Some documents in the Ottoman archives about Alaca fabric weaving

Abstract

Traditional Turkish arts have a history of thousands of years. It came with the Turks over time, from the geography of Turkestan to the Caucasus, Anatolia and the Balkans. Apart from weavings such as carpets and rugs, Turks also have an important reputation especially in fabric production. Variegated fabrics have an important place in textile arts, which are an important element of Turkish material culture. As a type of fabric produced from cotton and silk, it is one of the many types of fabric made during the Ottoman Empire. There is a wide variety of production, from local production to the needs of the palace. The Presidential Ottoman Archive is an important institution where all documents that are archival material from the Imperial period are stored.
In this study, some documents related to alaca fabric in the archive were examined.