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The Depository documents 29 techniques in Türkiye; by risk level: 1 critically endangered, 4 endangered, 10 vulnerable, 14 stable. Each record opens with a public summary; the full research record is free to view once registered.
The Anatolian tarhana tradition — the preparation of the dried fermented wheat and vegetable soup base that is among the most ancient Anatolian food preservation techniques, combining wheat, yoghurt, and seasonal vegetables into a…
The Turkish coffee preparation tradition — the brewing of finely ground coffee in a cezve (small copper or brass pot) over heat to produce the characteristic unfiltered Turkish coffee with its specific dense foam (köpük or kaymak) that is…
The Turkish lavaş (lavash) flatbread tradition — the production of the ultra-thin, large-format unleavened flatbread baked on the sac (convex iron griddle) or in the tandır (clay oven) that is the fundamental bread of the Turkish Anatolian…
The Turkish Aegean olive oil tradition — the production of the distinctive Turkish early-harvest extra virgin olive oil from the Aegean coast olive groves (particularly the Ayvalık region) using the specific Ayvalık and Memecik olive…
The Turkish pekmez (grape molasses) tradition — the reduction of fresh grape juice to a thick syrup by long boiling, producing the Anatolian natural sweetener that preceded sugar cane and remains one of the most ancient Anatolian food…
The Turkish rakı distilling tradition — the production of the national Turkish spirit from twice-distilled grape or fig spirit with the addition of anise, whose characteristic transformation from clear to white when water is added (the…
The Turkish simit making tradition — the production of the circular sesame-crusted bread ring that is the most universally consumed Turkish street food, whose specific combination of pekmez (grape molasses) dipping before sesame coating…
The Turkish yoğurt (yoghurt) making tradition — the fermentation of sheep, goat, or cow milk using the specific Turkish yoghurt culture to produce the characteristic thick, slightly sour, full-fat Turkish yoghurt that is one of the most…
The Anatolian kilim flat-woven carpet tradition — the production of the distinctive Turkish flat-woven floor coverings without pile whose geometric slit-woven vocabulary (primarily from Central Anatolian villages) represents an older and…
The Bursa silk weaving tradition — the production of the imperial Ottoman luxury textiles (kemha, seraser, çatma) in the Ottoman silk capital of Bursa, whose specific combination of silk, gold thread, and complex compound weave structures…
The Turkish carpet weaving tradition — the production of both flat-woven kilim and pile-knotted carpets from the Anatolian villages and regions whose specific geometric vocabulary, natural dye palette, and weaving density create the most…
The Turkish keçe (felt) making tradition — the production of the Anatolian hand-made wool felt using the specific rolling and felting technique of the nomadic Turkish traditions, producing both functional felt objects and the decorative…
The Çanakkale earthenware tradition — the production of the distinctive Northwest Turkish reddish-brown earthenware vessels and plates from the Çanakkale region on the Dardanelles, whose characteristic simple slip-painted vocabulary (fish,…
The İznik ceramic tradition — the production of the finest Ottoman underglaze-painted tiles and vessels whose specific combination of the brilliant İznik white slip body, the deep cobalt blue, tomato red, and emerald green underglaze…
The Kütahya tile and pottery tradition — the second great Ottoman ceramic center after İznik, which has maintained continuous production since the 15th century and became the primary Ottoman ceramic center after İznik's decline in the 18th…
The Gaziantep coppersmithing tradition — the production of the distinctive Southern Turkish hammered copper objects (trays, pots, ewers, and decorative objects) in the historic bakır çarşısı (copper market) of Gaziantep, whose specific…
The Ottoman goldsmithing tradition — the production of the imperial Ottoman jewelry vocabulary in the Istanbul Kapalıçarşı (Grand Bazaar) and the heritage workshop of Izmir and Trabzon, whose specific combination of telkari (filigree),…
The Trabzon silver filigree tradition of the Black Sea coast — the production of the distinctive Trabzon telkari (silver filigree) whose specific vocabulary of stylized flowers, leaves, and geometric forms in fine twisted silver wire…
The illumination of manuscripts, calligraphic panels and documents with gold and color.
The Turkish hat sanatı (calligraphy art) tradition — the Ottoman Islamic calligraphy tradition using the specific reed pen (kamış kalem) cut to the hattat's personal specifications, writing in the six classical scripts (sülüs, nesih,…
The Turkish ebru water marbling tradition — the creation of marbled patterns on paper or other surfaces by floating natural pigments on a gum tragacanth size and manipulating them before transfer to paper, whose specific combination of ox…
The Turkish leather craft tradition centered in the Istanbul Kapalıçarşı (Grand Bazaar) — the production of the distinctive Ottoman natural-dyed leather goods (slippers, bags, book covers, belts) whose specific vegetable tanning and…
The Turkish cilt sanatı (bookbinding art) tradition — the production of the classic Ottoman leather-bound book with the specific combination of stamped and gold-tooled leather cover and the ebru marbled paper endpapers that represents the…
The Beykoz glass blowing tradition of Istanbul — the production of the distinctive Ottoman glass (particularly the çeşm-i bülbül — 'nightingale eye' spiral-decorated blown glass) at the Imperial Beykoz glass factory on the Bosphorus, whose…
The Cappadocia volcanic tuff stone carving tradition — the carving and shaping of the distinctive soft Cappadocian volcanic tuff (ignimbrite) to produce the cave dwellings, underground cities, and rock-cut architecture that make Cappadocia…
The Safranbolu woodcarving tradition — the production of the distinctive Ottoman domestic architectural carved woodwork (ceiling panels, doors, window screens, corbels) in the UNESCO World Heritage Ottoman town of Safranbolu, whose…
A supplementary record for the Anatolian natural textile dyeing tradition that underpins the carpet, kilim, keçe, and Bursa silk traditions documented across both Turkish batches — the natural dye knowledge (kök boya) that gives the…
The Turkish Karagöz shadow puppet theater tradition — the Ottoman source tradition from which the Greek Karagiozis (CRAFT-1554) was adapted; the making of the flat jointed leather tasvir (figures) and the hayalci performance tradition that…
The Turkish ney making tradition — the making of the specific end-blown reed flute from the Arundo donax reed that is the central instrument of the Mevlevi Sufi tradition (the whirling dervishes of Konya), whose specific bore geometry,…