Category: Türkiye

Element Traditional Ahlat stonework Countries Türkiye Registration ۲۰۲۲ Description Traditional Ahlat stonework refers to the knowledge, methods, skills and aesthetic understanding surrounding the extraction of volcanic Ahlat stones, shaping and

Element Hüsn-i Hat, traditional calligraphy in Islamic art in Turkey Countries Türkiye Registration ۲۰۲۱ Description The Hüsn-i hat is the centuries-old practice of writing letters of Arabic origin in a measured and proportional manner while taking

Element Traditional Turkish archery Countries Türkiye Registration ۲۰۱۹ Description Traditional Turkish archery encompasses principles, rituals and social practices, the craftsmanship of traditional equipment, archery disciplines and shooting

Element Whistled language Countries Türkiye Registration ۲۰۱۷ Description Whistled language is a method of communication that uses whistling to simulate and articulate words. The practice developed as a result of the steep mountains and rugged

Element Spring celebration, Hıdrellez Countries North Macedonia and Türkiye Registration ۲۰۱۷ Description The Spring Celebration ‘Hidrellez’ takes place annually on 6 May, which is recognized as Spring Day, or the awakening of nature. ‘Hidrellez’ is a

Element Ebru, Turkish art of marbling Countries Türkiye Registration ۲۰۱۴ Description Ebru is the traditional Turkish art of creating colourful patterns by sprinkling and brushing colour pigments onto a pan of oily water and then transferring the

Element Turkish coffee culture and tradition Countries Türkiye Registration ۲۰۱۳ Description Turkish coffee combines special preparation and brewing techniques with a rich communal traditional culture. The freshly roasted beans are ground to a fine

Element Mesir Macunu festival Countries Türkiye Registration ۲۰۱۲ Description The Mesir Macunu festival of Manisa, Turkey, commemorates the recovery of Hafsa Sultan, mother of Suleiman the Magnificent, who was cured of a disease by the invention of a

Element Ceremonial Keşkek tradition Countries Türkiye Registration ۲۰۱۱ Description Keşkek is a traditional Turkish ceremonial dish prepared for wedding ceremonies, circumcisions and religious holidays. Women and men work together to cook wheat and

Element Semah, Alevi-Bektaşi ritual Countries Türkiye Registration ۲۰۱۰ Description Semahs can be described as a set of mystical and aesthetic body movements in rhythmic harmony. They constitute one of the twelve main services found in Cem rituals,

Element Traditional Sohbet meetings Countries Türkiye Registration ۲۰۱۰ Description Traditional Sohbet meetings play a crucial role in transmitting Turkish folk literature, folk dances and music, village plays as well as societal values. Turkish men

Element Kırkpınar oil wrestling festival Countries Türkiye Registration ۲۰۱۰ Description The Kırkpınar oil wrestling festival takes place in Edirne, Turkey. Thousands of people from different age groups, cultures and regions travel every year to

Element Âşıklık (minstrelsy) tradition Countries Türkiye Registration ۲۰۰۹ Description 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

Element Karagöz Countries Türkiye Registration ۲۰۰۹ Description Karagöz is a form of shadow theatre in Turkey in which figures known as tasvirs made of camel or ox hide in the shape of people or things are held on rods in front of a light source to cast

Element Mevlevi Sema ceremony Countries Türkiye Registration ۲۰۰۸  Description The Mevleviye is an ascetic Sufi order founded in 1273 in Konya, from where it gradually spread throughout the Ottoman Empire. Today, the Mevleviye can be found in many Turkish