Turkish Traditions
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Turkish Breakfast
A typical Turkish breakfast consists of cheese (beyaz peynir, kaşar etc.), butter, olives, eggs, tomatoes, cucumbers, green peppers, reçel (jam/marmalade; a preserve of whole fruits) […]
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Wake up and smell the coffee in Turkey’s beautiful Izmir
Travellers need only take a stroll down Izmir’s Kordon promenade to be transported back into a forgotten world of Turkish coffee culture as Sarah Knapton […]
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Turkish Kilim Symbols
Most Turkish kilim designs have their roots in the conservative, indigenous, pre-Christian and pre-Islamic backgrounds of the rural population and are related to the basic […]
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Story Behind the Turkish Idiom “Pabucu Dama Atılmak”
Pabucu Dama Atılmak – Shoe to be thrown to the roof ” to lose favor; to fall from popular esteem; to seem less appealing; to […]
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Decorating Pine Tree was a Turkish Ritual
Famous all around world Sumerian specialist Dr. Muazzez İlmiye Çığ said pine tree which used Christmas tree was a Turkish ritual. Pine tree which used […]
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An Istanbul Top Chef’s New Bakery
in Culture/ArtDatli Maya: Oven of Wonders About eight years ago, in a cozy little dining room off of an open kitchen, we first encountered the chef […]