these products, commercial values were examined. It is understood that basketry has a history that goes back to the Republic before, until the year 1975 it was one of the main sources of income and every house is made of rush mat weaving. In Sindelhöyük, formerly considered as the center of basketry and rush mat weaving, this art has come to the point of disappearing until today due to various reasons. Usta Turan M. Söbe has lived on by basketry during his lifetime, and endeavored to teach this art in courses for a new generation. Every stage of basketry, from harvesting of raw materials to processing and preparation, from knitting to marketing is done by the master himself. For many years she has carried out rush mat weaving together with her wife. For the last decade, he has been doing basket weaving only. Products with the production of the last living masters in Sindelhöyük, a different variety from each other. The tools used by the master in herbal knitting are also varied and he is making basket with them in accordance with the technical. Usage areas of products are furniture, kitchen tools, accessories, beams, baskets, coating / insulating materials and other purposes. Products that are the master's own design and production are stored in a part of his house and sold with personal efforts. In this context, plant knitting in the region has weaknesses and threats as well as strengths and opportunities that should not be missed. Plant knitting is an intangible cultural heritage that must be revived without being completely forgotten in the region.},author={Filiz Nurhan ÖLMEZ-- Şerife KAPLANOĞLU},year={2018},journal={The Journal of Academic Social Science}}