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Turkish Traditions
Turkish handicrafts have formed cultural heritage of various civilizations dating back thousands of years in Anatolia, with its own values. It's possible to divide Turkish handicrafts as follows: Carpet-rug manu¬facturing, rug weaving, kerchief painting, pottery, porcelain manufacturing, embroidery, needle-work, leather work, musical
instrument manufacturing, stone-work, jewelry and gemstone, copper smith, basket making, packsaddle making, metal-work, felt making, knit-work, wood work, glassware, etc.
The raw materials of weaving are wool, mohair, cotton, animal hair, hemp and silk. Weaving are fabric, knitting, upholstery, carpet, kilim, zili, cicim, felt and surcingles which are made of all kinds of raw-materials that can be transformed into thread with spinning technique or any other techniques and which are obtained by way of weaving, knitting or only by attaching fibbers to each other in different methods. Weaving is a traditional Anatolian handicraft which has been produced since ancient times and has been a source of life in many regions. Jewelry is are also remarkable. The art of jewelry gained importance with the growth of the Ottoman Empire. Objects used in preparing and drinking Turkish coffee were often made of copper and bronze. Today, the traditional art of metalwork is surviving widely in the production of copper kitchen utensils.
Handicrafts produced by using metals other than copper, like bronze, gold and silver are still alive today with their high quality and various designs.
Wood working was developed during the Seljukian period in Anatolia and reached a quality unique to itself. Wooden works of the Ottoman period are mostly architectural elements like pulpits, doors of mosques, cupboard doors which are superior in craftsman¬ship. Objects of daily use like small tables, writing equipments, chests, spoons, drawers, thrones, reading-stands, Koran cases and in architectural elements like window, cupboard, joist, console, column, capital, ceiling, pulpit, niche and sorcaphagus. Materials used in wood working are mostly walnut, apple, pear, ebony and rose trees. Another branch of art which has developed in connection with architecture is the art of ceramic. Tile making was brought to Anatolia by the Seljukian artists. The new ceramic styles which emerged in Iznik, Kutahya and Canakkale during the 15th and 17th centuries respectively and known by the names of their region, with their specific style, characteristic of color, pattern and form, brought new interpretations to the art of ceramic and tiles during the Ottoman period.
