Prof. Dr. Peter Thiele is a very well-known academician, traveler, ethnologist, and lecturer. He has given lectures in many universities in Germany and Japan and was […]
Western Anatolia is a very special place in Turkey, which combines the Hellenistic culture and the Turkmen culture on the same ground. The area is relatively […]
Central Anatolia is another cultural and geographic area in which many centers of pile carpet weaving are accumulated. The area inhabited for approximately 10 millenniums had […]
Eastern Anatolia has specific geography very suitable to feed sheep and goats and make transhumance. The high altitude of the pastures and the summer rains and […]
The nomads in Turkey have based their culture and traditions mostly on animal husbandry and textile production. The nomadic textiles are as famous as the sheep […]
Nomads in Turkey used different types of tribal tents according to their ethnicity, economic factors, and historical events. In recent years, changing life conditions have pushed […]
Nomadic bags are a very important part of nomadic weaving culture because it reflects not only the functionality and durability of these objects but tat the […]
The Nomad Way – Turkey is interestingly different from other trekking/hiking ways in terms of orientation from south to north and therms of altitude climbing from […]
The Anatolian Peninsula has been inhabited by Turkic tribes since the early 11th century. During the decline of the Seljuk Empire in Iran and increasing Mongol […]