Lefkoşa to host traditional handicrafts exhibition and workshop

A three-day exhibition dedicated to traditional handicrafts from Anatolia is scheduled to open in Lefkoşa on Tuesday, 22 September.

According to Halkın Sesi, the Anadolu’nun İzleri Geleneksel Türk El Sanatları Sergisi exhibition will run until 24 September and will be hosted by the Lefkoşa Yunus Emre Institute. The programme is open to the public.

The opening ceremony is planned for 18:00 on 22 September. Guests will be offered refreshments associated with Türkiye’s Black Sea region, the organisers said.

Workshop planned for 23 September

A wire embroidery and wire-wrapping workshop is due to take place on Wednesday, 23 September, from 11:00 to 13:00. Participants will be able to watch and try stages involved in making the traditional crafts, according to the report.

The programme is being organised with Ünye Municipality, the Ünye Association of Entrepreneurial Businesswomen and the Yunus Emre Institute. Organisers said its purpose is to introduce traditional Turkish handicrafts in North Cyprus, bring cultural heritage to different generations and reinforce cultural connections between Türkiye and the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.