Turkish folk art

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Turkish folk art
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• Turkish art refers to all works of visual art
  originating from the geographical area of what is
  present day Turkey since the arrival of the Turks
  in the Middle Ages. Turkey also was the home of
  much significant art produced by earlier
  cultures, including the Hittites, Ancient Greeks,
  and Byzantines. The 16th and 17th centuries are
  generally recognised as the finest period for art
  in the Ottoman Empire, much of it associated with
  the huge Imperial court. Apart from Ottoman
  architecture and Ottoman illumination of
  manuscripts the most important media were in the
  applied or decorative arts rather than figurative
  work. Pottery, especially Iznik pottery,
  hardstone carvings, Turkish carpets and textiles
  were all produced to extremely high standards.

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Turkish Ceramic Tiles

• The art of Turkish tiles and ceramics occupies a
  place of prominence in the history of Islamic
  art. Its roots can be traced at least as far back
  as the Uighurs of the 8th and 9th centuries.The
  art of Turkish tile and ceramic-making developed
  over the centuries incorporating many different
  techniques and styles. Enriched by the arrival of
  the Seljuks, the ceramic industry in Anatolia
  achieved a deservedly worldwide reputation...

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Turkish lamps






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Turkish metal artwork

• Turkish metal artwork dates as early as the 2nd
  and 3rd century BC in central Asia. In Anatolia,
  the oldest existing Seljuk piece of metalwork is
  a silver tray with the inscription "Alp Arslan is
  the Greatest Sultan" and a silver candle stick
  dated 1137. Both pieces are at the Boston Museum
  of Fine Arts. Metal artwork reached its pinnacle
  in the Ottoman Empire with the making of
  weaponry, such as swords, helmets, armour, dagger
  and knives. For domestic ware, copper or
  copper/zinc was the material of choice although
  bronze, silver and gold were also used. A mass of
  copper would be beaten with a hammer and turned
  into a slab, which would then be shaped by an
  artisan to the desired form.

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Turkish Rugs

• At present, it is impossible to prove exactly
  when and where rug weaving began, as there is no
  reliable source, but it can be traced back as
  early the Neolithic age (7000 B.C.). Rugs were
  created by forming knots to make a pile.
  According to scientists, rug weaving must have
  originated in the dry steppe regions where the
  nomadic tribes lived. Central Asia was a suitable
  location for the first rug-weaving center because
  of the availability of land for herding sheep and
  because of the climate of the region.
• Rugs have been used in the home as floor
  coverings, blankets, tablecloths and decorations.
  They acquire value as they are used, whereas most
  objects decrease in value over time.

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Turkish bracelets

• The bracelet is a very ancient form of human
  adornment, and the designs of the earliest
  surviving examples suggest that, like so many
  other types of jewelry, they were originally a
  form of talisman or magic charm. All women, from
  the queen in her palace to the rural woman in her
  cottage, whatever their income or cultural level,
  have always enjoyed wearing bracelets. But apart
  from their decorative qualities, bracelets have
  had other functions. For example, copper
  bracelets are still believed to relieve pains in
  the joints, and in former times bracelets
  containing agate, a stone regarded as sacred
  amongst the Turks were believed to protect the
  weaver against bites by poisonous animals.