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"Dolma" plays special role in the Turkish Cuisine, and in pride of place is stuffed vineleaf

Stuffed Vineleaves

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Writing in Ulku magazine in the 1940s, Ahmet Adnan Saygun said, ?There is no difference between excavating the ground to reveal an ancient monument and compiling folk traditions or folk music. In order to arrive at broad conclusions neither the one nor the other should be neglected?.

Turkish Folk Dance

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Nazar (blue eye) Known by many names, Nazar Boncugu - "Evil Eye Bead" (or Evil Eye, Blue Eye, Blue Eye Beads, Glass Eye Bead, Eye of Protection, etc.) these lucky charms are believed to "reflect evil" and "protect the wearer" against the "evil" associated with envious or covetous eyes and/or other negative thinking or energies that may be directed at the wearer or his/her home, car, personal belongings.

Evil eye

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Online Turkish English Dictionary
English to Turkish Dictionary

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Zargan Turkish glossary english into turkish dictionary turkish english dictionary
Zargan Turkish English Dictionary. Zargan is a dictionary database project initiative for gathering, developing and publishing resources on the Turkish language. With more than 400,000 words/phrases!

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Turkish coffee is famed for the way it is made. It is prepared in an ibrik, a small coffee pot that is heated. Sugar is added during the brewing process, not after, so the need for a serving spoon is eliminated. Cream or milk is never added to Turkish coffee, and sugar is optional. It is always served in demitasse cups.
In some regions, your fortune is told by the placement of the coffee grinds left in the cup!

Turkish Coffee

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