Abstract

This sudy discusses berdel marriage, based on garsikuda in other words being each others’ childs’ father-in-law or mother-in-law still preserves its vitality, as a social problem in Southeast of Turkey by sample of Mardin. The aim of the study is to present the role of traditional practices regarding berdel marriage using narrative participated in the research. In this context, the importance of culture in the presence and maintenance of berdel marriage was sampled over Mardin. The research data was collected by in-depth interviews with ten women who married by berdel, In-depth interviews allowed us to obtain the history of the berdel marriage of the women who participated in the research; narrative analysis was used to analyze the narrative of women concerning berdel marriage. According to research resu cities in Turkey which berdel marriages have still being experienced. In this process, in which two brides being exchanged at the same time, both sides have the happines of having a new bride and on the other hand they have the sa girl to a new family. Though berdel marriages bring some problems within its nature, in accordance with Mardin case we can say that it has been a stable custom in the terms of social benefits it provides. Berdel tradition, interacted with the social life of the region in a dialectical manner. In particular it has been one of the references of female identity and gender of that region. Therefore we are in the opinion of this custom experienced in the region generally preferred for economic reasons and mostly affects the place of women in society. This study based on field survey and in that context interviews were carried out in Mardin with individuals who made berdel marriage. And berdel marriages was handled within the framework of gender issues and focused on social positioning and identifing of women. The actuality and function of berdel marriage was be questioned and tried identify the place of berdel among traditional forms of marriage.

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