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Marble is a hard, glossy stone formed over very long periods in nature. Humans cut and polish it for use in homes, mosques, palaces, and sculptures. Where Is Marmara Island? Marmara Island is an island located in the center of the Sea of Marmara. This island is known for Marmara Marble, one of Türkiye’s oldest and most famous marbles. Properties of Marmara Marble Marmara Marble is recognized by its white surface with gray veins. Due to this distinctive appearance, it has been preferred in numero

Sakarya Broom is a natural and recyclable hand broom made by local artisans using the flower spikes of broom sorghum, a plant grown within the boundaries of Sakarya province, through traditional methods. This craft, shaped by the region’s cultural heritage, has been passed down from generation to generation until the present day. The broom-making tradition brought by migrants who settled in Sakarya after the 1912 Balkan Wars gradually integrated with the local fabric and evolved into a deeply ro

Gökeyüp pottery is a type of ceramic vessel produced in the village of Gökeyüp, within the Salihli district of Manisa province, in Türkiye’s Aegean Region, using traditional methods. In the region, pottery is crafted exclusively by women using the coiling technique, without the use of a potter’s wheel, shaping the clay on a rotating earthen platform and firing it in an open flame. Gökeyüp pottery is one of the rare surviving Neolithic-origin handcraft traditions in Anatolia today. On 28 January

Bone combing is the art of making combs from animal horns. The bone comb, recognized as one of Sivas’s important traditional crafts and preserved as a cultural value from antiquity to the present, is an essential part of our cultural heritage. Since it is made from horn, the bone comb has a natural structure and possesses properties compatible with the human body. The bone comb from Sivas has received a geographical indication certification from the Turkish Patent and Trademark Office (TÜRKPATEN