▁we aving ▁in ▁Berg ama ▁dates ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 1 th ▁century , ▁most ▁surv iving ▁car p ets ▁do ▁not ▁age ▁more ▁than ▁ 2 0 0 ▁years ▁- ▁mainly ▁due ▁to ▁their ▁w ool ▁content . ▁The ▁oldest ▁surv iving ▁Berg ama ▁car p ets ▁can ▁be ▁found ▁in ▁mos ques ▁in ▁and ▁around ▁Berg ama , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁arch ae ological ▁museum ▁in ▁Berg ama . ▁ ▁Berg ama ▁Festival ▁Between ▁June ▁ 1 8 – 2 4 , ▁Berg ama ▁celebr ates ▁its ▁annual ▁festival ▁" B erg ama ▁K erm esi ", ▁which ▁is ▁already ▁running ▁into ▁its ▁sevent y - second ▁anni versary . ▁Berg ama ▁K erm esi ▁is ▁a ▁major ▁local ▁event , ▁generally ▁celebrated ▁with ▁the ▁attend ance ▁of ▁Turkish ▁cele brit ies , ▁sing ers , ▁players , ▁po ets , ▁and ▁writers . ▁ ▁International ▁relations ▁ ▁T win ▁towns ▁- ▁sister ▁cities ▁Berg ama ▁is ▁tw inned ▁with : ▁▁ ▁Al k ma ar , ▁Netherlands ▁ ▁As en ov grad , ▁Bulg aria ▁ ▁Ba al bek , ▁Leb anon ▁ ▁B ö b lingen , ▁Germany ▁ ▁Le f ka , ▁Cy pr us ▁ ▁Ne a ▁Per amos , ▁Greece ▁ ▁Or he i , ▁Mold ova ▁ ▁Per g amos , ▁Cy pr us ▁ ▁P iat ra ▁Ne am ţ , ▁Roman ia ▁ ▁Ros oman , ▁North ▁Mac ed onia ▁ ▁Sans ki ▁Most , ▁Bos nia ▁and ▁Herz egov ina