XV. century - XIX century Ottoman Period Kütahya Tiles

Abstract

reflects the character of the Seljuk period with its mud and glaze structure. The Early Ottoman influence is seen in the 15th century. In addition to the tiles produced with the predominant use of colours such as dark blue and purple in the patterns, some examples show that the tiles called blue-white and identified with the ch could not keep up with the palace orders, and thus became a second tile centre. In the 17th century, the forms and patterns used before were gradually ry, there was a period of stagnation in tile production, but it was seen that it gained momentum in its development after the Republican period. tile making continues its life with many industrial-oriented workshops and businesses with technical equipment, but it has ned between the tiles were evaluated in terms of colour, pattern, and composition according to the periods, and the clay used have