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Turkish crafts include;the world renowned hand made carpets,kilims also brilliant hand painted ceramics,copper,brassware and ornate Meerschaum pipes make charming souvenirs and ifts.
Gold,leather and suede goods of excellent quality make a relatively inexpensive purchase.
At busy street markets you can find an astonishing assortment of goods mingling with the enticing aromas of herbs and spices like cinnamon,saffron,mint,thyme and many others.
Sophisticated shops at Konyaalti,Atatürk caddesi,and MMM Migros(near Konyaalti-7Mehmet restaurant) sell elegang fashions made from Turkey's high quality textiles,finely designed handbags and shoes. Leave a Comment
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The Golden Orange short Film Festival and International Film Festival is held throughout October.
Aspendos is unique in Turkey,combining as it does a feast of music with the natural beauty of the immediate sorroundings and man-made magnificence of the Aspendos Theatre.This best preserved Roman amphitheatre in Turkey was used in the 13th century as a Seljuk palace.
Organised by Turkish State Opera and Ballet,this festival is now in its 7-8 years and ttracts large numbers of Turks and holidaymakers from all over the world.
I had been 2 times there for some concerts- I listened to JOSE CARRERAS AND MONTSERRAT CABELLE..lucky me:-) Leave a Comment
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It'll take a life time to taste the finest foods of Turkey.Based on the heritage of the vast Ottoman Empire,which extended from the gates of Vienna in the northwest to the southern tip of the Arabian Peninsula.Turkish cuisine is extremely rich.
The use of fresh materials in the preparition of all these dishes,is the main characteristic of unique taste.Turkey is a country surrounded on three side by sea and is famous for its seafood.While it also has a yearly abudance of fresh fruiı and vegetables.Possibly some you have never tasted before:-)
What you eat in Antalya...
Doner kebap(lamb grilled on a revolving spit)
sish kofte(grilled meatballs)
dolma(stuffed vegetables)
sarma(dish made of rice and meat,wrapped in grape leaves)
imamBAYILDI(dish prepared with eggplant and olive oil)
icli kofte(made of ground meat and pounded wheat)
borek(flaky pastry with thin layers of cheese or other filling)
helva(a sweet prepared in many varieties with sesame oil,various cereals,sugar,syrup or honey
Lokum(turkish delight-a soft,chewy and sweetish confection)
ayran(made of water and yogurt)
and finally RAKI(the indispensable alcoholic drink of pleasant dinners)
after the meal,TURKISH COFFEE... Leave a Comment
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Austria: Namik Kemal Bulvari No:18
Tel: +90 242 345 18 00
Belgium:
Tel: +90 242 244 68 33
Fax: +90 242 242 35 77
Danmark: Konyaalti Cad. 19/A
Tel:+90 242 241 62 86
Fax:+90 242 241 43 16
England: -
Tel:+90 242 244 53 13
Fax:+90 242 243 20 95
France: Kazim Özalp Cad. No:55
Tel:+90 242 242 07 50
Fax:+90 242 248 42 97
Germany : Yesilbahçe Mah. 1447 Sok.Gürkanlar Apt.
Tel: +90 242 312 25 35
Fax: +90 242 321 69 14
Norway: -
Tel: +90 242 241 16 22
Fax:+90 242 259 12 37
Russia: Güzeloba Mah. Kirim Sok. B/Blok No:1
Tel:+90 242 349 04 23
Spain: Konyaaltı Cad. Sitki Göksoy Apt. 40/26
Tel: +90 242 241 77 70
Fax: +90 242 241 77 74
Sweden: Konyaalti Cad No:78
Tel:+90 242 248 90 61
Fax:+90 242 241 52 22
Switzerland: -
Tel:+90 242 243 16 66
Fax:+90 242 247 36 66 Leave a Comment
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 The back streets in the
Old City by tekiegirl
If you want to say no, don't say 'no' or 'hayir' (Turkish). The Turkish make a clicking noise with their tongue to say 'no' in this situation.
Try this and they will probably leave you alone. Leave a Comment
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 The delicious turkish
apple tea by indre_deeLeave a Comment
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 If you are not sinned,
cast the first stone by Redule
Well, these lucky women are not so lucky. One my VT friend ERKANKIRAZ informed me that husbands of these “lucky women” sold their lands to foreigners. So, if you don’t like a view of unfinished hotel, you know who is guilty (the new owner). But I hope they earned some money to buy mercedes...:)
Look up what BUNGAA wrote:
“Turkish women wash their clothes on their body when they take a bath!..:) Because of this,they don't take off their clothes in the bath. I mean that their behaviour cause is not only fear like you said!..:)”
.....and later he added:
you must try ...it's very economic, besides that, it's very sexy...:)))(smiling)”
THANK YOU ALL for CONTRIBUTION to my page!!
p.s. bungaa, was not You kidding??;) Leave a Comment
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 by Redule
I can’t believe that it is true what is depicted in Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres painting “The Turkish bath” (see left). I have heard that Turkish women are afraid to take off their clothes in the bath. Maybe they are true, because today’s Turkish bath little differs from ancient bath - Hamam.
Earlier it was not merely a place where believers could fulfil the Islamic precept of cleanliness. It was a place to mingle, socialise and gossip.
Women could proceed from their harem to the hamam with great ceremony, accompanied by servants heavily-laden with delicacies to tide the ladies over the hours they used to spend lounging in the steam.
The young women used this opportunity to show off their ornately embroidered towels and ivory inlaid slippers, not to mention their youthful figures, while older women would spot potential wives for their sons.
Men would discuss the latest court scandal or talk business and politics. Contrary to popular ideas, hamams have always been either permanently designated for one of the sexes, or have a separate schedule for men and women. Leave a Comment
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