This is a scene inside a yurt, a tent as used by the nomadic turks. I am not a specialist, but I have seen this type in films from all the way to Mongolia.

Also called ‘Topak ev’, ‘Alacık’ or ‘Otağ’ in Turkey, where their use has been limited to some Türkmen tribes, in contrast with Central Asia and Mongolia, where yurts are the common form of tent. A medium-size yurt (diameter: four meters), without its content, can be assembled by two people in 25 minutes, and dismantle in 10 minutes.
Most Turkish and Kurdish (semi-)nomads use the rectangular ‘Karaçadır’ (black tent), with less wooden structure and woven strips made of goat hair instead of felt.

From Wikipedia: A yurt is a portable, bent dwelling structure traditionally used by nomads in the steppes of Central Asia as their home. The structure comprises a crown or compression wheel, usually steam bent, supported by roof ribs which are bent down at the end where they meet the lattice wall (again, steam bent). The top of the wall is prevented from spreading by means of a tension band which opposes the force of the roof ribs. The structure is usually covered by layers of fabric and sheep's wool felt for insulation and weatherproofing.

Correspondent: J.M.Criel, Antwerpen.
Sources: ‘Günaydın Anadolu – Tradities van Turkije’ – cataloog Tentoonstelling Hessenhuis/Antwerpen 1988
& Wikipedia.


This is in the old display rooms, before the reopening in 2019.