Stories: Türkiye

Stories connected to Türkiye.

• A discarded garden cutting can take root outside the garden.Phedimus spurius is native to areas including Georgia, northern Iran and northeastern Turkey. It has spread f…
• In an old tale, the Magi shared food. Those who ate it saw visions.The Syriac Revelation of the Magi says a star multiplied the travellers' provisions. Back home, they shared t…
• Two fleets met in a narrow strait. Night and a storm joined them.On 13 February 1352, Genoese ships fought an allied Venetian, Aragonese and Byzantine fleet in the Bosporus.…
• This wild herb is protected. People still gather it for food.Aromatic Thymbra spicata grows around the eastern Mediterranean and western Asia and can be used in zaatar sp…
• Boza brings a sweet-sour taste and a dense textureBoza is a fermented grain beverage found in Turkey and parts of the Balkans, among other places. It has a thi…
• The same placement can serve a different purposeGaloshes go over shoes to keep them from getting wet or muddy. In Turkish contexts, galoş commonly refers to…
• Chicken breast in a sweet milk puddingTurkey’s tavukgöğsü is a sweet milk dessert made with finely shredded chicken breast. Milk and sugar turn an…
• Ice cream that can need a knife and forkMaraş dondurma from Turkey uses extra salep and has a tough, sticky texture. It is sometimes eaten with a kni…
• The shipment arrived with more camels than it began withIn 1855, Congress funded an experiment using camels for US military transport. A team acquired 33 animals aro…
• Olive oil before the wrestling beginsKırkpınar, held near Edirne in Turkey, is an oil-wrestling tournament. Competitors wear knee-length leather t…