Korkut Ata Türkiyat Araştırmaları Dergisi

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The door in traditional Turkish houses is not only a part of the dwelling but also ensures the protection of family privacy. The traditional Turkish family structure, with the influence of the Islamic belief that Turkish culture is nourished by, has always been a secret area that should be protected as a requirement of privacy, not to be exposed to strangers, and hidden from other people. The construction of all the elements that make up the household, such as the house, garden, walls, rooms, etc. has been organized in a way to ensure this privacy. In other words, the dwellings where life is carried out are designed according to the lifestyle. Unfortunately, today, with the use of social media in all areas of life, new behavior patterns affect people's lifestyles and cause changes and transformations. The understanding of privacy and the expansion of its sphere is one of these changes and transformations. In the traditional structure, situations that are not shared with strangers due to their confidentiality, that are kept outside the door, that are not included in the private sphere, have become open to the general public and shared without making the distinction between private and non-private with the effect of social media. In order to prove their existence to others, to be more visible, and to attract attention, users post constantly and each time more private than the last. In addition, the same user is curious about how someone else is doing and feels obligated to constantly follow their posts. This leads to situations that do not need to be known in society by others and to develop into a structure in which the framework of privacy expands. From this point of view, in this study, the understanding of privacy in Turkish culture and the concept of a door symbolizing this privacy were analyzed with a focus on social media, and the changes that social media has made in Turkish society's understanding of privacy were addressed.