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KUTAHYA CERAMICS ON THE WAY TO
UNESCO
Kütahya is one of the most significant centers for the production of Turkish ceramics, a craft which
peaked during the Ottoman Empire period in the 16th century. Recently, a project has been launched
to carry into the international arena.
Ministry of Culture and Tourismand
Kütahya Chamber of Ceramists
collaborated to draft an application
to the United Nations Educational,
Scientific and Cultural Organization
(UNESCO) to add Kütahya ceramics
-which are among the traditional
handicrafts and glamorizemosques,
palaces and caravansaries for nearly
600 years- to the List of Intangible
Cultural Heritage. Sadık Erilbaylı,
president of Kütahya Chamber of
Ceramists, says that they have come a
longway since they started the process
in cooperationwith theMinistry of
Culture and Tourism two years ago.
Ottoman porticos, whichwere removed fromaround the Kaaba by the Saudi Arabian government within the scope of a project
to expand Haramal-Sharif (The TempleMount), were reassembled thanks to the efforts of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
The reassembled Ottoman porticos welcome theMuslimsmaking the pilgrimage toMecca.
REASSEMBLED OTTOMAN PORTICOS
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