Whistling Language was registered on the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage List Requiring Urgent Protection on behalf of our country at the 12th Ordinary Meeting of the Intergovernmental Committee on Intangible…

Hıdırellez or Hıdrellez is one of the holidays where the end of winter is celebrated in Anatolia and the Balkans, Central Asia and the Middle East. In Turkey, Hıdrellez Day…

The word lavash is in Azerbaijani Turkish; Thin bread means phyllo bread. Lavash, which is an important food item in Turkish cuisine, will continue to be an important cultural element…

Tile masters have been using the "underglaze technique" since the 16th century in the tiles they made in accordance with the recipes containing traditional knowledge about nature. In this technique,…

Ebru is a traditional art made by transferring the patterns created with paints on the water, which is prepared with its own techniques and taken into the boat, onto paper.

Coffeehouses were then and still are places where people drink coffee, chat, share news, read books and socialize. Tradition itself is a symbol of hospitality, friendship, kindness and fun. All…

Known for her benevolent personality, Hafsa Sultan requests that the mesir paste that heals her be distributed to the public every year during the Nevruz week. The paste, which is…

The ceremonial meal prepared by cooking wheat and meat together in large cauldrons and open fires with the collective work sharing and participation of groups of women and men is…

Semah, which is performed by Alevis and Bektashis in djems according to their beliefs, is the way to reach God with the words sung accompanied by the saz played by…

Kırkpınar Oil Wrestling, traditional Turkish oil wrestling tournament. It is held in Edirne at the end of June and the beginning of July every year. Wrestlers fight in the private…