The 'dance' of the Whirling Dervishes is called Sema and is a part of the inspiration of Mevlana and has become part ...

Mevlana Celaddiin-i Rumi is a 13th centuryMuslim saint and Anatolian mystic known throughout the world for his exquisite poems and words of wisdom, which have been ...

Turks owe him the development of Turkish language and true interpretation of Islam. Hoca Ahmet Yesevi, the first Turkish sufi ...

Department of Traditional Turkish Arts The art of Turkish tiles and ceramics occupies a place of prominence in the history ...

Ottoman Miniature or Turkish miniature was an art form in the Ottoman Empire, which can be linked to the Persian miniature tradition, as well as strong Chinese ...

Islamic Art varies substantially from Western Art due primarily to restrictions in the Koran on depicting the human form. Rather than being representational ...

1960   Susuz yaz (Dry Summer) (Turkey (Turkish), 1967, 90 mins.) Director: Metin Erksan and David E. Durston Cast: Ulvi Dogan, ...

1897 Sigmund Weinberg (Romanian) hosts the first public screening of a film in Beyoglu, Istanbul. 1914 First film made by ...

Cinema speaks out within each country’s culture even if it is perceived to be an international language. All remarkable movements ...