Turkey

Turkey bridges Anatolia and the Mediterranean with traditions of carpet weaving, Sufi ritual and ceramics.

Textile & dress Spirituality & rites Crafts Food & cooking Games & sport

Knowledge in this place

Anatolian carpet weaving

Anatolian carpet weaving

Knotted wool rugs and kilims from Hereke, Konya and beyond with regional motifs.

Textile & dress

Mevlevi Sema ceremony

Mevlevi Sema ceremony

Whirling dervish ritual of the Mevlevi order combining music, poetry and turning.

Spirituality & rites

Iznik ceramics

Iznik ceramics

Quartz-bodied tiles and vessels with cobalt, turquoise and tomato-red floral designs.

Turkish coffee tradition

Turkish coffee tradition

Finely ground coffee simmered in a cezve and served with its grounds, tied to hospitality.

Oil wrestling

Oil wrestling

Yagli gures matches in which oiled wrestlers in leather breeches grapple in open fields.