ASSESSMENTS ON THE DEFINTION OF THE WORLD HERITAGE PROPERTY AREA AND BUFFER ZONE OF HACI BEKTAS VELI COMPLEX HACI BEKTAŞ VELİ KÜLLİYESİ’NİN DÜNYA MİRAS ALANI VE TAMPON BÖLGESİ TANIMINA YÖNELİK DEĞERLENDİRMELER

The significance of intangible cultural heritage in the definition of cultural heritage has increased in recent years. Particularly, the areas where beliefs and doctrines are produced and which are strongly associated with faith leaders cannot be considered separately from the intangible cultural heritage. In this study, the Haci Bektas Veli Complex, which was included in the UNESCO Tentative List of Türkiye in 2012 by emphasizing its strong ties with the Bektashi belief and the role it played in the emergence of the belief, was discussed. For this purpose, world heritage sites, which express the environments in which beliefs or teachings that emerged under the leadership of a leader, were researched and the definitions of world heritage sites and buffer zones were examined. The definitions were compared to the statement of outstanding universal value for the complex. It has been observed that in the definitions of the world heritage sites a wide area containing many structures that are valued within the doctrine or more than one area and / or buffer zone with the same characteristics is preferred. Therefore, it has been concluded that in order to define the relationship established between the Bektashi belief and the heritage site, a heritage definition that includes only the complex may be insufficient compared to the world heritage sites. Within the scope of the study, it has been observed that there is an important cultural heritage accumulation related to the formation of Bektashism belief, in the immediate vicinity of the complex. It has been determined that a world heritage candidacy that takes this heritage accumulation into account will be more compatible with the definitions of world heritage sites with similar features.
Keywords: History of Art, Architectural Conservation and Restoration, World Heritage Site and Buffer Zone, Outstanding Universal Value, Intangible Cultural Heritage.