About Turkish Arts
Although our website offers “Turkish art and antiques”, these terms are our modern (and somewhat generalized) way of referring to art forms that can be separately identified, or broken down…
The Pomegranate as a Symbol
Almost all the great religions of the world have sanctified the pomegranate and ascribed manifold meanings to it. The mythology of ancient Greece regarded this fruit as the symbol of…
The Sema Ritual
Sema or whirling is part of the inspiration of Mevlana M. Celaleddin-i Rumi, famous mystic thinker and turkish human poet of 13 th century He invite us to unity,to toleration,…
Calligraphy in Ottoman Arts
Mysterious power of the pen OTTOMAN CALLIGRAPHY Since Islam frowned upon representation in painting and sculpture , artistic creativity turned to other plastic forms of visual expression. Writing is the…
Ottoman Minor Arts
Keys to a vernacular culture OTTOMAN MINOR ARTS If you wish to delve deeply into the vernacular culture of a society or civilisation, you must look not only at its…
Decoration in Ottoman Art
Ottoman art of decoration NAKIŞ The discouragement of representative art by Islam led on the one hand to the development of calligraphy, and on the other to graphic forms of…
Decoration in Ottoman Art
Ottoman art of decoration NAKIŞ The discouragement of representative art by Islam led on the one hand to the development of calligraphy, and on the other to graphic forms of…
