Element Traditional craftsmanship of Çini-making Countries Türkiye Registration 2016 Description Çini are traditional, handmade glazed tiles and ceramics made in
Ebru is the traditional Turkish art of creating colourful patterns by sprinkling and brushing colour pigments onto a pan of
The practices and craftsmanship associated with the Damascene rose are mainly practised by farmers and families in Al-Mrah village, in
Turkish coffee combines special preparation and brewing techniques with a rich communal traditional culture. The freshly roasted beans are ground
The Mesir Macunu festival of Manisa, Turkey, commemorates the recovery of Hafsa Sultan, mother of Suleiman the Magnificent, who was
Keşkek is a traditional Turkish ceremonial dish prepared for wedding ceremonies, circumcisions and religious holidays. Women and men work together
Semahs can be described as a set of mystical and aesthetic body movements in rhythmic harmony. They constitute one of
Traditional Sohbet meetings play a crucial role in transmitting Turkish folk literature, folk dances and music, village plays as well
The Kırkpınar oil wrestling festival takes place in Edirne, Turkey. Thousands of people from different age groups, cultures and regions
The Âşıklık (minstrelsy) tradition of Turkey is performed by wandering poet-singers known as âşıks. Dressed in traditional clothes and plucking a stringed saz, the
Karagöz is a form of shadow theatre in Turkey in which figures known as tasvirs made of camel or ox hide in
Meddahlik was a Turkish theatre form performed by a single storyteller called a meddah and practised throughout Turkey and Turkishspeaking