Jan McQueary on sun 21 jan 01
A friend of mine from the pottery studio is traveling to Turkey for 3
weeks. Can anyone pass along some suggestions for places to visit - on
and off topic? I passed along my big "Iznik" book to him, and I think he
is picking up a Turkish cookbook from the library, in addition to the
usual travel guides.
Thanks, thanks, thanks,
Jan McQueary
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Aerni on mon 22 jan 01
Jan,
I travelled to Turkey with family this past August...had a most wonderful
time! I didn't go specifically to look at pots/potteries, but did manage to
stumble upon a few. Your friend must definitely visit (if going to
Istanbul) the Museum of Turkish and Islamic Art, which is located just off
the Hippodrome in the middle of the old city. It has wonderful exhibits of
ancient ceramic, as well as other, art, and also was hosting an exhibit of
modern pottery by Gecmisten Soluk, which was quite nice. Of course the
Topkapi Palace in Istanbul is a must, just for the ornate tile and other
furnishings/accoutrements. I would also recommend that your friend visit as
many mosques as possible, as they were often the repository of much of the
best tilework, and this work is apt to be well preserved. Of course the
Blue Mosque is fabulous in this regard (all three of the above places are
within a few minutes walk of each other).
If your friend wants other, and profuse advice, have him/her email or call
me. Another possible contact is for your friend to call Mikhail Zakin, who
works at the Old Church Cultural Center in Demarest NJ, and who regularly
leads tour groups to visit Turkey and see it's ceramic work and potteries.
She knows far more about it than I. Their phone # is 201-767-7160. I do
believe she would be willing to share a few of her contacts.
It will be a wonderful trip.
Richard Aerni
Bloomfield, NY
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jan McQueary"
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Subject: Traveling to Turkey
> A friend of mine from the pottery studio is traveling to Turkey for 3
> weeks. Can anyone pass along some suggestions for places to visit - on
> and off topic? I passed along my big "Iznik" book to him, and I think he
> is picking up a Turkish cookbook from the library, in addition to the
> usual travel guides.
>
> Thanks, thanks, thanks,
>
> Jan McQueary
>
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Starr Davis on mon 22 jan 01
I was there on a great Turkey tour where they let me stay as long as I
wanted in each spot. My favorite area for inspiration was Cappodocia. I
wish that i had made accommodations in a cave, which is a cone trigolyte
above the ground, not under. If you'd like to, there is an article i have
which you can read from the NY Times, May 2,1997 called Live Better, Live
longer in My Home Sweet Cave. Starr Davis, potter
Marcia Selsor on mon 22 jan 01
Dear Richard,
I am wondering if the Oriental Ceramics collection at the Topkaki is in
tact after the earthqueakes a few years ago. I was in Turkey in 1992 and
1994. It was a great collection of Celedons,
rabbits fur, etc.
Marcia
Aerni wrote:
>
> Jan,
>
> I travelled to Turkey with family this past August...had a most wonderful
> time! I didn't go specifically to look at pots/potteries, but did manage to
> stumble upon a few. Your friend must definitely visit (if going to
> Istanbul) the Museum of Turkish and Islamic Art, which is located just off
> the Hippodrome in the middle of the old city. It has wonderful exhibits of
> ancient ceramic, as well as other, art, and also was hosting an exhibit of
> modern pottery by Gecmisten Soluk, which was quite nice. Of course the
> Topkapi Palace in Istanbul is a must, just for the ornate tile and other
> furnishings/accoutrements. I would also recommend that your friend visit as
> many mosques as possible, as they were often the repository of much of the
> best tilework, and this work is apt to be well preserved. Of course the
> Blue Mosque is fabulous in this regard (all three of the above places are
> within a few minutes walk of each other).
> If your friend wants other, and profuse advice, have him/her email or call
> me. Another possible contact is for your friend to call Mikhail Zakin, who
> works at the Old Church Cultural Center in Demarest NJ, and who regularly
> leads tour groups to visit Turkey and see it's ceramic work and potteries.
> She knows far more about it than I. Their phone # is 201-767-7160. I do
> believe she would be willing to share a few of her contacts.
> It will be a wonderful trip.
> Richard Aerni
> Bloomfield, NY
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jan McQueary"
> To:
> Sent: Sunday, January 21, 2001 11:01 AM
> Subject: Traveling to Turkey
>
> > A friend of mine from the pottery studio is traveling to Turkey for 3
> > weeks. Can anyone pass along some suggestions for places to visit - on
> > and off topic? I passed along my big "Iznik" book to him, and I think he
> > is picking up a Turkish cookbook from the library, in addition to the
> > usual travel guides.
> >
> > Thanks, thanks, thanks,
> >
> > Jan McQueary
> >
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Aerni on tue 23 jan 01
Marcia.
Hmmmm....I must have missed that part of the Topkapi, or else it wasn't
memorable to me. I remember silver, gems, tiles, swords, beard of Muhammed,
etc, but not really any pots. Of course, even though I spent most of a day
there, there is so much to see.
I didn't really notice much in the way of earthquake damage. I do know that
the area around Istanbul was not affected. My wife was working up the
Bosphorus, near the Rumeli Hisari, and that area was not affected, according
to her colleagues. I had heard that areas in Asia to the south and west of
the Marmaresi had suffered a lot of damage, though when we traveled through
there it was not immediately apparent. There was a lot of construction
going on, all over the country as far as I could tell, but I chalked that up
to a burgeoning population that was becoming more urbanized.
The trip was wonderful in all regards. I felt as though I had regained some
of the bold impetuosity of my youth once I arrived, having been a bit
reticent beforehand (yes, I guess I've become something more of a stick in
the mud in my middle age). The people were so friendly (though I haven't
missed the daily experience of declining to buy carpet ), the land and
the culture so interesting.... A great time. I found the guidebook most
suited to my tastes to be the Lonely Planet Guide to Turkey. Seemed to be
written by people I might enjoy spending some time with.
Regards,
Richard Aerni
Bloomfield, NY
----- Original Message -----
From: "Marcia Selsor"
To:
Sent: Monday, January 22, 2001 5:44 PM
Subject: Re: Traveling to Turkey
> Dear Richard,
> I am wondering if the Oriental Ceramics collection at the Topkaki is in
> tact after the earthqueakes a few years ago. I was in Turkey in 1992 and
> 1994. It was a great collection of Celedons,
> rabbits fur, etc.
> Marcia
> Aerni wrote:
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