In the Antalya region, short colourful socks are for women. They come from Yörük villages, are hand-knitted and are often made with the wool of the sheep they own (= homemade, in more than one sense). These socks are not very old: mid-20th century.

Correspondent: J.M.Criel, Antwerpen.
Source: The Kavak Collection of Anatolian costumes, Antwerpen/Belgium.