Saracen Heart

 ibb.gov.tr Many people know the root of the word "tulip" comes from the Turkish word "tülbend", meaning gauz...

The Ottomans wrote in Arabic calligraphy and it scrolls across historic buildings all over Turkey. As an art form, the elegant, interlaced ...

Image via Wikipedia Somebody named Will once said that "A rose by any other name would smell as sweet."   That's true, but how...

Last week we visited the subject of Turkish Iznik tiles so this week I thought we could learn about some of the designs . Tulip: Symbol...