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Monday, 31 August 2015

Turkey's Entertainment

Assalamualaikum 

Hi everyone! We are going to look on the several types of entertainment in Turkey. In my opinion, entertainment is needed regardless where you live. It is not merely to entertain you but can also release your stress or even you can gain a lots of knowledge by having some entertainments. Generally, entertainment is the action providing or being provided with amusement or enjoyment. Moreover, it also can be considered as an event, performance, or activity to entertain others. In these days, we can say that Television as a major source of entertainment and learning for many people, especially the youth. There are a lots of television programmes such as commercials, news, documentaries, and cartoon. Furthermore, television is believed affecting the society of all ages in different ways. Research shows that youngsters hold a large group of society that spend a lot of time watching television. It does make sense because young people tend to be more attracted to things that is visualized. Majority of the youngsters get a lot of information and general knowledge when they watch television, yet some of the society believes that television is somehow disturbs the mindset of the youth.

That was one of the example of entertainment that is popular all around the world. Hence, Turkey as well. In fact, just like the other countries, Turkey has many other kind of entertainment. Such as:

                                                                  


+ Theater
+ Concerts
+ Music
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+ TV Shows

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THEATER 

International Turkey Theater 
I want to share one of the theater in Turkey and it is The International Istanbul Theater Festival. This theater is a biennial since 2001 and it was first held in 1989. Besides that, this international theater in Istanbul presents the finest examples of Turkish theater as well as internationally acclaimed theater companies and dance group. For example, Berliner Ensemble, Tanztheater Wuppertal and Royal National Theater. What is more interesting is that the festival are presenting plays by worldwide well-known directors like Robert Wilson, Theodoros Terzopoulos and Tadashi Sizuki. The entertainer is selected by the companies and they are presenting professionally and impressively. This International Istanbul Theater Festival brings both modern and traditional kind of shows to the audience. 

Komsu Konyun Delisi: The traditional theater performer


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CONCERTS

Justin Bieber having a concert in Istanbul, Turkey

There are numerous concerts held in Turkey and the most common place that those concerts took place is in Istanbul. Well, as I did mention, Istanbul is the first place to be in tourists' minds when they go to Turkey due to its modern population and the development of the city is following the current trend of the world. Hence, the performers across the world are usually prefer to throw a concert in Istanbul. Plus, the audience that attend the concert is so impressive. I found a website that updates the people about the upcoming concerts that will be held in Turkey. You can just click this link and directly go to the website. Have a view, it's cool. 

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MUSIC

Music performance in Turkey

Similar with any other countries in the whole world, Turkey has also various types of music genres, such as classical Turkish music, polyphonic Turkish music, Turkish folk music, arabesque/belly dance music, pop, rock, jazz, military music and religious and Sufi music. 

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TV SHOWS

Kara Para Ask: the current drama series in Turkey
Turkey has plenty of drama series from different types that can fit all types of society for them to choose. For example, Magnificent Century, Ezel, Fatmagul'un Sucu Ne?, Forbidden Love, Karadayi, Intikam and many more. Besides that, this country also has reality TV shows. "Like many countries in the world, reality shows and game shows, such as 'Survivor', which just launched its ninth season in Turkey, are easily some of the most popular television programs among." (Ergil, 2015). 

That's all for the types of entertainment in Turkey. Let's move on to the next new entry because more interesting stuffs are coming! Thank you for reading. Till then, bye! ☺

Do's & Dont's of the Turkish People

Assalamualaikum 

Hi everyone! This time around, I would like to share some of the information that I get about the Turkish's belief. As for the general view, culture means a cumulative deposit of knowledge, experience, beliefs, values, attitudes, meaning, hierarchies, religion and so on. Basically culture is the system of knowledge shared by a relatively large group of people, or we call it as 'society'. One particular society is living under one particular culture and it can be traced based on their way of life with the group of people that they are living. We can observe them through their behaviors, beliefs, values, and symbols that they are practicing and this kind of culture in a particular place usually will be followed by the next generation. As we already know, our world consists of numerous of countries and each countries practice different cultures, thus it is make a complete statement of different culture means different belief that they accept. 

As for you general knowledge, there is two types of people in this world when we touch about culture. The first type of people is containing 'cultural relativism' sense in themselves. Cultural relativism means we are being open-minded and we accept the other culture even though it is way too differ with what we belief and practiced. This is the thing that we become empathy, which means we put ourselves in their shoes. We understand them and we don't judge the other culture. The second type of people is practicing 'ethnocentrism' sense. Ethnocentrism means that when we think our culture is better than the other culture. In this case, we only narrow our mind to our one specific culture that we are living and never consider about other culture. This kind of ethnocentrism usually judge the other culture and sometimes they underestimate the other culture and belief as they think that their culture is superior than any other cultures. 

Hehe my introduction about this entry is quite long. It is because I am happy to share with you guys some of the knowledge that I get during my Sociology class and I think that what I've been taught could be more helpful for me to write this entry which is about the Turkish's culture and belief. So without further due, let's start looking deep into Turkish's kind of beliefs. 

Let's talk about the taboo in Turkey that you shouldn't break. Or even you are not practicing that kind of belief, you still need to know so that when you pay a visit to Turkey, you will somehow can easily adapt and comfort yourselves :)

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Mosques

Blue Mosque, Istanbul

All the tourist are very much welcomed to visit any mosques in Turkey but they have to follow the rules and regulation as they are touring there. If the tourist can't respect the religion's belief there, they will be punished sternly. Similar to any other mosque in the world, women must wear headscarves inside the mosque and every visitors must remove their shoes to go inside. The best idea is to cover up appropriately and always being respectful to the religion throughout your tour in Turkey. By doing so, you will get to see many amazing religious artwork and fine tile work in the entire world. 

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Hand Signs  

Pointing hand gesture is considered too rude in Turkey

Commonly the Turkish youngster are going to be offended if they see a tourist make a silly hand gesture. They might don't understand the actual meaning of the tourist or what they understand is differ from what they have been taught. However, the Turkish older generation sometimes don't take it seriously on the other tourist when they are making any hand gestures. One of the sign is pointing finger. Well, pointing at people is considered too rude in Turkey compared to in Western Europe. Plus, doing the "OK" sign is even worse because it is considered as a homophobic insult.

To make things simple, I have made a table for you guys to see a clearer view on the do's and dont's in Turkey:

Do’s
Don’ts
Do try to eat everything on your plate when served food. It may be offensive if you don’t
Don’t show disrespect for the name or image of Mustafa Kemal Artatuk, the founder of the modern Turkish Republic, or insult the Turkish government, flag, or military
Do place your fork and knife together on your plate to signify your are done with your meal
Don’t point at people with your finger, or give “OK” sign, as both are considered rude
Do pay for the meal if you extended the invitation. It is not usual to spilt meals in Turkey. If someone invites you to a meal, invite them to one later
Don’t show the bottoms of your feet, as this is considered an insult
Do keep eye contact with those you are speaking with. Turkish see eye contact as a sign of honesty
Don’t stand with your hands on your hips or in your pockets
Do be punctual for meetings and events
Don’t eat with your left hand, as the left hand is considered unclean in Muslim culture
Do give flowers as a gift, such as roses or carnations
Don’t give alcohol as a gift, as drinking is not as common among the Turkish

Don’t be offended by others smoking at a meal, because it is common to do so in Turkey

 
So I guess that's all the information of the do's and dont's of the Turkish that I get to share with you guys.  I really hope that with this info will benefits to you, if you're not even going to Turkey, at least you know what are the things practices and believed in that country. As usual, if you have anything to ask or any unclear information, you can kindly place your question in the comment box below. Thank you so much for reading! Till then, bye people ☺

Top Famous Shopping & Malls in Turkey

Assalamualaikum 

Welcome to the new entry! This time, I will be sharing with you guys the best part when travelling -- SHOPPING!!!! Girls must be so curious to know and I hope guys as well. I have one short list of several notorious shopping & malls in Turkey that is highly recommended for you to go.

+ Trust Gold & Diamond
+ Moon Light Souvenir Silver Shop
+ Sultan Carpet
+ Jennifer's Hamam
+ Arkas Art Center
+ Modern Leather Shop
+ Tribal Collections Nomadic Rugs & Textiles

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Trust Gold & Diamond

Trust Gold & Diamond Jewelry Shop


Trust Gold & Diamond is located in Marmaris, Turkey and it was established in 2000. This is a company that is licensed member of The Jewellery Association and Member or the Chamber of Trade Marmaris. They hold an International Master Diploma and have 20 years of experience. The highest achievement of this company is that they have built up a reputable business with a lots of satisfied returning clients. Moreover, they are also supply a full documented international certificate. Trust Gold & Diamond sells jewelries, such as rings, earrings, wedding bands and watches. It is not only gold, in fact there are many other kind of jewelry types. For example, silver and platinum. Plus, they receive numberless of compliments from their customers who were very satisfied with the service and the quality of the jewelry itself. 

This is one of the sincere praise that they received:

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Moon Light Souvenir Silver Shop

Moon Light Souvenir Silver Shop
Moon Light Souvenir Silver Shop is located in Selcuk, Turkey. The owner name is Julia and many of the customers are very happy with her services as a store owner. According to the previous customers, Julia is honest, helpful and fun to chat with. This Moon Light Souvenir Silver Shop has everything that the tourist need to be as a souvenir, whether to give to other or to be kept as their own collection. Besides that, you can get loaded of souvenirs that you couldn't find anywhere else. There are so many beautiful items in the store that surely you will find it hard to choose and buy. Moreover, it is such a nerve wrecking experience you will get as you shop there and Julia, the owner of the shop is so knowledgeable that she will help you out with selecting what is best to be bought. The quality and the price is nowhere to be found anywhere else, where it is surely a high quality with an affordable price that will make you smile as you walk out of that store. All the items are so amazing with beautiful colors, styles and designs. Don't forget to shop at Moon Light Souvenir Silver Shop when you fly to Turkey! :))


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Sultan Carpet

Sultan Carpet Shop

Sultan Carpet is established in 1989. They have been producing, repairing and selling carpets and kilims (a flat-woven carpet or rug made in Turkey, Kurdistan, and neighboring areas). Furthermore, in the last 13 years, they had over 2000 customers from the entire world and most of them are from United States, New Zealand, Australia and Canada. Later, in the year 2000, they have established "Sultan Carpet Queenstown" in New Zealand as a Branch Office of "Sultan Carpet Goreme." Some of the tourist are likely not planning to purchase any carpets, but when they went to Sultan Carpet, they decided to buy at least one from that store. Usually the tour guide who introduced them the shop. The workers of Sultan Carpet shop are professional and courteous. It is sure that all the customers are all happy with their purchase and it is no regret to invest with Sultan Carpet.


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Jennifer's Hamam

Jennifer's Hamam Shop
Jennifer's Hamam holds the tagline of "Quality from the past", where they say quality, natural and organic were not choices, they just were. Jennifer's Hamam really appreciates the craftsmanship and the work of a true artisan. Moreover, all the textiles they sell are basically woven on old-style-shuttled looms using natural materials such as, organic cotton, linen and silk. Besides that, all fibres used are Turkish and all the artisans are Turkish and they weave in Turkey. I am going to tell you a little bit about the history of Jennifer's Hamam and how they establish the shop. 25 years ago, weaving villages around Turkey were chocker-block full of many different kinds of old-style shuttled looms. However, most of these people have gone bankrupt and lost their livelihoods in weaving. They couldn't meet all of the artisans, hence some of them are founded in a few villages. Jennifer's Hamam work directly with those artisans and create beautiful woven towels, pestamel, kese, robes, bedcovers, table, and bed linens with a very high quality. Their design are unique and most are limited edition. The range price of the towel is from $40-$50 depending on the size and material of the towel. But surely towels made from linen are more expensive than cotton. The service is so much satisfying as the worker of the store will pack your purchase neatly in a quality cloth bag because he knows you are travelling and it is easier for you to fly back home. That is such an unbeatable service. Furthermore, the items in Jennifer's Hamam come with variety of colors for you to choose. Plus, you don't have to worry to communicate with them as most of the staff can speak in English very well. In fact, the staffs are so friendly as they are all happily explain all the product details and being very helpful in showing you everything in the store. So, make sure you go to Jennifer's Hamam and buy something in that store :D


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Arkas Art Center

Arkas Art Center

Arkas Art Center was established in line with the wish of Mr. Lucien Arkas, the President of the Board of Directors of Arkas Holding, to share the Arkas Collection, being formed through his personal interest and professional approach, with the art-lovers. The building was opened under the name of "Arkas Art Center" in 2011. Well, basically there are 10 exhibition rooms in the historical building consisting of 2 floors. All of the corner of the art center was converted into a modern featured. It is the first art center where the masterpiece of numerous international painters are exhibited. Similar to any other art center, Arkas Art Center wanted to contribute to the art and culture life of their country, Turkey, especially Izmir. In addition, they wanted to share the cultural identity of Izmir with the art media of the whole world wide and to make sure that every single of us to be in love with art.

The inside of the Arkas Art Center

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Modern Leather Shop


Modern Leather Shop


Modern Leather Shop is located in the Bodrum city. It is basically sells clothes made from high quality leather. The staff at the store are super helpful and friendly. Even though the price is quite high, but you will feel no regret because of the quality of the leather itself. You might want to buy more than one item when going to the shop. In addition, Modern Leather Shop can also make custom made jackets and some modifications on the standard ones. Hence, the leather jackets are undoubtedly in an excellent quality. Most of the customers are all satisfied with the items as well as the services provided by them.

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Tribal Collections Nomadic Rugs & Textiles

Tribal Collections Nomadic Rugs & Textiles shop
Tribal Collections has recently relocated to a new space in a traditionally-restored cave house (as you can see in the picture), it is located in the beautiful village of Goreme, Cappacodia which is famous with the phrase, 'the heart of traditional Turkish weaving'. The owner of the Tribal Collections will ensure that the rugs will reflect the uniqueness history and traditions, art and expression of the individual weavers. Besides, the owner also aims that very customers' purchase at Tribal Collections will be a symbol of lasting value and enduring beauty. They have numbers of collections, which are:

Antique Rugs



Contemporary Rugs


Kilims Flatweaves & Tribal Art




Cushions



Patchwork carpets & kilims

That's all for the collection in Tribal Collections Nomadic Rugs and Textiles. With that, I think that is all for this entry. I really hope that you will gain many information from your reading in this entry
and if there is anything to ask, kindly write it in the comment box below. Till then, bye! :)))

What You Shouldn't Miss Out When Visiting Turkey?

Assalamualaikum 

Hello people! After you get to know the history of Turkey, the amazing places to visit and their kind of foods and beverages, now I am going to tell you about what you shouldn't miss out when you go to Turkey :D It is simple as any other country, there must be some activities that could be done to make your more enjoying the vacation. Turkey provides those things as well and I bet all of you won't feel regret. Maybe you might come for the second times or third times. Hehe.

Based on my own opinion, I would rather done any activities that require me to be with the nature. As for the simpler words mean, outdoor activities. Some of you might know about the benefits that you get when you done an outdoor activity yet some of you may not. Well, basically outdoor activity or we can call it as outdoor recreation is activities that are undertaken outside the confines or building. An outdoor recreation sometimes require large areas of land, water and air. In my very own opinion, there are several benefits that you get by doing an outdoor activities. One of them is you get to be with nature even closer. It can relax your mind and make you forget about your hectic daily life and the errands that you are responsible to do for a moment. According to Linsay Evans (2015), "Natural settings rejuvenate and calm the mind, improve outlook and increase positive affect." Next, you may gain many experiences that maybe anyone else don't have a chance to get. Moreover, you can get fresh air when you do activities at the field compared to when you spend your time indoor. For example, if you play badminton in a hall, the air isn't the same as you play at an outdoor court.

Boys and girls, just like the other countries, Turkey offers you many kind of interesting outdoor activities that you can do to make your vacation complete. This is the list of some of the fun activities that you get when going to Turkey:

+ Sky Sport Paragliding
+ Butterfly Balloons in Cappadocia
+ Best of Ephesus Tours
+ Fortune Rafting & Canyoning
+ Camel Ranch

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Sky Sport Paragliding

Sky Sport Paragliding


This activity is one of the most attractive things to be done in Turkey. Sky Sport Paragliding is basically you ride the paragliding and you can see the beautiful scenery of Turkey from above with your own two eyes. It is so beautiful and breath-taking. I am sure when you have a ride, you'll be speechless with the fascinating view below you. If you are interested, the address for you to get there is: Carsi cad. Tonoz Otel Alti, Oludeniz 48430, Turkey. This is the recommended sky sport paragliding by the other tourists that have been there. If you do a little research on this activity in Turkey, there are numberless of comments that are all very satisfied with the experience that they got. One of them is a Nottingham's visitor, Jacqueline (2015) said, "From initial booking this company were superb. Everything was handles professionally and efficiently." She compliments their super best services. Then, the next one is Robert (2015) said, "One of the most amazing experiences in my life. Full professionalism, full feeling of safety. The views are unforgettable. If your are in Oludeniz, you have to try paragliding!" He was feeling so excited and satisfied with the services provided as well. Furthermore, I am not sure about the price as it is differ depending on the market rate, but believe me, as I go through all the comments, they were all say the price is affordable and it so much worth it with the priceless experience that you get.

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Butterfly Balloons in Cappadocia

Butterfly or Hot Air Balloons

For your information, the Butterfly Balloons in Cappadocia starts in May 2010. After piloting Cappadocia Balloon flights for several years with different operators, they have decided to set up their own vision company and began flying as Butterfly. They have flown numberless of guests and from that, they get many good friends from all over the world. It is such a great objective and fun that they achieved. Moreover, in less than 2 years, Butterfly Balloon became number 1 on plenty of travel forums and the amazing part is, it is recommended by many guide books. Thus, show to world that flying with Butterfly Balloon is the most suggested activity to be done in Turkey. When you ride Butterfly Balloon, you will be flying high and see clearly the stunning landscape of Cappadocia. As what is said by, Sunbean (2015), "Incredible experience! Butterfly was friendly, professional, and fun from start to finish. Out pilot was fantastic and the flight was beautiful."


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Best of Ephesus Tours

Ephesus Tour


As what did I told before in the previous entry, Amazing Places To Be Discovered in Turkey, Ephesus is included as one of most amazing place you need to go when you're going to Turkey. In this tour, you'll get to go to certain historical places and get to know the history behind the establishment of that city. Though history maybe the subject that you hate the most in school, but trust me, this is not an ordinary place that has its own history. When you place your feet in Ephesus, you'll feel an extraordinary feeling that you could never feel somewhere else. During the tour, you will be accompanied by one trip guide. The trip guide will bring you to several places and during the tour, he will explain many interesting facts about that particular place that you visit. Places that you will visit are Temple of Artemis, The Celsus Library, Ephesus Great Theater and many more. It is confirm that you'll get plenty information and professional tour, as all tours are guided by licensed tour guide. Furthermore, during the tour, they will provide you meal at traditional Turkish restaurants. Regarding the accommodation, there are many hotels nearby the city, such as Kusadasi. On the other hand, they have several package of Ephesus Tour for you to choose depends on your free time and interest. You can check it out on their official website. >> http://ephesus-tours.pro/ <<


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Fortune Rafting & Canyoning 

Fortune Rafting and Canyoning

This fortune rafting and canyoning is something common and you might have seen people doing this activity or you yourself have been experienced this. Honestly, this sport is fun! Super duper entertaining and it is so enjoyable. It is located in Antalya. Let me explain a bit about what's rafting and what's canyoning. So generally, rafting is a sport that requires to drift or pad down a river with a group of people and throughout the activity, you must be accompanied by trained guide. It is crucial for your own safety. It is such a priceless experience because you and your group of people will be working things together as a team to navigate the way down the river. Moreover, your other objective is to have as much fun as you travel down the river. However, sometimes there will be a few people will fall out or the raft goes upside down but there is nothing to worry because all the guides are well trained in river rescue and remember, the precious experience that you will get. Next is, canyoning. Canyoning is an adventure sport revolves around descending small rivers or creeks through Canyon. This sport is well-known in Europe, then in the United States before followed by Japan. For your information, this sport involves you to slide down the waterfall chutes, jump into deep pools of water, zip lining across gap, swimming and drifting through pools. On the other hand, physical fitness is not a big matter because gravity does most of the hard work. To be honest, you need to try the rafting and canyoning sport and enjoy the beauty of nature, thus feel the true excitement doing outdoor activities.

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Camel Ranch


Camelback Ranch



It is such a waste if you visit a country like Turkey, but you miss the most priceless part that you never get in any other country, which is Camelback Ranch. There is nothing much to say as you can see this activity is all about you ride on a camel back and enjoying the view and the surrounding throughout the ride. In addition, the camelback ranch is located in Nevsehir. According to Azian (2015), "I was welcomed by the owner Cemal and his friendly mother. They served good breakfast and tea before we started riding. The scenery of the trail was absolutely stunning." She said as she is so satisfied with the services provided. Plus, besides you get to ride the camel, you will be provided with meals and comfortable place for you to take a rest. "The horse was really good. I enjoyed plucking apples while riding plus it was a really good weather. Highly recommended for those who loves horse riding." She adds.

Okay, we already reach the end of the entry. Basically, activities that I mentioned above are the most famous things that the visitors of Turkey do. So I really hope that if you plan to pay a visit to Turkey, make sure you will try these activities with your friends or family. Till then, bye! ☺

Sunday, 30 August 2015

For A Tummy Pleasure

Assalamualaikum

Hi everyone! As you look on the title, it is obviously that this time, I am going to share with you about the foods and drinks in Turkey! First of all, I want to make an early apologize if throughout this sharing session, you will feel so hungry until your saliva coming through your lips. Haha :DD So let's get started!

Turkey is undoubtedly famous with its cuisine that is rich and super duper delicious! It is not so spicy and with a lots of vegetables used. So to those who are vegetarian, I bet you will find Turkey is your heaven of food. Even though its based food is lamb and mutton, Turkey's cuisine is including the beef and chicken and 100% sure that there is no pork at all. Plus, a lot of seafood as well. Their common preparation of food are roasting and grilling which produces the popular Turkish Kebabs. Moreover there is plenty of the cuisine from grilled meat. As what is said by Chef Eveline Zoutendijk (2002), "It is not a complicated cuisine. It can be labor-intensive, but it produces an amazing variety of colors and bold flavors." It means that preparing Turkish cuisine is not so difficult and arduous, in fact many Turkish can make it as their business to sell the foods. Whatever matter is that you need to be very confidence with yourselves to try something new or invent plenty of new recipes to come out with marvelous dish.


 
Kebab is kind of important food in Turkish cuisine that there a numberless of kebab stalls and restaurants in this country


Thus, we can consider that Kebab is Turkish's traditional food. Ok let's talk about Turkish breakfast. Well basically, the Turkish usually prefer a rich breakfast, which mean that a typical breakfast is consists of cheese, butter, olive, eggs and several kind of vegetables. One of the breakfast in Turkey is called Sucuk where it is a spicy Turkish sausage that is eaten with eggs.

Spicy baked sausage with eggs


 Another breakfast in this country is Borek. Well, Borek is general Turkish term for filled pastries. The filling is often white sheep's milk cheese and a chopped vegetable such as parsley or spinach. The dough is rolled or folded around the ingredients, then they can choose whether want to bake, steam or fry it. Instead of taking Borek for breakfast, the Turkish also consume it for lunch or as their daily snack. As what I already mentioned earlier, Turkish cuisine is so great for those who are vegetarians.


Spinach Borek


 Next is Simit. Simit is also a Turkish favorite dish to take for breakfast. Generally Simit is made with sesame seeds.

Delicious and crunchy Simits


Anddd here is Menemen. This savory Menemen is a tradtional Turkish dish which consists of eggs, onions, tomato, green peppers, and some additional ingredients that they prefer. It is so much tasty when you add Sucuk (spicy Turkish sausage) together with the other basic ingredients. 


Menemen cooked with Sucuk or spicy Turkish sausage


Oh yes, before I forgot, the Turkish word for breakfast is Kahvalti, it brings the meaning of 'before coffee' :)


Enough with the breakfast. Now, it's a lunch time! 

The bread and butter of Turkish lunch


Tavuc or Et. This is literally consists of meat as the main ingredients and of course, vegetables :)


This is a typical Turkish salad. Some of the restaurant in Turkey would provide you this salad for free and served together with your meal. And for your information, almost every dish ordered is provided with bread. This salad is obviously contain a lot of vegetables and it is mixed with semi-sweet pickle carrots and cabbage and many other additional ingredients just to make the salad so delicious


This is Turkish pizza! Or they called is as Pide :) It comes in all sorts of varieties and it is generally a simpler form of pizza compared to the American kind of pizza that we usually eat. The dough is semi-crispy with just a right amount of chewy. Most of the restaurants cook these pides in wood-fired brick ovens.



The tasty Iskander Kebab. This is the special dish in the town of Bursa, but you can always get it all over Turkey. This dish is named based on the original creator himself "Iskander". On the bottom is a piece of soggy bread, with strips of lamb or chicken meat on top, The whole thing that you could see in maroon color is actually tomato sauce, butter and the white sauce is yogurt. You can add some peppers to make it even tastier. 


Did you want to know what are the desserts that is made originally from Turkey? Well, I am going to tell you some of them that is famous and commonly consumed by the Turkish or the tourist as desserts.



Baklava. It is made either with pistachio or walnut and prepared in a large trays and cut into a variety of shapes



The most famous in the entire world - The Turkish Delight or can be called as Lokum. Lokum is eaten for digestion after meals. Lokum or Turkish Delight is a sweet/candy with range of varieties



Sutlac. A baked rice pudding. To produce a marvelous rice pudding or Sutlac is using fresh milk slow cooking, constant stirring and lots of patience. The sutlac is commonly served in a traditional bowl which is a small clay dessert cup that's glazed or shiny on the inside

That's all for the foods in Turkey. Well, of course there must be thousands kind of meal in that country, but if I list it all out in this entry, it will never ends, trust me. Haha. So next is I am going to tell you guys about the drinks or beverages in the country of Turkey :)

That is not so many rare beverages in Turkey as they served the same drinks as the other countries. So basically they have mineral water, fruit juices and some of them take alcohol though it is an Islam country, yet there are some of the Turkish who is not a Muslim. Alcoholic beverages are as widely available as anywhere. While most of the Turks avoid to drink alcohol in Ramadan as they respect the holy month. Though whatever it is, there are some Turkish beverages that are non-alcoholics. As an example is Black Tea. The Turkish is usually take the black coffee during breakfast. Secondly is, Ayran. Ayran is a cold yogurt beverage mixed with salt. Next is Salgam Suyu. In translation, Salgam Suyu means "turnip water" is a popular beverage from Southern Turkey's cities of Adana and Mersin. It is actually made with the juice of red carrot pickle, salted, spiced and flavored with aromatic turnip. Salgam suyu is traditionally served cold in large glasses with long slices of pickled carrots, called 'tane'. On the other hand, there is a drink named Boza in Turkey. Generally Boza is a popular fermented beverage in Kazakhstan, Turkey, Kyrgyzstan, Albina and so other Mediterranean country. It is a malt drink made from maize (corn) and wheat in Albina. It has thick consistency and a low alcohol content (usually around 1%), and slightly acidic sweet flavor. Lastly is Sherbet drinks. Sherbet is a syrup which can be made from any of wide variety of ingredients, especially fruits, flowers, or herb. As an example, it includes pear, quince, strawberry, apple, cornelian cherry, pomegranate, orange, rose petals, rose hips, or licorice and spices. Sherbet is drunk diluted with cold water.




Turkish Black Coffee



Ayran drinks 


Salgam Suyu


Boza


Salep drinks



Sherbet

That is all about drinks in Turkey. Do they look so tasty and tempting? Well, to be honest, my mouth watered when writing this whole entry. Look at those pictures and it makes me so envy to those who went to Turkey and get to eat and drink all these. Well, we can get it in Malaysia but of course it is not as original when we have it in Turkey. Alright, thank you for reading and see you in my next entry! Till then, bye! ☺