Kinik village

Now we leave Söğüt Gölcük and come to the village of Kınık, which dates back to 1890, in Pazaryeri district. The village where the Hittite, Phrygian and Persian states settled, BC. It remained under Roman rule in 74 years and was conquered by the Turks with the victory of Malazgirt. M.S. Byzantines settled in 1097. M.S. The Turkmens dominated the region in 1273 and the Ottomans in the period of Yıldırım Bayezit. The Ottoman period was experienced again by Çelebi Sultan Mehmet. Clay raw material called “red earth” and used in pottery is brought from Sarıbayır Balıklı locality, which is 1.5 km away from Kınık village, which is 7 km from Pazaryer and 35 km from Bilecik. This soil is rested for one day, homogeneity is gained by the transfer method, it is crushed and shadowed from the machine. Vases, amphora, flowerpots, ashtrays, casseroles, decorative large vases, pitchers, pitchers, cups and, most of all, fish pans known as tile, are made with the dough that can be worked manually. Earth products, fired at 800-850 degrees, are decorated with various colors after underglaze decoration and glazed. It is re-cooked at 1000-1100 degrees and offered for sale.
The entrances and gardens of many single-storey village houses are lined with pottery workshops. Almost all of the village ladies work in this line of business. They find earthenware with patience and care. The most ordered ones are the fish pans where the restaurants of Maşukiye village make trout in the oven. The casserole pots used for stews cooked with meat, eggplant, potatoes, peppers, tomatoes and onions are also used as rice pudding and fresh yoghurt containers. The jugs called “bocuk”, used for water and red wine, are preferred by those who miss the earthy scent and bitter taste in drinks. Our last stop in the district of Osmaneli is in Bilecik, which is famous for its marble, tile, quince, pomegranate, cherry, grape and touristic handicrafts made by skilled hands.