Turkey is a very popular place people choose to vacation at. Most people go to the beach towns on the South coast, like Marmaris, Bodrum, Alanya and Kusadasi. This is where the parties are and the beaches. But there are also castles to visit, like the big castle in Bodrum, museums, mosques, countryside to see, […]
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Belly dancing is very popular in Turkey. The music is authentic Turkish music, with instruments like ‘tef’, which is a tambourine, and the zither. The zither is in the shape of a box, with strings across it, and it is played by using a pick, to strum, like a guitar. Folk music is very popular
Here are some popular boys’ names: Ali Ahmed/Ahmet Mehmet – very popular! Ibrahim, and sometimes ‘Ibo’ for short Murat Koray Cem. When you talk to someone with this name, you call them ‘Jem’, because the letter ‘c’ is said like a ‘j’ in Turkish. Some popular girls’ names are: Yasemin Aysun, which means ‘beautiful as
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Turkey has been around for a long time , so it has plenty of history. A very famous man, called Mustafa Kemal, is a Turkish hero. He is now called Ataturk, which means ‘Father of the Turks’. All over Turkey, you’ll see statues of him. Ataturk is like a celebrity, because back in 1923, he
Turkey has more than 75 million people that live there. The biggest city is called Istanbul. Here you can cross a bridge, called the Bosphorus Bridge, from Europe, into Asia. There’s even a sign saying ‘welcome to Europe’ going one way, and ‘welcome to Asia’ going the other. Even though Istanbul is the biggest city,
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Turkish Culture Food For centuries, Turkish khans and sultans had their own chefs prepare the tastiest dishes for them, which also influenced today’s popular Turkish food. Considered to be a combination of Central Asian, Balkan, and Middle Eastern cuisine, Turkish kitchen offers a variety of tastes ranging from mildly spicy Middle Eastern dishes to delicious
Fun Facts Did you know that there is a tradition in Turkey called “el opmek” which is kissing the hand of elderly as a sign of respect? Did you know, in some regions of Turkey, brides come to wedding ceremony riding on a horse as a tradition? Did you know that Santa Claus was actually
Children`s Games Because of the young population of Turkey, it is so common to see children playing social games on the street. Perhaps the three most popular games are Korebe, Saklambac and Uzun esek. Korebe (blind catcher) is a game where “ebe” (it) tries to catch other kids while blindfolded. The kid that gets to
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Festivals, Holidays and Celebrations There are two types of holidays in Turkey: Milli Bayramlar (Festivals that mark the victories during the independence war after the WWI) and Dini Bayramlar (Festivals that are related with religious traditions; namely, Ramazan Bayrami and Kurban Bayrami). Ramazan Bayrami, also known as Eid-al Fitr, is celebrated at the end of
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Food For centuries, Turkish khans and sultans had their own chefs prepare the tastiest dishes for them, which also influenced today’s popular Turkish food. Considered to be a combination of Central Asian, Balkan, and Middle Eastern cuisine, Turkish kitchen offers a variety of tastes ranging from mildly spicy Middle Eastern dishes to delicious olive oil appetizers that
Turkish is the official language of Turkey. Turkish language structure is similar to Asian languages such as Korean, Japanese and Mongolian. Turkish has influenced most of the languages spoken in North Africa, Middle East and Balkans during the Ottoman Empire. Some of the Turkish origin words found in English are yoghurt, baklava, coffee and caviar.
This year Eid Al Fitr is celebrated on August 19th. 1- Eid is the biggest holiday celebration in the Arabic culture and the Islamic world. 2- Eid marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan when Muslim people fast without food and water all day for the entire month. 3- During the celebrations Muslims wish each other “Eid Mubarak” though this
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Clothes Just like any other developed country, modern Turks wear casual dresses in Western style. Traditionally though, Turkish clothes were similar to dresses in Caucasia and were made by cotton, silk and wool because of relatively cooler climate. The areas Turks lived in throughout the history are close to Silk Road, so this might also have contributed
