Now I don't know much about Turkey aside from the fact that it inspired a sweet "Delight" that I hate, and has a capital city that has an identity crisis. Istanbul or Constantinople? Great song.
However, I do know that the craft and art from and inspired by Turkey is an amazing thing. Beautiful woven textiles, rich and ornate jewellery, and shiny ceramics - Ahhh. Here's a little taste of the things I have found whilst searching all things Turkish.
Turkish Craft Ceramic Bowl, photo by Janetski on Flickr
To get you further intrigued with Turkey, how about this: the original biblical "Garden of Eden" is there, as well as the place where Noah's Ark came to rest - Mt Ararat.
Also, Turkey is home to the world's largest and heaviest chandelier, in Dolmabahce Palace. Well, what do you know?
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8 comments:
Awesome! I don't know much about Turkey either, great post! I love the pink scarf, it's gorgeous.
a cool idea...dont know too much about Turkey only political stuff about what happened with the Cyprus invasion and i dont want to get into that...
but i bet the food is fantastic!! gorgeous scarf!
what beautiful turkish 'delights'!
Cant wait to see what next week's country is.
Great idea for a blog post I look forward to reading more :)
Great Turkey picks this week-thanks for sharing
Hey, pretty stuff!
Great idea for a feature!!
And speaking of soap, dont forget those beautiful bath houses! *sigh*
My friends hubby is Turkish and they have a shop here in Melbourne where they import rugs and ceramic goods from Turkey. I love being in their shop, the ceramics are just beautiful and actually tell a story.
Great post Emma.
What a cool idea - I'm going to be intrigued by your series.
The intricate design on the soap is just amazing
Doesn't that soap look wonderful...Turkey has fabulous leather goods (if ur into leather) and gorgeous scenery and yummy food...
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