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 feeding and textile production. The nomadic textiles are as much famous as the […]
Nomads in Turkey had been using different types of tribal tents changing according to ethnicity, economic factors, and historical events. In recent years, changing life conditions […]
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 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 pressure […]
Turkmens of Anatolia have used the black nomadic tent for more than 300 years. Before Ottomans banned nomads to make animal husbandry in the plains of […]
Turkey has a deep and detailed weaving history and culture. There had been many weaving activities in different regions covering personal needs or having commercial purposes […]
