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Oltu Stone is a valuable mineral extracted from the Oltu district of Erzurum and also known as "Black Amber." This stone forms within sedimentary layers, appearing as lens-shaped bodies several centimeters thick within marl beds that are 70–80 cm thick and of Neogene age. These lenses, composed of marl and clay, have fractured due to tectonic movements. Oltu Stone is typically black in color but can occasionally be found in brown, gray, and greenish tones. When extracted, the stone is soft but h

Mantıku’t-Tayr is an allegorical mathnawi composed in the 12th century by the Persian Sufi poet Fariduddin Attar, presenting Sufi teachings through a symbolic journey of birds. Written in Persian, the work has influenced many Sufis and literary figures, including Mevlana Celaleddin-i Rumi. One of its Turkish translations was published by Türkiye İş Bankası Kültür Yayınları in the Hasan Âli Yücel Klasikleri series.Subject of the BookThe work centers on the spiritual journey undertaken by birds fr