Okay while at the blog where I discovered that Yoyo advent calendar, I fell in love with Oya.
http://sunshinescreations.vintagethreads.com/2007/11/oya.html
http://sunshinescreations.vintagethreads.com/2007/11/more-oya.html
So I summoned my friend Cassandra Morris and asked her to tell me more about this. Now she had actually done some in the past, but she crocheted it instead of used needles, so she did the form called orgu. With needle it is called oya or oyasi.
Now, some more information:
Allie’s in Stiches has some fabulous pictures and mentions how important it is to support the women making these in Turkish villages.
List of videos gathered by Sunshines Creations
Videos a friend gave me:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wPpuMHz5C7A
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBmtfyqz61U&feature=related
A beautiful article mentioning a name I read on Allie’s blog 
I’m off to make more yoyo’s and contemplate a crocheted purse made with CD’s.
Kell
thank you for all these very interesting links !
By: sof frankenstein on December 9, 2007
at 1:18 pm
You’re welcome. I cannot wait for xmas to be over so that I can get started on trying to make my own.
By: kellskorner on December 9, 2007
at 2:18 pm
I am very interested in trying both the Turkish crochet and needlelace techniques but I have no idea what type(s) / thickeness of threads are used. I would appreciate some suggestions, thanks.
By: Ann in Paris on January 11, 2009
at 4:00 am
Thanks for your interest in this fascinating craft.
I have a friend who will be traveling to Turkey very soon and I hope that she gets a chance to learn from some natives while she is there. I would suggest you check out these links, as I am not an expert in Turkish Crochet. I find this site very helpful and beautiful. I love to look at the wonderful creations.
http://www.turkishcrochet.com/
By: kellskorner on January 13, 2009
at 10:34 am