CULTURE - ceramics calligraphy marbling textiles music etc
HANDICRAFTS
Handicraft has been existed from the beginning of the human being depending on the environment conditions. It has given its first samples for protecting, covering human beings and providing with the necessities of them. The handicrafts, which has later improved and changed according to the environment conditions, has gained “traditional” character by becoming an art which reflects the artistic sense of taste and cultural characteristics of the community.
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TURKISH CALLIGRAPHY ART
Turkish calligraphy is a unique artistic creation although calligraphy itself is not of Turkish origin. Ottomans adopted it with religious fervor and inspiration, taking ...
Meerschaum is a very rare mineral, a kind of hard white clay. Light and porous structure of the pipe keeps the smoke cool and soft. Meerschaum pipes are among most popula...
Meerschaum pipes are among most popular Turkish souvenir items. In video you can view the artist producing these items
Video was shot at Mr. Sinan Atilla''s workshop. ...
TURKISH SILK CARPET WEAVING DEMO
Turkish silk carpets are the best in the world
with over 1,4 million knots per square meter
The art of carpet weaving which has bee...
Turkish "Copper Handicrafts" Artist
Place : Grand Bazaar
Copper Working:
Research has shown that the history of copper working is very ancient and that copper min...
Music for the Eyes : If there ever was an earthly paradise for scribes, it was in the Ottoman Empire. There, from the beginning of the 16th century until the early 20th c...
Sile bezi is a white muslin fabric a little like cheesecloth, which the local women embroider and sell their products on the street, as well as all over Turkey.
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Sile bezi is a white muslin fabric a little like cheesecloth, which the local women embroider and sell their products on the street, as well as all over Turkey.
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Marbling (EBRU) is the art of printing multi-colored swirled or stone-like patterns on paper or fabric. The patterns are formed by first floating the colors on the surfac...
CAFERAGA TURKISH ARTS SCHOOL.. This program has been on for many years now, in an old MEDRESE from the Ottoman period (Medrese:religous school at the time of Ottomans). O...
