Arts of the Meddah, Public Storytellers
The Art of the Meddah (Public Storytelling) may be described as the art of telling stories for the purpose of entertaining an audience with impersonations and animation. Those who practice this art are calledmeddah from metheden, the Arabic word for “one who praises.”
Mevlevi Sema Ceremony
The Mevlevi Sema Ceremony is a Sufi ceremony that symbolizes stages on the path to accessing God and contains religious elements and themes with detailed rules and characteristics.
Âşıklık (Minstrelsy) Tradition
The Minstrelsy tradition is not only the cultural memory of Anatolia, but it is also an important expression of its cultural diversity and richness. It is a multi-faceted art that includes poetic, musical and narrative expressions filtered and shaped through centuries of experience. The most important characteristic of the minstrelsy tradition with its unique performance and convention is its appeal to broad segments of society because it reflects the lifestyles, worldviews, ethics and aesthetic values of the age.
Nevruz
Nevruz is widely celebrated in the northern hemisphere, particularly in societies that speak Turkish and Persian. Nevruz comes from the Persian words nev and ruz. In Turkey it is also called Nevruz-I Sultan, Sultan Nevruz, Navrız, Newroz, Noruz, Mart Dokuzu (March 9th), Gün Dönümü (The Turning of the Day), Yılsırtı (The Ridge of the Year), Yumurta Bayramı (The Egg Holiday). Nevruz actually means “new day” and is a celebration of spring that is regarded as the first day of the year in many societies. According to the Gregorian calendar, Nevruz begins on March 21st.
Karagöz
Karagöz is a shadow play performed on a white curtain with a backlight reflecting figures of humans, animals or objects called tasvir made from camel or water buffalo hide and attached to rods.
Traditional Sohbet Meetings
Groups with different numbers of men come together especially in the wintertime within the framework of certain rules and serve a social solidarity function. The day chosen for the meetings is generally Thursday, Friday or Saturday. The meetings begin in the evenings and end around midnight. Every member is expected to arrive at the meeting on time and leave on time.
Kırkpınar Oil Wrestling Festival
Defined as two people engaged in a mental and physical struggle using no tools or equipment under equal conditions in a specified area, according to specific rules and for a specified time, wrestling is one of the oldest sports in human history. Wrestling has been a popular and traditional practice in every age. In Turkey, it is referred to as the ancestor sport.
Turkish Coffee Culture and Tradition
Turkish Coffee is not only a beverage but also a communal practice that brings together cultural spaces, social values and beliefs within a context of socialization process. Its role socialization can be traced back to opening of the first coffeehouses with its noticeable decorations in Istanbul. Coffee houses were then, and still are the places where people drink coffee, converse, share news, read books and socialize. The tradition itself is a symbol of hospitality, friendship, delicacy, and entertainment. All these are reflected in the famous Turkish proverb “the memory of a cup of coffee lasts for forty years.” This saying represents how important and profound coffee is in Turkish culture.
Ebru: Turkish Art of Marbling
Ebru is the traditional art of creating colorful patterns by sprinkling and brushing color pigments on a pan of oily water and then transforming this pattern to a special paper. It has been atraditional art of book enriching calligraphy and binding books for many centuries. In the 13th century, the first forms of Ebru emerged in Central Asia and spread to Anatolia through . During the Ottoman period, Turkish calligraphers and artists created new forms and perfected techniques.
Traditional Crafsmanshis of Çini-Making
Glazed tile and ceramic household stuffs or wallboards of several colours and motifs made by firing the pulped clay soil are called “çini”. Çini-making means the craftsmanship shaped around traditional Turkish art of çini since 12th century with its own specific production and adornment techniques like “minai”, “luster”, “polishing”, “underglaze”.
Flatbread Making and Sharing Culture: Lavash, Katyrma, Jupka, Yufka
Lavash, Katyrma, Jupka and Yufka being varieties of round- or oval-shaped thin breads that take shape by rolling dough by hand or using a dough roller, called "oklava" symbolizes not only a consumption element but also a common making and sharing culture inherited from the past in the involving regions of Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Turkey.
Spring Celebration: Hıdrellez (Multinational - 2017)
Hıdrellez is an element of the common intangible cultural heritage of Republic of Macedonia and Republic of Turkey that has been transmitting from generation to generation through centuries. Spring Celebration: Hıdrellez contains four domains of intangible heritage which are oral traditions and expression; performing arts; social practices, rituals and festive events; knowledge and practices concerning nature.
Whistled Language
Whistled language is the name given to a method of communication that uses whistles, a sound made with the help of the fingers, tongue, teeth, lips and cheeks, to simulate and articulate words.
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