Where do you think your hammam peshtemals are dried? The hamam roof would be the last place to look at, honestly speaking. These red checkered peshtemals are the classic hamam towels used in Turkish baths. Nowadays, they are trending at the beaches...
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The Samatya Cymbal and Jazz festival lasts only for 3 days, but don't get mistaken that life stops here right after the fest. The neighborhood has always been famous for its taverns and raki tables set on the pavements as was the custom of its former...
ZILDJIANS, A FAMILY OF CYMBAL MAKERSThe second annual Samatya Jazz Festival was held in tribute to the Armenian Zildjian family, which produced high quality cymbals in the 17th century to be used by the Janissaries, the military marching army of the Ottomans....
BAN, THE BUZZWORD...BAN is the buzzword in the country for a long time. Ban youtube. Ban google. Ban grooveshark. Ban alcohol. Ban headscarves. Ban freedom of speech. Ban kurdish. Ban going on a strike. Ban artificial insemination abroad. Ban official...
An Italian footwear company, for its promotional movie, picks Istanbul as its setting. Of all the X-travelling series, the guerilla movie on my city definitely stands out. Though it features some, it is not all about headscarves meeting mini...
KANDIL SIMIDI NOT SIMIT...This is not to be mistaken for bagel-like Turkish simit sold in the streets. This is called kandil simidi baked and sold only on the holy evenings on the Islamic calendar. When the mosques were lit by the candles for the first...
19 May is the day Atatürk, the founding father of Turkey, arrived in Samsun and started the Turkish War of Independence in 1919. Since 1933, this historic day is dedicated to the young people and has been celebrated officially nationwide. His speech...
As water has always been scarce in the region where Islam has flourished, the Ottomans celebrated the abundance of water by erecting elegant, colossal fountains in the places, where settlement was to be encouraged. With the modern water supply systems,...
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