PodcastTurkey rises to second place on UNESCO intangible cultural heritage list
Turkey became the second country to register the most items to the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage List with the latest additions.
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Turkey has become the second country to register the highest number of items to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Intangible Cultural Heritage Lists with the addition of five more cultural heritage.
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Culture and Tourism Minister Mehmet Nuri Ersoy on Dec. 5-6 announced that five more cultural heritage of Turkey were taken under protection at the 18th session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage held in Kasane, Botswana.
“Craftsmanship of mother of pearl inlay;” “craftsmanship and performing art of balaban/mey;” “art of illumination (Tezhip);” “traditional knowledge, methods and practices concerning olive cultivation;” and “iftar and its socio-cultural traditions” were added to the list of practices.
Mother of pearl inlay is the art of incorporating pieces of mother of pearl into various wooden items, including but not limited to Koran cases, desks, chests, chairs, mirrors, jewel cases, and musical instruments.