Spatial Composition of Intermountain Pastoral Settlements on Slopes in Eastern Anatolia of Turkey : Case Studies of Konakl Village in Erzurum and Besler Village in Ağr

To understand the spatial composition of intermountain pastoral settlements on slopes in the Eastern Anatolia Region of Turkey, document searches and field surveys were conducted in the Konakl Village in Erzurum and in the Besler Village in Ağr and discussed my results. I identified great differences of spatial composition between the pastoral settlements where people live next to livestock and previously reported farming or forestry settlements. Other differences between the two settlements include the building directions, approaches to houses and livestock barns, presence or absence of walled courtyards, and houses whose roofs have been converted into pitched ones. These differences individualize each settlement and create landscapes appropriate for each area.