Barrel, which does not have standard dimensions on its length and width, is a form in Ottoman swords and differs from European swords by this feature. Ottoman swords such as Ertugrul’s and Fatih’s swords were made with a slight slope from the tip of the blade and a one-sided sharp edge. This slope is certainly […]
Baklava In The Ottoman Empire The dessert that we consume today was perfected during the Ottoman Empire in the 15th century after invading Constantinople (present-day Istanbul). And for over five hundred years the kitchens of the Ottoman Palace in Istanbul became the very essential part of the baklava making of the empire. The oldest records […]
What is kutnu? How is it made? Gaziantep‘s kutnu fabric is a type of woven fabric with silk and consists of a floss, cotton yarn, and artificial silk mixture. Artisans manually weave this precious fabric with various shapes on handlooms. According to some sources, it has been used in local clothes for years starting from […]
