Devrek Baston Modelleri

I congratulate those who contributed, the visuals starting from the construction phase of the cane, enriched with cane samples from the past and the world, has been a very beautiful museum with great effort.

There are many beautiful handcrafted works, worth seeing. We stopped by for ornaments. The shopkeeper was really interested, and the prices were very affordable compared to the tristicians bazaar here.

Prices were extremely high when we entered and exited.

Don't call it a cane. Canes masters who are officially doing a work of art.

A small but beautiful market where you can find a variety of handcrafted walking sticks

Small but nice venue. Devrek'te must visit places. You can visit the walking stick craft.

Devrek's old name is "Hamidiye." It was 1885 Central Accident. The oldest community living in the region has been Etiler. Devrek, which came under the rule of the Pontus Empire, Rome and Byzantine Empire respectively, was captured by the Anatolian Seljuks in 1079 and was added to the Ottoman lands by Orhan Bey in 1348. According to some, the geographical structure of the region resembles the shape of a sheep, so this region was called Devrek, which means churned sheep. According to some, the name of the Region was derived from the word "Deverek", which means the place where camels unload their loads. When we come to the history of cane making in Devrek, cane making started with a spinning wheel, a primitive wool and cotton spinning tool. The construction of buffalo horn made of black, white in the middle, a rod-shaped bone mouthpiece and three-piece mouthpieces made of dogwood sap with additions of silver or gold bracelets were also transition products. In the Kastamonu Yearbook of Hijri 1310 (1892), in Hamidiye county (Devrek), "things such as walnut chests, tables, consoles, cigarette holders and walking sticks are all wonderfully pleased." His statement proves that a cane was made in Devrek in 1892. Aziz Salman Usta first made an effort to promote the Devrek Walking Stick throughout the country with the exhibitions he established in the week of "savings and domestic goods" held in Zonguldak in 1933 and then in Izmir International Fair in 1936. In the 1950s, publicity became widespread with exhibitions held in İzmir fair and other regions. Devrek Walking Stick was the subject of a quiz in 1965. The cane, which was about to disappear later due to economic reasons, was made known in Turkey and abroad while the Cane and Wrestling Festival was organized on July 7, 1984, and then it was transformed into a "Walking Stick and Culture Festival" in 1989 to spread the promotion even more. The Devrek Walking Stick was promoted at exhibitions held in Ankara and Topkapı Palaces in 1994 with the support of the Ministry of Culture, excluding festivals. Seminars on the art of Devrek Walking Stick have been held in many universities. It has been invited to national and international festivals and fairs. The Devrek Walking Stick also has a media feature. Almost all of the politicians and bureaucrats who rule our country have a Devrek walking stick, which was gifted to important Devrek men.

Thanks to Safder Kartoğlu half marathon, we made our way to Devrek. After the race, we toured the city and bought famous walking sticks and shared a souvenir photo :) It is a pity that there is only one master who does it by hand, without using a machine, and there are no people to train.