ISSN: 1308-6200 | Publisher: Kültür Ajans 

Karadeniz International Scientific Journal

This is an internationally refereed social science journal that is published every three months (quarterly) in electronic-based and print-based since 2009. The journal publishes four issues each year (March, June, September, and December).

The publication language of this journal is Turkish, English, or Russian.

This is an open-access journal. Therefore, all issues and articles published so far can be accessed free of charge from the journal's website.

 

Issue 17
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SHOEMAKING (MEST) IN THE DISTRICT OF SAFRANBOLU

Melda ÖZDEMİR

Dilek ÇELİK

There is a rich culture in Safranbolu district which goes back to early periods in history. However, depending on the passing time period and changing techology, hand craftmenship and handcrafts are disappearing one by one. In the past, one of the most common fields of handicraft was mestmaking, which is a kind of boot making from mest. Often named after the type of shoes worn, production of these shoes completed with rubber is continuing today. In this study, the limited production of shoes with mest in the district of Safranbolu is examined. In order to support the study, information and photograhps of mest used in the construction tools, manufacturing process and product manufacture have been compiled.

Key Words: Safranbolu, handicrafts, leatherworking, mestmaking, mest

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