"Appreciation of the fine Arts is one of the historical qualities of

Turkish Republic , one by which it should attain great heights.“

ATATÜRK

Project Meeting, Karasu, Turkey22 nd November-27 th November 2011

Some examples of traditional Turkish women costumes

which were created for the celebration of the 50th anniversary of

Turksh Repulic by Ministry of National Education.

ALL THE PITURES IN THIS ALBUM REFLECT TURKISH WOMEN COSTUMES JUST

AS IN THEIR REAL FORM,COLOUR AND

MOTIFS

Gün

lük

– Ka

ra Ç

avuş

Köy

ü Am

asya

A da

ily d

ress

– K

ara

Çavu

ş Kö

yü

Amas

ya

Gel

inlik

– E

drem

it – Ba

lıkes

ir

The

wed

ding

dre

ss-E

drem

it– B

alık

esir

Üçet

ek –

Yab

anlık

– B

alık

esir

Cost

ume

for s

peci

al d

ays

- Bal

ıkes

ir

Üçet

ek–G

elin

lik–M

udur

nu–B

olu

The

wed

ding

dre

ss-M

udur

nu–B

olu

Gel

inlik

– B

ursa

The

wed

ding

dre

ss -

Burs

a

Gün

lük

– Bu

rsa

Daily d

ress

- Bu

rsa

Üçete

k – Ya

banl

ık – Ç

orum

Cost

ume

for s

pecial

day

s - Ç

orum

Üçete

k – Ya

banl

ık – Ç

orum

Costu

me

for s

pecial

day

s - Ç

orum

Günlü

k – Ö

rtez - K

asta

mon

u

Daily d

ress

-Örte

z - K

asta

mon

u

Gün

lük

– Ord

u

D

aily

dre

ss -

Ordu

Regio

nal d

ress

of S

akar

ya

Traditional Black Sea Region Costumes

Modern woman of Trabzon, beginning

of the 20th century

(Ordu -Giresun - Trabzon - Rize with central towns)

It is a kind of hat used by urban women with three types

1) shape of silver disk

2) with golden wire ornamentals

3) with golden coins on

Tepelik, Tapla, Koursi

Traditional Costumes of Black Sea Region

It is a kind of shirt for women with the color of

cream sewed by feretiko and women used to

wear it in Zibun.

FOTA, PEŞTEMAL, DOLAYLIK

Sürmene (red-black) 

While Fota or with the comman name peştamal were being worn by all young girls or old women in villages, it was being worn by only old women in cities. Its colors were also the symbol of region where women used to live.

Rize (orange-black)           Among İnebolu and center of Trabzon

VELVET

A vest sewed by velvet with inlaids on the sides. It was worn on Zibun. Instead of this, Fermene (a vest) was worn with no arms.

.

It is a kind of belt weaved by silk or

linen. The ones without motifs were used

by men.

It was called Lahor as it was imported from a city with the same name. It was a cloth weaved by thick linen.Today, it is still worn by women with the name of Lahor or Dolaylık.

A kind of dress with the legth fom neck to ankle. Its color, the number of buttoms and ornaments used to change according to region to region.

Trabzon, central

Giresun Maçka and vicinity

They are original socks for girls and known as ALAÇORAP in Ordu region.

Traditional jewellery and ornaments of Black Sea Region Women

It is used as scarf or overall in

Black Sea Region.It is still used commonly,

today.

A view from the

handloom of KEŞAN

Traditio

nal wom

en costu

me of

Tokat

-Fes - Yazma-İç saya -Dış saya-Şalvar -Çorap -Çarık -Önlük -Arkalık -Tuzluk -Boncuklu bel bağı

THE ACCESSORIES OF THE COSTUME

It is a kind of fez with colorful ornament and made of pad

They are colorful headscarfs made from cheesecloths and called as YAZMA.

It is DIŞ SAYA .It is white etamine with designs of colorful, synthetic ropes.

Şalvar for women, made from white etamine cloth with canvas embroideries on legs

Arkalık Şal,woven at hand looms as three parts and seamed together to wear on waist

Şal öynük,woven from wool threads and designed with colourful yarns and beads.

Alaca (multicoloured) socks knitted in various colours and designs

Rawhide sandal

Two different kinds of bracelets and shoulder

belts

Hair Ribbon

Beard cover

ABOVE TUZLUK,IN THE MIDDLE BEADED BELLY BAND

SAMPLES OF GÖYNEK AND SAYA IN BALIKESİR DISTRICT

SAYA: A cloth similiar to üç etek

and have three slits with open

collar

GÖYNEK FROM BALIKESİR

Some examples of collections about traditional costumes from our institutes

of maturation in Turkey

SOME SAMPLES OF WORK MADE FROM ŞİLE CLOTH

GÖYNEK

“We shall ensure the development and advancement of the National

Culture at every epoch as the basic aim of the Turkish

Republic."