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Midyat: A City Hidden in the Memory of Stone

Midyat is one of Southeastern Anatolia's stories written in stone. This ancient city, located east of Mardin, bears the traces of Mesopotamian cultures for thousands of years. The architectural texture of the Assyrian, Syriac, Artuqid, and Ottoman periods has survived here virtually intact to this day. In Midyat, stone is not just a building material; it is a language. Every house facade, every arched street, speaks silently, its colors changing with the angle of the sun. The

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In every handmade carpet lies a story — one that was never written but patiently woven. Each thread carries the rhythm of a weaver’s hands, the heartbeat of a home, and the quiet endurance of tradition. These carpets are more than decorative art; they are living documents of culture. Faded reds and deep indigos tell of earth and sky, of roots and belonging. The imperfections — a misaligned motif, a missing knot — are not mistakes but moments of humanity left in the fabric. When I photograph these textiles, I try to listen to their silence. The worn edges, the softened colors, the uneven weaves — they whisper of time passing gently, and of beauty that refuses to vanish. To look closely at a carpet is to touch memory itself. And in that touch, perhaps, we remember that all art begins not with perfection, but with care.

Threads of Memory: The Silent Stories of Handmade Carpets

In every handmade carpet lies a story — one that was never written but patiently woven. Each thread carries the rhythm of a weaver’s hands, the heartbeat of a home, and the quiet endurance of tradition. These carpets are more than decorative art; they are living documents of culture. Faded reds and deep indigos tell of earth and sky, of roots and belonging. The imperfections — a misaligned motif, a missing knot — are not mistakes but moments of humanity left in the fabric. Wh

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