Fact File o Official name – Republic of Turkey o Population – 76, 805, 524* o Languages – Turkish (official), Kurdish, Arabic, Armenian, Greek o Currency – Turkish Lira (TRL) o Capital City – Ankara o GDP – purchasing power parity $906.5 billion* o GDP Per Capita – purchasing power parity $12,000* Overview Turkey is a vibrant amalgamation of two …

Most probably this is the most common thing that you can bring as a souvenir from Turkey. In English it is called “Evil eye protector” or “Evil Eye” and in Turkish Nazar boncuğu. The word “nazar” comes from Arabic language and it means “sight” or “seeing”. Typical Nazar Boncuk is an eye-shaped amulet made of blue glass with inner circles …

Şeker Bayramı (Candy Holiday) is known by different names. There are two terms in Turkish for this holiday. Ramazan Bayramı (Ramadan Feast) takes its name from the Ramadan. Şeker Bayramı (Sugar Feast) comes by courtesy of the special and mostly sweet food served to visitors. Şeker Bayramı (sheh-KEHR bah-yee-rah-muh) in many other muslim countries it is called Eid es-Seghir or …