TRT World - Author: Zeki Tarik Sarioglu

Zeki Tarik Sarioglu

Zeki Tarik Sarioglu

Zeki Tarik Sarioglu is a producer at TRT World

Zeki Tarik Sarioglu is a producer at TRT World

Articles from author

‘The work you do reflects your character’: How a Türkiye craftsman mastered mother-of-pearl inlay

Starting as a child apprentice in Gaziantep, Mehmet Bulent Fistikci has spent four decades mastering mother-of-pearl inlay — a craft he is now passing on to his sons and a new generation.

‘The work you do reflects your character’: How a Türkiye craftsman mastered mother-of-pearl inlay

‘The work you do reflects your character’: How a Türkiye craftsman mastered mother-of-pearl inlay

‘I cannot bear to see this craft disappear’: The Devdah master keeping Bursa’s silk heritage alive

Awarded Türkiye’s ‘Living Human Treasure’ title, Ertugrul Sengunalp logs 20 kilometres every day to keep Bursa’s centuries-old silk thread tradition alive.

‘I cannot bear to see this craft disappear’: The Devdah master keeping Bursa’s silk heritage alive

‘I cannot bear to see this craft disappear’: The Devdah master keeping Bursa’s silk heritage alive

How Türkiye recast its role within NATO over two decades

Two NATO summits, 22 years apart, tell the story of a Türkiye that has turned defence industry growth into diplomatic confidence.

How Türkiye recast its role within NATO over two decades

How Türkiye recast its role within NATO over two decades

‘How can anyone leave their ancestral home?’: A custodian of Yoruk culture in the Taurus Mountains

Recognised as a Living Human Treasure of Türkiye, Osman Kirca has spent decades preserving the music, traditions and nomadic heritage of the Yoruks in the Taurus Mountains, using his three-stringed baglama.

‘How can anyone leave their ancestral home?’: A custodian of Yoruk culture in the Taurus Mountains

‘How can anyone leave their ancestral home?’: A custodian of Yoruk culture in the Taurus Mountains

‘I don't want this craft to disappear’: The last keeper of Türkiye’s creaking boots

Mustafa Karpuzcu is the last master of accordion-style boots in Kusadasi, preserving a centuries-old craft once associated with the Efe fighters of western Türkiye as younger generations turn away from traditional trades.

‘I don't want this craft to disappear’: The last keeper of Türkiye’s creaking boots

‘I don't want this craft to disappear’: The last keeper of Türkiye’s creaking boots