Wiki Loves Living Heritage/Intangible Cultural Heritage of Turkey
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Inventories
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kuymak
Novruz
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Mevlevi Sema ceremony
Turkish coffee
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Karagöz and Hacivat
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Turkish archery
keşkek
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sericulture
olive cultivation
Kırkpınar Oil Wrestling Tournament
Persian miniature
Islamic calligraphy
Book of Dede Korkut
iftar
Hıdırellez
Kurt
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Ottoman illumination
Togyz kumalak
chickpea bread
tulum
balaban
mother of pearl inlay
Aush
Kha b'Nissan
Semah, Alevi-Bektaşi ritual
İznik pottery
ashik
Traditional Sohbet meetings
Turkish bird language
Ebru, Turkish art of marbling
Flatbread making and sharing culture: Lavash, Katyrma, Jupka, Yufka
Mesir Macunu festival
Traditional Ahlat stonework
Flatbread making and sharing culture: Lavash, Katyrma, Jupka, Yufka
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