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As a physical geographic term, the high plateau is used for the equivalent of the term of plateau where the earth form was deeply split, broken by rivers but the levels on it stay visible. But as a settlement place the term of “yayla” means summer mountain which stays uninhabited in winter; and in the hottest period of summer it means a place where a group of people, along with agriculture, do live stock breeding and produce dairy products such as milk, butter, cheese and keep them from the heat. The term of yayla used for the meadows at the high places is also used for yaylak and yazlak today.

In our country with 26000 yayla settlements, yaylacılık makes a contribution to the economy in respect of stock breeding.