One of the world’s most iconic train journeys is the Orient Express. This long-distance passenger train journey heralded an era of extravagant first-class travel during years when travel was commonly rough and dangerous. Just as impressive as the furnishings, food, and accommodations were the magnificent views from London through Paris to Constantinople (now Istanbul). Today, […]
With the coming of cold winter days, Turkey’s cake and pudding shops begin serving salep in place of ice cream. On the ferryboats which ply their way between the European and Asian shores of Istanbul with smoke trailing from their funnels and chased by flocks of seagulls, many of the passengers order steaming cups of […]
Postage stamps are one of the most important ways of broadcasting a country’s image. Carried by letters from their country of the issue to the four corners of the world, they inform the recipient at a glance about a country’s unit of currency, its festivals, flora and fauna, national costume, historic buildings, and indeed anything […]
Before going deep down in its history and alphabet; the standard blow-your-mind for the Turkish Language example is: Afyonkarahisarlilastiramadiklarimizdanmisiniz? (45 characters) which means: Are you one of those people whom we tried -unsuccessfully- to make to resemble the citizens of Afyonkarahisar? This was once the record and pretty popular for a long while till another […]
