Abstract:

Traditional Çanakkale ceramics is a kind of folk art which originated from the turkification of Anatolia and the cultural synthesis between the Aegean islands. It is well-known that it had its genesis in the influential Seljukian art. It has similarities to the Byzantine ceramics as clear from the usage of the materials, shaping, the decorative features and the like. Although art historians adopt a sceptic approach to this situation, similarities are eminent for a ceramist. The beginning of Çanakkale ceramics can be traced back to Akköy ceramics. Lesbos’s and Akköy’s white slip decoration share similarities, which forms a natural bond between Lesvos and Akköy for Çanakkale. Wars and war-induced migrations caused cultural exchanges, which also affected coastal settlements in Western Anatolia and the Greek islands. Till the productions and widespread use of the plastic materials, the bond between agricultural and commercial activities and ceramic products is important. This bond is an integral part of the ongoing interaction between the two shores. The ceramics of this interaction have survived as witnesses of the similarities till now

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