Imagine that you are in Istanbul. You are traveling between Europe and Asia. You are crossing over Bosphorus. It is a different sort of trip that we have everyday. Istanbul is a city where two continents tie up. So it is a destination of history.
Turkish Delight; the most sweetest dessert of the world….
Ones who visited Turkey once know this fact very well. Turkish delight is one of the desserts that can cause addictive. Variety of Turkish delight is so wide that it can be prepared of any fruit. It is the acompanion of Turkish coffee. Bitter Turkish coffee has a sweet taste with delight. It is the…
Droughts and Floods in Istanbul
Istanbul city is facing the events of climate change nowadays. Lack of rain makes the authorities make plans for scenarios. Istanbul city had faced many drought and flood events in history. When the city was capital of Ottoman Empire, the city had tough times. It was certain that it was raining more in the past.…
Rakı: A magical Turkish alcoholic beverage
There is an alcoholic beverage of Turkey; Rakı. It is a colorless beverage in the bottle, it gets white when you add water. It is a tough drink, you had better drink with water. It is a companion of various meals such as fish. For example Rakı + fish= Ayvalık, it is the formula of…
Turkish Coffee: A drink that has 40 year sake
Turkish coffee is one of the most famous hot drinks of this landscape with Turkish tea. It is served as plain coffee, coffee with middle sugar and coffee withsugar. It is prepared in a small pot then poured to a coffee cup. It has its own taste and flavour. When two or three ladies gather,…
Troian treasure: one of the most valuable treasures of the world
Troia was one of the richest sites of the history. It was so rich that it became a target of Greeks. Helen was the reason of the war in sight but the truth was totally different. Agamennon made Helen a reason and he became his passion true. He could be able to invade Troy ten…
Accommodation in Turkey
Turkish tourism has a big chance because it has everything to improve such as history and nature. That means Turkey has many visitors and tourists. This fact is required a huge hotel investment. That’s why you can find every type of accommodation in Turkey. Most luxury hotels are five star hotels. The hotels are classified…
An interesting story from Demre ancient site (Antalya)
We all know Demre as the home of Santa Claus. Also it hosts one of the most important churches of Christianity. But it isn’t the story. An interesting object was unearthed during the excavations. A hidden object in lead envelope was found. It could be a sign of black magic. As it was made of…
Turkish Tea
If you live in Turkey or a Turkish citizen, you know what tea means for Turkish society. Tea is the component of daily life of Turkey. It is the main drink of social life. Even there is no specific time for it. It may be drunk at any time. There is a custom of five…
OriginalTurkish dessert : Baklava
Baklava is an original Turkish sweet and also it is worldwide famous in world cusines. It has its own receipe and its taste. Mostly the masters keep this receipe as a secret because it is very difficult to prepare it with a tasteful shape. Baklava is the subject of a discussion. It is between Turkey…