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Early years She was born 1944 in the town of Menemen in western Turkey to an officer's family. She spent her childhood in Japan, where her father was appointed as the Military attaché in...

Biography Tevfik learned Persian as a young man, and became a Mevlevi in İzmir. He then moved to Istanbul and continued his Mevlevi practice in Galata and Kasımpaşa. In 1902 he became a Bektashi dervish. His interest in poetry...

Life He was born in 1946. He graduated from Trabzon High School in 1965. He studied Philosophy, Sociology, Ancient Greek and Latin in İstanbul University during his undergraduate period...

Throughout the Caucasus the Turkish Knot is used. With very few exceptions, they are made from wool. There are no Caucasian carpets surviving earlier then 1800's. They generally have...

Carpet weaving is the traditional art of Turks and the development of the arts linked to the Turks since its inception, with early woven fragments discovered in Central Asia....

The Kilim is a truly remarkable tradition maintained by women of Anatolia for hundreds of generations, dating back nine thousand years. Turkish mothers and daughters maintained this mysterious tradition...

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The Turkey Tribune has periodic openings for staffer and contributors with a number of skill sets. Most positions require fluency in Turkish as well as English. If you think you would...

The Turkey Tribune  has periodic openings for staffer and contributors. Most positions require fluency in Turkish as well as English. If you think you would like to participate in the...

When you’re looking to hire someone new, often the most important consideration is the “fit.” That is, you can train just about anyone with brains and some basic experience...