For over four decades, an award-winning craftsman working in western Turkey has been making the world a more beautiful place one tile at a time. Mehmet Gursoy, who was awarded the UNESCO Living Human ...

He said another meaning of tiles is the art of hiding the colors of precious stones under secrets. For over four decades, an award-winning craftsman working in western Turkey has been making the world ...

The historic corridor connecting the sultan's private chambers, known as the Mabeyn, to the Imperial Harem at Topkapi Palace has been transformed into the tile gallery following an extensive ...

Iznik: For over 300 years, the closely-guarded secrets of the Ottoman Empire's luminous tile work was lost, but its rediscovery has revived a key part of Turkey's cultural heritage. Renowned for ...

The Mabeyn Passage of Topkapi Palace is hosting an exhibition on Turkish tiles and porcelain. — Pixabay Hidden behind the palace walls, the Mabeyn Passage of Topkapi Palace in Istanbul, Turkiye once ...

Featuring beautiful details and illuminating a warm glow, mosaic lamps create a relaxing and calm sanctuary in the home. Originating approximately 500 years ago in Anatolia, handcrafted mosaic lamps ...

Renowned for intricate designs and lustrous colours, Iznik tiles are considered the pinnacle of Ottoman art, gracing monuments such as Istanbul's Blue Mosque and Topkapi Palace. The tiles come from ...