What are the specialties of Turkey?

Carpets and tapestries have been household necessities in Turkey for thousands of years. They were used before the Turks settled in Anatolia. Carpet shops can be found everywhere in Turkey, but some carpets are imported and not necessarily made in Turkey.

Kilim refers to tapestry. It's not like a carpet. It is made of cashmere. Its bold design and simple colors are symbols of Turkey. A few decades ago, kilims was considered to be much cheaper than carpets, but today kilims' bold and original design and color value have gone out of its own style. You can also shop around and compare prices.

2, snowflake stone.

Turkish alabaster is a fine-grained, translucent light-colored stone with soft colors and stripes. Color, texture and light penetrate through it, making it very beautiful, which is why it is often used to make ashtrays, bowls, plates, chess, cups, egg cups (and decorative eggs), vases and other items with both practical and ornamental functions.

3. porcelain.

Turkey's porcelain (painted pottery) has been very famous since16th century, with exquisite craftsmanship. Iznik Kiln used to be like Jingdezhen in China, where the most beautiful Turkish porcelain works of art came from. Iznik's porcelain is now listed as a cultural relic and it is forbidden to export to other countries.

Handicrafts such as plates, bowls, cups and tiles made by traditional Turkish techniques are sold all over Turkey, with prices ranging from several dollars to several hundred dollars according to quality differences.

4. Handmade jewelry.

Turkey's handicrafts are world-famous, especially jewelry. When buying gold and silver, you must look for the manufacturer's logo in a place that may be inconspicuous to prove that it is real gold and silver. Some businessmen with bad reputation will use tin and nickel as pure silver. ?

5. Sepiolite.

Sepiolite (also known as cigarette holder stone) is a kind of strange stone unearthed in Turkey, which is known as "platinum" among stones. Soft white Turkish sepiolite can be carved into beautiful pipes, necklaces, earrings and handicrafts.

Sepiolite crafts made of natural ore are very light, while artificial sepiolite or powder pressed sepiolite crafts are relatively much heavier. The bigger the sepiolite, the rarer it is, and the bigger the sepiolite pipe, the more expensive it is. This is a good gift.

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