Shopping in Turkey is the thing that you have to think hours and hours, because there are so many famous things which reminds Turkey to buy; Beautiful Handmade Carpets, Jewelleries made by Turkish Stone,Wines,Turkish Delights and etc.
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Symbolism plays a big part in Turkish Carpets, and wherever possible, we have attemped to interpret the symbols and provide a brief description and meaning for each product.
Due to individual weavers interpretations and and the abstract nature of some symbols it is not alway possible to do this.Additionally some designs are made up of purely geometric patterns.
There are two basic products available, the familiar carpet or rug which has wool knotted into the base to form the pile, and the kilim, where the pattern is an intrinsic part of the base weave, and no knotted wools is used, which results in a "flat" weave. Kilims are more popular in warmer climates, but are becoming increasing more popular as timber based floors gain popularity. Additionally, it is not uncommom for a kilim to be used as a wall decoration. The most famous place is Cappadocia for handmade Carpets and Kilims, Cappadocia is the center for handmade arts, prices are more reasonable in Cappadocia.
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Turquoise has a distinctive, lovely blue color ranging from pure sky-blue to greenish-blue. The presence of copper gives turquoise its blue hue; iron adds the green. Turquoise often contains streaks or veins of white, gray, or black. it gets its name from the French words pierre turquoise, or “Turkish stone.” Turkey was, of courses, an important trading city, and turquoise was among the items traded there.
Turquoise has long been considered a beneficial stone. Ancient Persians believed wearing it would bring wealth. It was used on turbans to ward off the “evil eye” and as talismans decorating daggers and the like. The ancient Aztecs considered turquoise a “holy stone” and used it to decorate their masks. To Native Americans, sky-blue turquoise opened a connection between the sky and the lakes. Even continuing today, turquoise is said to help ward off a depressed life.
When creating the civilization, man first used water, then earth, and then fire. Eventually, all of them together... Man's brain, Man's creativity and Man's skill came into play. Water, earth and fire joined together 8000 years ago in Anatolia where the oldest legends of mankind took place. In that rich land, which opened its gates to countless civilizations through history like Lydian, Hittite, Urartu, Byzantine, Seljuk, Ottoman, which hosted different cultures on its fertile soil that witnessed the most significant turns of human history... While the first ceramics was created in Çatalhöyük in Turkey 6000 years BC, the Yang-Shao culture, one of the forefathers of Chinese civilization, was to wait for another 2000 years before making its first earthenware pots.
Ceramics... an 8000 year old tradition born on Anatolian soil. Ceramics, whose history is as old as mankind, appeared through history in many different forms. Sometimes as a vessel, a glass, a kiln, sometimes a pot, an ornament, a toy... A tool which bears traces from different cultures, shedding light on history. Avanos in Cappadocia is famous place for potteries, you can watch and try how to make with us..
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