Travel Tips for Turkey
If you’re planning to visit Turkey, here are some important travel tips before going to Turkey! Turkey is one of the world’s most visited countries with 48 million visitors in 2019. Also 1 million medical tourist traveled to Turkey for health treatments in 2019. And for good reason; travel to turkey is safe, fun, easy, and affordable. […]
Talking Turkish
Practising Turkish whilst in the country will be greatly appreciated by locals. Here are beginner phrases. Turkish pronunciation is phonetic; for instance, Merhaba is pronounced MARE – HA – BA with the MARE pronounced like “mare” in english, HA as in haha. | Talking Turkish English Turkish Pronunciation Hello Merhaba MARE-HA-BA How are you? Nasılsın? […]
Turkish Culture & Social Traditions
Turks are very sociable, as you will soon discover from your time in Turkey. People from countries with reserved social practises may be in awe of the friendly nature shown to everyone but relax and make new friends! Turkish Culture & Social Traditions Hoş Geldiniz! You will hear this phrase often in Turkey. It means, […]
Shopping in Turkey
Shopping in Turkey is funny, with covered Turkish Bazaars, open-air markets and chic boutiques everywhere. From gold and carpets to ceramics, scarves and textiles , here are some examples of souvenirs and instructions on how to bargain on the prices. NAZAR BONCUĞU: The “evil eye” is found throughout Turkey on everything from magnets and key […]
Facts about Turkey
The Republic of Turkey is in the Northern hemisphere and while most of it is situated in the continent of Asia, there is a small area of Istanbul in Europe. Founder Mustafa Kemal Atatürk Language Turkish Capital Ankara Largest City İstanbul Religion Secular State,Muslim Government Unitary presidential constitutional republic Size 783.356 km2 Population 82.003.882 (2018 […]
Turkish Coffee
Turkish coffee refers not to a type of coffee, but to the way in which it is prepared. Unfiltered, the coffee grounds are never completely dissolved. When drinking Turkish coffee, the trick is to keep gently swirling your cup. Otherwise, you will drink weak coffee and end up with a thick layer of grounds at […]
Sampling Delicious Turkish Food
Turkey’s most famous creation is undoubtedly the kebab but the country has many more creative dishes influenced throughout history by Greek, Ottoman, Persian, Armenian and other cultures. There is an emphasis on freshness and frozen ready meals are not popular. Mezes (appetizers) are widely served and main meals offer a variety of meat and vegetarian […]