Cevdet Eldemir Kutnu Culture And Art House

One of Gaziantep's unique values is the fabric called kutnu, and the Cevdet Eldemir Kutnu culture and art house, which is prepared for this fabric, is also the most important place in this area. The fabric called Kutnu is actually made of a mixture of raw silk and cotton. Muhittin Eldemir was inspired to establish an Art and Culture House in order to spread the use and production of kutnu which has become a culture and to introduce kutnu to Turkey and the world. And who is Eldemir? Muhittin Eldemir is a master of kutnu fabric and learned his profession from his father Cevdet Eldemir from his apprenticeship years. Upon the death of his father, Eldemir started activities to announce the profession and the type of fabric to wide segments, participated in exhibitions, fashion shows, and played a role in being heard kutnu fabric by wide segments. In fact, several examples of kutnu fabric, which is even the subject of the world-famous London Fashion Week, have been brought together and exhibited in the culture and art house opened in Gaziantep. The building, named after Cevdet Eldemir being the father of Muhittin Eldemir, is based on the recognition of the kutnu fabric by posterity, which has received more attention and demand today than before as a result of intense efforts. Cevdet Eldemir Kutnu Culture and Art house, which is one of the interesting tourist places in Gaziantep, impresses the people who see historical machines, colorful fabrics and various tools in which art is performed.