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November 12, 2020
Turkish pie carpet fragment from Konya area, 17th Century, Cental Turkey, Turkish and Islamic Arts Museum

Different Types of Textiles in Turkey

Turkish textiles have always been in the very center of Turkish daily life, during the whole history, beginning from the arrival of Turks, in the early […]
November 11, 2020
Karakeçili Turkmens migrate to the winter quarters, Ushak, Western Turkey, 2019

What Is The Nomad Way – Turkey

The Nomad Way – Turkey is the accumulation of the walkways used by nomads living in Turkey to reach the summer encampment areas generally situated in […]
November 11, 2020
Anatolian Turkmen Nomads expose their weaving skills in during the migration. Çanakkale, Western Turkey, 1997

Nomadism in Turkey, Why and How

he transhumance activities had begun in Anatolia after the neolithic period, combined with the early bronze age. In many highland plateaus in Turkey, the petroglyphs depicting […]
November 9, 2020
Konya Carpet, 17th Century

Material and Mastery Make Turkish Textiles Unique in The World

Turkey has always been the land of diversities. The Anatolian peninsula that reaches over from east to west includes topographic and geographical diversities which lead to […]
November 7, 2020

Turkish Textiles Reflect The People Of Turkey

Textiles have always been a very important aspect of the local life in the Anatolian peninsula during its history. A cover to be protected from the […]
May 11, 2020
Dursun Öztaban weaving an Anatolian Turkmen blackc tent from goat hair, Olukbaşı village, BOzdoğan, Aydın, Western Turkey, 2015

Uncle Dursun, the Last of The Tent Benders

The first meeting of me with Uncle was during a search for master in order to make my black tent made. I already knew that there […]
May 11, 2020
culture and ethnicity

The Backstage, We Are a Biiiig Family!

The idea of making a nomad lifestyle revival tour has risen under a heavy atmosphere of corporate business. (!) Who would think that walking in Turkey’s […]
May 11, 2020
carpet weavers

Bayram’s Story

Bayram and his family Coming from a Turkmen family which settled on the Konya Plain many generations back, Bayram makes his living by weaving carpets and […]
May 11, 2020
loom carpet

A Desire Revealed, the Story of Ismail

  Ismail is a teacher of Turkish Literature in one the most prestigious high schools of Kayseri, one of the cities mostly known by its fine […]
May 11, 2020

5 Reasons Why You Should Definitely Visit Turkey This Summer

  Beautiful nature of The Mediterranean Coasts Turkey has one of the cleanest sea coasts of the Mediterranean, preserved with very diversified undersea life, gold sandy […]
May 11, 2020

Turkey, the Homeland of Intangible Cultural Heritage

Turkey which is founded mainly in Anatolian Peninsula embraces many cultures, ethnicities and civilizations with their proper identities and roles in the history. This land is […]
May 11, 2020

Nomad Cuisine, Would You Like Some?

Nomad cuisine is one of the disappearing sub-branches of Turkish Cuisine. The nomadic life in Anatolia had been practiced much before Turks came to the land […]