...and Burdur's forgotten people
"We traveled on to the town of Burdur, a small place with many orchards and streams, and a strong fortress on a hilltop....It was marvelous to see the joy and gladness with which they received us, though they were ignorant of our language and we of theirs, and there was no one to interpret between us." Ibn Battuta, Travels in Asia and Africa, 1325--1354
Les Costumes Populaires de la Turquie en 1873 (The Popular Costumes of Turkey in 1873) by Osman Hamdi Bey 1873 Senesinde Türkiye’de Yerel Kıyafetler, translated by Erol Üyepazarcı (Istanbul: Sabancı Üniversitesi, 1999) Work published under the patronage of the Imperial Ottoman Commission for the Vienna Exposition 1873 Studio Models 1. Left: female model dressed as a Greek Orthodox woman, Burdur 2. Middle: male model dressed as a Greek Orthodox man from Konya 3. Right: female model dressed as a Muslim woman from Burdur |
"After crossing a bridge over the same river, and our course north-west by north, we entered the town of Bourdour [Burdur] at half past one, and were agreeably surprised to see beautiful gardens and rich vineyards, elegant minarets &c. [etc.], and a very large and populous town, beyond which lay the lake, of a beautiful blue colour." "Bourdour (or Burdur) is said to contain four thousand Turkish houses, one hundred and fifty Greek, and thirty Armenian; the bazaars were crowded and it seemed to be a place of considerable trade." --F.V.R. Arundell (notes from 1826) Discoveries in Asia Minor Studio Models 1. Left: Kurdish woman of Sari Kaya 2. Middle: Turkmen woman of Karıè de Outmouk 3. Right: Armenian woman of Burdur |