Alabai, the Turkmen sheepdog
The Alabai is one of the most ancient and majestic dog breeds ever, able to show itself from time immemorial as a faithful guardian and companion History of Alabai Alabai…
History of Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan has a complex and multifaceted history, in which it is possible to observe both a Turkish and an Indo-European past Origins The lands on which Turkmenistan stands have a…
“Sovietistan” by Erika Fatland
Sovietistan is one of the best books ever to get in touch with Central Asia, an incredible region, full of contradictions and treasures and which, precisely for this reason, needs…
05 “How Uruz, the son of Salur Kazan, was taken prisoner”
We are proud to present you the 5th podcast episode of "the tales of Dede Korkut", dedicated to Salur Kazan and his son Uruz. For the first time you will…
A new project: Dede Korkut
All the details on our new great experiment: a series of podcasts on "The book of Dede Korkut". An adventure made of 8 episodes that will keep you company during…
Mandrake, the human plant
Legendary plant for anyone who is familiar with fantasy and the Middle Ages; the mandrake has a history with ancient and powerful roots, able to bewitch even today as it…
La storia di Dumrul il Selvaggio
Per superare il Corona Virus, vi portiamo le storie di Dede Korkut, leggendario cantastorie dei popoli turchi. Su Youtube e Spotify trovate le storie complete, qui un primo estratto. La…
5 peoples to discover this summer
We were very undecided on how to do the part dedicated to "Retrobottega", we could talk about art, places and cuisine. In the end, however, we decided for the true…
Tappeti afghani
3 dei più celebri tappeti afghani, raccontati qui anche con una micro introduzione riguardante i due popoli che li tessono: turkmeni e beluci. Di territori immaginari Legato a società prevalentemente…
04 Bamsı Beyrek, un Ulisse turco
La seconda parte delle avventure di Bamsı Beyrek dal cavallo grigio, il suo eroico ritorno a casa e la sua rivincita nei confronti del rivale Yaltajuk. Riuscirà il nostro eroe…
