EGETÜRKİYE

Antique hand-woven Yörük kilim with geometric patterns on a red and navy background.
19th-Century Traditional Root-Dyed Yörük 'Altıparmak' Kilim from Eşme, Uşak

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Ionia & AeolisCulture and memory

From the Kilims of Eşme to Gediz and Sandıklı Hüdai

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Place, time and memory in one narrative.

Linking Eşme's root-dyed Yörük kilims with Gediz's Hermos river springs on Mount Murat and Sandıklı Hüdai's 2,000-year-old Roman thermal mud baths, the Inland Aegean plateau forged a synthesis of nature, craft, and healing.

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Long-form story · Culture and memory · A link to today · deniz-doga

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  • Ionia & Aeolis
  • Roman era
  • Ottoman era
  • The Aegean today

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