Carpet weaving

Fez Bus: Sector 4 – Koycegiz to Fethiye

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September 16th 2008
Fez Bus: Sector 4 - Koycegiz to Fethiye The next day was very exciting and started with yet another sales room - this time carpets. Frist they showed us how they get the silk from the worms and then how each carpet is hand woven - some taking 4 years to complete and comprising 400 knots per square inch - mad! Then there was a long demonstration in the show room where about 6 staff threw carpets ... read more

Middle East » Turkey » Aegean » Fethiye

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Modern Turkey was founded in 1923 from the Anatolian remnants of the defeated Ottoman Empire by national hero Mustafa KEMAL, who was later honored with the title Ataturk, or "Father of the Turks." Under his authoritarian leadership, the country adopt... ... read more