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How to prepare Kunefe ?
Künefe is a very popular dessert in Turkey which we will also find widespread throughout the Middle East. Very simple to prepare, it requires the main ingredient, kadayıf, which unfortunately I must say is not easy to find in US. Kadayıf pasta is mainly prepared based with flour, water and salt. It is a typical ingredient of Middle Eastern cuisine. It is a pasta cut into very thin threads used for many dessert recipes. These are intertwined threads that are wetted with sugar syrup. Keep the recipe ready for when you unexpectedly find kadayıf. Once I found it in an Italian hypermarket! Ingredients 500 gr of kadayıf 250 gr butter…
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What are the best Payroll providers in Turkey in 2023 ?
Turkey is a dynamic market offering high opportunities for international companies looking for payroll. The local payroll rules are challenging all companies and mostly foreign entities as they discover Turkey’s economy. Selecting a Payroll provider in Turkey is the first step in your development If you’re looking for the best payroll companies to be sure your payroll is managed correctly, on time and submitting your taxes in compliance, all for a competitive price, our Best Payroll of 2023 rating will help you. We made the researches and investigations with a short list of payroll providers in Turkey available. Below, you’ll find our comments for each provider and comparisons of their…
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How to prepare Ayran ?
What is Ayran ? Refreshing yogurt-based drink. Milk? No, Ayran! Anyone who looks at this drink usually exclaims “So, do you drink milk to accompany your dishes?” Actually, ayran is not milk at all. It is a refreshing yogurt-based drink. It is highly appreciated by all Turks, it is drunk to accompany various dishes, such as lahmacun (Turkish pizza with minced meat) or any meat-based dish. I know more than one person who had an initially dubious reaction upon seeing the beverage. But once tasted, with the right dish, they were all enchanted. Now I will explain how to make this delicious beverage in your own home. Ingredients to prepare…
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How to cook Karnıyarık ?
Stuffed Eggplants… Karnıyarık Here is another Turkish delicacy much appreciated by adults and children alike! Stuffed aubergines! In my house it was one of the many dishes served on Sunday or other special days. It is one of those dishes that recall the childhood of every Turk! It reminds me of the succulent dishes my mom cooked. The preparation is a bit long but it is really worth it. In Turkey, Karnıyarık are served with pilau rice or bulgur and cacık. Ingredients to prepare the stuffed aubergines Here are the ingredients to prepare the Karnıyarık, stuffed aubergines. 4 medium long eggplants 300 grams of chopped minced meat an onion a…
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How to cook Iskender kebap recipe
Homemade Iskender kebap recipe In this period, more than ever, I wanted to offer you a recipe capable of making you forget everything. In my opinion, it is the homemade Iskender kebap recipe. In my case, it’s a recipe for nostalgia. When I think about my childhood, my family, Turkey and France, I start cooking. So, here is the recipe for a homemade iskender kebap. Eating an iskender kebap is like going out to dinner in Turkey! Wonderful! It is a bit of a long process, since it starts the night before. Of course, you must also provide some pide bread to accompany this dish. Ingredients To prepare the meat,…
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Earthquake in Turkey
According to the latest official reports, at least 21,700 people were killed in Turkey at the start of the week because of the earthquake, including at least 3,300 in Syria. Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad made his first trip to the disaster area of Aleppo on Friday. 17,134 bodies have been cleared from the rubble so far in Turkey, and 3,162 have been counted in Syria.The balance sheet, still provisional, continues to climb. More than 20,000 people died in the violent earthquake that shook southern Turkey and Syria on Monday, according to official reports published Thursday evening. According to Afad, a Turkish relief organization, 17,134 bodies have been cleared from the…
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Twitter inaccessible in Turkey
Journalists were unable to access Twitter in Turkey. Twitter became inaccessible on Turkey’s main mobile phone providers on Wednesday amid mounting online criticism of the government’s response to the earthquake that struck its country and Syria. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who visited the province of Hatay (south), one of the most affected, on the Syrian border, recognized “gaps” in the response to the earthquake. Journalists were unable to access this social network in Turkey. Internet governance watchdog netblocks.org pointed out that access to Twitter was restricted “through several internet service providers in Turkey”. “Turkey has a long history of restrictions with social media during national emergencies and security incidents,”…
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How to cook the pirinç pilavı ?
The pirinç pilavı, a marvel of simplicity Pirinç pilavı or pilaf rice, is the side dish that we see in almost all Turkish main dishes. In Turkey it is the star of the side dishes, because it is very tasty. Its preparation is simple and the result is truly excellent. I assure you that children love it, mine included. Ingredients Here are the ingredients to prepare the pirinç pilavı for 4 people. Rice for risotto (the equivalent of 2 glasses) 2 tablespoons of şehriye (also known as Italian rice) olive oil butter salt How to make it The first important step is to wash the rice to remove the starch.…
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Why is circumcision in Turkey a centuries-old rite of passage?
There is a lot to be said about circumcision in Turkey. All societies have rites of passage. Those of transition from one age to another and those of one status to another. Turkish society, having made a synthesis of Islamic, Anatolian and Central Asian behaviors, has several of them. Let’s take a look at one of these rites of passage, both religious and traditional, quite codified but with some regional variations. This is circumcision in Turkey (sünnet). If, during your wanderings in Turkey, you come across a child dressed as an Ottoman prince, scepter and saber in hand, the sultan’s headdress on his head, don’t think of a costume ball…
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What price increases for 2023 in Turkey?
In this article, I have listed some of the increases that will affect our budget in Turkey at the start of 2023. The new year is not only synonymous with wishes and good resolutions; it is also, and above all, synonymous with “rain of price increases” according to the well-known expression of Turkish newspapers (“Zamlar yağmur gibi yağıyor”)… While the new minimum wage (asgari ücret) for 2023 in Turkey was announced at the end of December, increasing from 5,550 TL(1) to 8,506 TL (net), an increase of 54.66%, on January 4, 2023 a announced, for the first six months of 2023, a 30% increase (25.47% a year ago) for the…
