Ak Kesene: An Insufficiently-Known Structure in the Cu Basin

Deniz B.

BILIG, vol.73, no.73, pp.141-156, 2015 (SSCI) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 73 Issue: 73
  • Publication Date: 2015
  • Journal Name: BILIG
  • Journal Indexes: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.141-156
  • Keywords: Kesene, turbe, tomb, Kazakhstan, Cu Basin, Mud-brick, Tomb (turbe) architecture of the Turkish peirod
  • Akdeniz University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

In the Cu Basin of Kazakhstan, in a region which has become a desert, there is a structure which is publicly known as Ak Kesene (White Tomb). The building, which does not carry any inscriptions, is constructed by using mud-brick.