Gümüşhane Mulberry Pestil and Köme
When people say Gümüşhane, they usually think of silver mines, steep valleys and high passes. Yet the city's culinary memory holds something just as bright: mulberry pestil.
Radar Türkiye6 Kas 2026
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Culture and arts guides, event recommendations and stories from the city.
The Red Cut Stone of Bitlis
Anyone who comes to Bitlis for the first time notices the color of the city at once: buildings, bazaar walls, madrasa facades and arches are all built of the same warm, reddish stone.
Radar Türkiye6 Kas 2026
Rahva Pass and the Caravan Hans of Bitlis
The road between Bitlis and Tatvan reminds everyone who descends into the Lake Van basin, or climbs out of it, of one thing: travel in this geography has never been easy.
Radar Türkiye6 Kas 2026
Baksı, a Museum That Brings Migration Back to the Village
Some museums stand in the middle of a town, others on a hill overlooking a valley. Baksı Museum belongs to the second kind.
Radar Türkiye6 Kas 2026
Bamsı Beyrek's Fortress, Bayburt in the Tales of Dede Korkut
You can come to Bayburt following a story. The fortress rising above the town is both a real defensive structure and a place named in the tales of Dede Korkut, one of the shared literary treasures of the Turkic world.
Radar Türkiye6 Kas 2026
Artvin's Fortresses, from Outer Citadel to Rock-Cut Bastions
The logic of a fortress in the Çoruh valley To understand a fortress in Artvin, you first have to look at the slope rather than the map.
Radar Türkiye6 Kas 2026
The Registered Flavors of Mardin Cuisine
Much is written about Mardin cuisine, but here we take a different route. We look only at products whose names appear in an official register, that is, registered products.
Radar Türkiye6 Kas 2026
Mardin Stone, the Shared Material of a City
Anyone who walks through Mardin for the first time notices the shape of the houses first and their colors second. The walls rise from a single material that ranges from honey to yellow and, in places, to pink.
Radar Türkiye6 Kas 2026
Ferhat and Şirin and Amasya's Water Canal
Anyone leaving the Yeşilırmak bank in Amasya and driving towards Tokat sees a long line carved into the rock beside the highway. Locals call it the Ferhat Water Canal and begin it with a love story.
Radar Türkiye6 Kas 2026
Amasya Misket Apple and Its Geographical Indication
Ask anyone what Amasya looks like and you will hear about the houses on the Yeşilırmak, and quite possibly about an apple.
Radar Türkiye6 Kas 2026
Germiyan Street and the Mansions of Kütahya
The old mansions of Kütahya are one of the easiest ways to read a city's civil architecture at street scale.
Radar Türkiye6 Kas 2026
Kütahya Tilemaking, from Clay to Colour
In Kütahya, tilemaking is not only a heritage kept behind museum glass.
Radar Türkiye6 Kas 2026
The White Rocks of Lake Salda and Mars Research
In Yeşilova, about 64 kilometres west of the centre of Burdur, lies a lake with a white shore.
Radar Türkiye6 Kas 2026
Burdur Şiş and Walnut Paste, Two Registered Flavours
In Burdur, the names of two foods are protected by an official record. One is made with meat, the other with walnuts; one is savoury, the other sweet.
Radar Türkiye6 Kas 2026
Bartın Houses, Daraba, Gulluk and Kuşluk
The houses of a city let anyone walking its streets read its daily life. In Bartın, that reading is done with a vocabulary of its own.
Radar Türkiye6 Kas 2026
From Galleon to Gulet, Wooden Boatbuilding in Bartın
Seen from the riverbank, it is easy to understand why Bartın is so closely tied to boats.
Radar Türkiye6 Kas 2026
Taşpınar Rugs, a Weaving Tradition on the Slopes of Hasan Dağı
The rug of a region Among the handicrafts of Aksaray, the weaving most often mentioned is the Taşpınar rug.
Radar Türkiye6 Kas 2026
The Caravan Road and Seljuk Hans of Aksaray
The story of the road Aksaray sits on a plain in the interior of Anatolia where several routes meet, and you can read this position most clearly in its Seljuk hans.
Radar Türkiye6 Kas 2026
The Van Breakfast and Herb Cheese
In Van, breakfast is more than a meal. This table, known by the city's name, is famous throughout Türkiye and has now taken its place in official records as well.
Radar Türkiye4 Kas 2026
The Van Cat and the Story of Its Two Coloured Eyes
In Van, a cat is called a pişik. The word comes from the local dialect, but when the subject is the Van cat it describes more than an animal: it names a living symbol through which the city introduces itself.
Radar Türkiye4 Kas 2026
The Geographical Indication Products of Şırnak
Most people who find Şırnak on a map know it for its mountains, its deep valleys and the Cizre plain on the banks of the Tigris. This landscape also has a second map, one drawn at the table and on the loom.
Radar Türkiye4 Kas 2026
The Sinop Table and Its Geographically Registered Flavours
The Sinop table looks in two directions. On one side is the sea, with its large bonito, bonito and anchovy.
Radar Türkiye4 Kas 2026
Why Hamsilos Is Not a Fjord
When you turn off the Sinop road towards Ayancık and drop down to Akliman, the forest opens at one point and a narrow, winding arm of the sea appears below.
Radar Türkiye4 Kas 2026
The Glacial Lakes of the Bolkar Mountains
The Bolkar Mountains, which close off Niğde's southern horizon, rise like a seemingly impassable wall between the steppe of Central Anatolia and the Mediterranean coast.
Radar Türkiye4 Kas 2026