EGETÜRKİYE

Traditional Gördes Turkish carpet pattern with red and navy blue natural dye mihrab motif.
Traditional Gördes Turkish Double-Knot (Gördes Knot) Carpet Weaving in Manisa

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Ionia & AeolisCulture and memory

From Gördes Double-Knots to Sardis Aqueducts and Binkaya Phrygian Rocks

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Linking Gördes's world-famous 'Gördes Knot' carpet weaving with Sardis's 20-km Roman aqueducts and Binkaya's Phrygian rock tombs, Manisa basin forged a pinnacle of craft, engineering, and rock art.

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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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