In pics: traditional faience pottery making industry in Turkey

Source: Xinhua| 2017-05-03 20:14:12|Editor: ying

TURKEY-KUTAHAY-CINI INDUSTRY

An artist paints on a Cini base at a factory in Kutahay, Turkey, April 25, 2017. Cini is a kind of traditional faience pottery making industry which was original from China and became matured during the Ottoman period. In Turkish language, Cini means "of China". Since 1950s, Turkish Cini production was industrialized and combined with daily life, which rapidly increased its share in the ceramics market. (Xinhua/Qin Yanyang)

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