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Established in 1946, and consisting of 191 member countries including Türkiye, UNESCO has recorded Emine Karadayı, from the Sarıkeçili Yoruks, in the "Living Human Treasures National Inventory of Turkey" prepared by the General Directorate of Research and Education of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, in the field of natural dyeing and weaving. Emine Karadayı, born in 1965 in Mersin/Gülnar, is an illiterate but award-winning weaving and natural dyeing master who weaves sacks reflecting the cultural values of traditional Yoruk life. This study examined the sack weavings of Karadayı, an award-winner in the categories of weaving and natural dyeing within the scope of intangible cultural heritage, and the Sarıkeçili Yoruk life, which are at risk of disappearing. The motif, pattern, and composition applications of the weavings carry traces of Yoruk life and culture. The Yoruk lifestyle, culture, and handcrafts are at risk of extinction in recent years. In this study, sacks still in use in Yoruk life were examined in terms of pattern, color, and composition characteristics. The Sarıkeçili Yoruk have named a large portion of the sacks they use as Alaçuval. The sack weavings examined in this study have been grouped by names such as Topakyanışlı, kirmenli, koçboynuzlu, sandıklı, alaca, pıtraklı according to their patterns; flour sack, clothes sack, food sack according to their usage areas; and Wool, Coarse, and Black sack according to the materials used. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Kaleici is one of the important settlements of Antalya, which is at the forefront with its tourist attractions. Kaleici; Besides the historical texture of Antalya, it is one of the places where handicrafts and souvenirs are produced and sold. Kaleici; It is a place where many hand-woven carpets, rugs, sacks, saddlebags, bags and prayer rugs collected from all over Turkey are sold and kept by some collectors. These products can be sold especially abroad. The purpose of this study is to catalog these products, which can be sold abroad at any time, and to transfer them to future generations. During the field research carried out in Kaleiçi, 284 hand-woven products were examined and photographed. In this study; Best Carpet, Attalos Carpet ve Halıhan A.Ş. 10 of the 15 sack weaving samples belonging to his private collection are included. In particular, resource persons; Since it is a collectible product, they allowed a limited number of products to be published. Examined weaving samples; Dimensions, yarn types, raw materials, weaving techniques, patterns, color characteristics were examined and surface area diagrams and motif drawings were included in the relevant sections of the study. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Basket weaving, the practice of intertwining plant fibers to create objects, has been utilized for diverse purposes throughout history. Native North Americans and Turks, although geographically separate, both have profound histories in this craft. Besides their conventional use for storage and transport, baskets have served various roles including fishing aids and ceremonial objects. This study aims to draw comparisons between the materials, patterns, and motifs in Native North American and Turkish basket weaving. The striking similarities observed despite differing geographies and raw materials highlight the shared aspects of human creativity and functionality. In this context, a field study was conducted in 2015 in a Native American reservation area in North America to examine the similarities in basket weaving products between the two cultures. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Mechanical gyroscopes are actuators used for balancing and steering purposes due to their ability to generate torque, fast dynamic responses, high efficiency and control linearity. Analytical methods are available for their mechanical designs. Also optimization can be made thanks to simulations. In this study, the optima of the dimension and rotational speed, which are the basis for the design of a mechanical gyroscope, were determined by using the flexible body dynamic simulation and optimization method. The effects of the main structural parameters on the vibration frequency were also determined. The gyroscope has a flywheel and produces torque owing to its own weight. Classical (Newtonian) mechanics principles were followed. As a result, suitable gyroscope dimension and rotational velocity were determined. Thanks to the response function of the optimization, the relationships between the parameters were also determined. Initially, the disc thickness is 10 mm, the radius is 100 mm, the rotor diameter is 20 mm, and the length is 115 mm, while the optimum rotor length is 30 mm, the rotor radius is 30 mm, the disc radius is 265 mm, the thickness is 12 mm, and the operating speed is 400 rad/s. By using the optima, it has been ensured that the nutation, mass, energy consumption are minimized, the torque is maximized, thus it has a service life of more than one million cycle. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Tourism consists of conventional and alternative activities that stimulate a country's economy and promote its culture. Traditional tourism involves entertainment and vacation travel, while alternative tourism emphasizes local lifestyle, culture, and natural areas. Turkey has many types of tourism, including vacation, health, congress, cultural, and natural tourism, which have given it a significant position in the worldwide tourism industry. Antalya, renowned as the tourist capital, has several recently found and yet to be discovered natural wonders, as well as blue flag beaches. Tourism activities have recently begun in sectors such as health tourism and congress-fair tourism. Furthermore, tourist activities targeted at representing the region's culture, such as caverns, ruins, archaeological sites, highland tourism, and rural tourism, continue. Döşemealtı carpets, well-known in traditional weaving literature, were recently registered as the 13th Geographical Indication Registered product of Antalya by the Turkish Patent and Trademark Office. Incorporating these carpets into alternative tourism activities will promote local and rural development. This type of weaving, which is made only in Döşemealtı, is a heritage that should be supported as a part of tourism, as it is an ongoing cultural value. This heritage should be brought to tourism within the scope of alternative tourism. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Native American communities known as the first owners the American continent, have dominated the continent for a long time although their numbers have decreased considerably today. The earliest known history since the first settlements on the continent is based on the ice age. It is pointed that the first crossing from Asia to America took place via the Bering Strait, the land bridge that was allegedly formed due to the freezing of the ocean. In almost every corner of the America, there are a great many of indigenous communities which were numerous before the discovery. Native Americans create beadwork as one of their cultural characteristics. Today, geometric motifs are commonly used in ornamental designs. The northern part of the country rarely uses curvilinear motifs. Native American motifs use the star motif differently, as there are many motifs similar to Turkish motifs. One of the important common cultural features of Turks and Native Americans is their similar belief systems. In both cultures, the elements of the sky were found valuable and considered sacred. In this study; it is aimed to determine whether the star motif that appears in different areas in Turkish and Native American cultures belonging to different beliefs which don't have a border between them, has a common expression language, for which purposes and meanings it is used. This study is limited to the star motif which is commonly found in Anatolian weaving and Native American beadwork. In 2015, field research was done on the Arizona Navajo reservation by interviewing resource people and looking at literature. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]