Festivals are important cultural activities for every country of the world. Turkey has well known festivals such as Choisya Fest. This fest is being organised in Adana province of Turkey. Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, it doesn’t seem possible to organise it this year. Citrus fruits are the main product of Mediterranean region. Orange Blossom or Choisya is the symbol […]
Ottoman Erotic Handbook; A masterpiece among a few works
Sexuality was a taboo in Ottoman era. Due to the Islamic life style, art and sexuality were banned titles. Despite of this fact, some handbooks and miniatures were reproduced. But they are a few pieces. One of these pieces is a handbook. It is estimated that it was written in the end of 18th century. Author and artists of the […]
World Map of 1513 by Piri Reis; One of the famous sailors of the world
First world map was drawn by Piri Reis who was the senior sailor of Ottoman navy. It wasn’t an ordinary map because it has some points to find out on it. Thus many researches are being made on this map. Piri Reis prepared this map in 1513. That was the period when western sailing developed. New world (American continent) had […]
Coloured leather kerchief ; A handcraft that never dies
Those coloured flat-heeled shoes are the products of a great handcraft. It was a light shoe that can be worn in summer. The leather is coloured by the occer or madder. This handycraft requires expertisement and mastership because it is based on hand skill. Today it is living in our southern part of Turkey (Kahramanmaraş). A master manifactures coloured shoes […]
Woodcarving: A handycraft that gives the wood spirit
Woodcarving can be considered as a special handycraft because a master has a task to give wood a spirit. It is known that it is a very old handycraft that is dated back to ancient times. When the ancient buildings are examined, a specialist see a master work on the wood. The master gave a special spirit to the wood […]
Filigree: A handycraft that symbolizes the beauty
Since the human being has been developed, some concepts have developed in the same way such as beauty. Especially by women, beauty has a deep meaning and some handycrafts serve the beauty with great pieces. Filigree is one of those handycrafts that arised in Mesopotamia region. It is based on manufacturing beautiful silver and gold items by processing the fibres […]
Turkey is home of multi-cultural and various habitants
Turkey is a country where you can come across multi-cultural envoirement. There are a few places in the world. That’s why they are more attractive for tourism sector. The oldest ancient sites are here, the civilization developed here. The scientific branches such as philosophy and medicine had masters. Bergama was one of the asclepions in ancient world. Philosophers were the […]
A tea and a circular bread(Simit); two great companions
When you visit Turkey, you are going to meet two great companions; tea and a circular bread(simit). Imagine that you are sitting in cafe on the coast. One of your best option is this combination. It has a great pleasure while tasting them. Circular bread (simit) is famous fast food of daily life. It is also a cheap way to […]
Turkish Miniature
Turkish miniatures are the masterpieces of Turkish traditional arts. Every stage of the public was painted with special style. It isn’t like an ordinary painting. The figures weren’t drawn according to depth adjustment. The goal of the artist was to describe the scenery in a best way.
Turkish game; Backgammon
Backgammon is one of the well known games of Turkey. 15 black chequers and 15 white chequers are the components of the game. The chequers are moved by the numbers of dices. The purpose of the game is to collect the chequers in their areas. If you throw double, you can play four chequers. Normally two chequers are played. A […]