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TURKISH HUMANISM AND ANATOLIAN MUSLIM SAINTS (DERVISHES) Khorasan Dervishes , including “Haci Bektas-i Veli” the great Turkish thinker, had mixed up in the same culture, Christian communities ... More Details |
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TURKISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE Turkish belongs to the Altay branch of the Ural-Altay linguistic family. Through the span of history, Turk... More Details |
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THE GREAT ARCHITECT SINAN (KOCA MIMAR SINAN) Sinan is considered the greatest Ottoman architect of the Ottoman Empire’s Architectural heritage. I... More Details |
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TURKISH CUISINE The richness of variety Turkish cuisine possesses is due to se... More Details |
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THE TURKISH ART OF MARBLING: EBRU Water. Few things are as miraculous. Graceful,... More Details |
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CLIMATE AND WEATHER OF TURKEY For visits and excursions the most suitable months are: May, June, September, and in south Turkey, also October. On the south coast and, because of... More Details |
Bora Özkök, owner of Cultural Folk Tours, is a Berkeley educated architect and world-renowned teacher of Turkish culture, music, folk dance and folklore. He has authored several books, produced his own folk music albums, playing a variety of instruments, produced several videos on Turkey and is the only director of a major tour operating company who also leads several of his company's tours. He has appeared numerous times on Turkish national television and has given workshops and lectures on four continents and all over the United States. In addition, he is the builder, architect and owner of the Cappadocia Cave Suites hotel where all of our tours spend three nights.