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.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…