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Arts
Carpet weaving, İstanbul
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Turkey's artistic traditions are rich and diverse, display-
ing inluences of the many cultures and civilisations that
have waxed and waned in Anatolia over the centuries.
The art form most synonymous with Turkey is the car-
pet, and most travellers visit a carpet shop, but you can
also appreciate Turkish culture through everything from
belly-dancing shows to fusion albums. For more book,
ilm and music recommendations,
Click here
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Carpets
Turkish carpets are the culmination of a textile-making tradition dating back over 2000
years to the goat-hair tents and woollen saddle bags woven by Turkic nomads on the Cent-
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