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 The houses of Milas; Çomakdağ, Kızılağaç, İkiztaş

The houses in Çomakdağ, Kızılağaç, İkiztaş, Gökseki, Sarıkaya are located in mountainous rural areas of Milas. They are sited on rocky mountains and roughed sloped terraced terrain. These are of a different type of construction. The most developed examples of these buildings are in Kızılağaç and Çomakdağ. The Çomakdağ houses are on a rocky hill that is surrounded by olive trees.

The houses in Gökseki are on hills separated by two valleys in the Menteşe Mountains. The ground is rocky and there are stairs that open onto the courtyards of the houses. The main characteristics of the houses in Kızılağaç-Çomakdağ are that they have thick stone walls, windows facing the view, an staircase to get into the house, an overhanging room a with windows on both sides and a fireplace, an earthen roof and, a most important feature, the use of carved wooden decoration. You enter the houses from a covered entrance into open "living" area. In one part of the living section there is a covered area surrounded with sofas and open to the breeze. This wooden part, as well as controlling the path leading to the houses, it is also a place where the women of the house mostly spend their time in the summer months.

The bedding of the household is stored in a special area, valuables are kept in chests, the kitchen utensils on shelves above the cooking range, the dried foods and wheat are kept in the living section throughout the year. Meals are eaten near the food preparation area on a table cloth covered low round table floor, beds are laid on the wooden floor and the bathroom is in a separate closet next to the bedding storage area. The rugs and handmade cushions made by the Çomakdağ women, called Cicim, are everywhere in the house. Another differentiating factor of these houses are the craved wooden columns and beams and their decorated chimneys.