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A question with an eye to the future: what can be brought from Turkey as a gift, except for the obvious?
A question with an eye to the future: what can be brought from Turkey as a gift, except for the obvious?
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I support sweets. All sorts of sweets from Koska are especially good. You can only buy them in Turkey, I saw them once in Bulgaria, once in Chelyabinsk, and even then they were immediately snapped up. They are everywhere in Istanbul.
The Grand Bazar also sells chic cashmere and silk stoles. Expensive. Bargain. You can then wear them for years: the color does not change, everything is just as bright, the fabric is soft, always in fashion.
The Grand Bazar also sells chic cashmere and silk stoles. Expensive. Bargain. You can then wear them for years: the color does not change, everything is just as bright, the fabric is soft, always in fashion.
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Of the non-obvious, I would call ceramics. Kutahya and Iznik are brand cities with a long history, I bought an amazing coffee set in Iznik. Naturally, all this charm is sold in Istanbul in large quantities.
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I always bring nuts (hazelnuts, cashews) from Turkey. I buy in Migros, there are different packages, cheaper in terms of money than in Ukraine by weight. I also really like Madame Coco's stores, they have cool textiles and in general a lot of different useful things for the home, and there are often good discounts. )
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Thorns from the island of Gokceada (where Bartholomew was born), twigs from Patara (the birthplace of St. Nicholas). Is free.
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Sweets, of course, we have been drinking Turkish black and green tea for ten years. Leather only in Istanbul and then not everywhere.
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And this prickly pear, brought from Cirali in 2013 (bottom sheet), is a very useful plant and reproduces well.
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Jam or rose petal jam
A bottle of raki aniseed vodka
Pomegranate juice and pomegranate sauce
Spices
Tea and Turkish coffee for brewing in Turks
A bottle of raki aniseed vodka
Pomegranate juice and pomegranate sauce
Spices
Tea and Turkish coffee for brewing in Turks
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I like hellim peyniri cheese, fried in a pan or better on a grill pan, sold in any supermarket
I bring for a friend who loves to cook - thin sheets for baklava or baklava Baklavalık Böreklik Yufka (photo)
I bring for a friend who loves to cook - thin sheets for baklava or baklava Baklavalık Böreklik Yufka (photo)
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I support all of the above!
I’ll add from myself - I always bring Turkish soap, both as a gift and for myself.
(Except for the olive one, they somehow didn’t check it out)
I’ll add from myself - I always bring Turkish soap, both as a gift and for myself.
(Except for the olive one, they somehow didn’t check it out)
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Wow, so many options. Thanks!
The most non-obvious, probably, are the thorns from the island of Gokceada)))
The most non-obvious, probably, are the thorns from the island of Gokceada)))
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Traditionally, I bring my friends fresh Kurukahveci Mehmet Efendi coffee - fine grinding allows you to create breathtaking aromas just in an office cup. You can get confused and buy at the official point of the company at the Egyptian Bazaar, although the factory packaging is also good.
A friend always buys new jewelry with sultanite, she is just a fan of them. The price at the market behind the Blue Mosque will be lower than at the Grand Bazaar.
Thin double-sided scarves and stoles are always in place and always not superfluous.
Illustrated books about the sights of Istanbul - they are difficult to buy elsewhere, and the memory of the trip will remain forever. Very heavy for hand luggage.
Turks handmade from the masters of the Grand Bazaar, I didn’t buy it myself (I was afraid of overweight), but I really hope to bring it someday.
If not yet, buy a set of tulip-shaped cups and a double teapot. Then all the neighbors will come to you "for tea" :)
A friend always buys new jewelry with sultanite, she is just a fan of them. The price at the market behind the Blue Mosque will be lower than at the Grand Bazaar.
Thin double-sided scarves and stoles are always in place and always not superfluous.
Illustrated books about the sights of Istanbul - they are difficult to buy elsewhere, and the memory of the trip will remain forever. Very heavy for hand luggage.
Turks handmade from the masters of the Grand Bazaar, I didn’t buy it myself (I was afraid of overweight), but I really hope to bring it someday.
If not yet, buy a set of tulip-shaped cups and a double teapot. Then all the neighbors will come to you "for tea" :)
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high-quality leather shoes, textiles, linen, olive shampoo, as a gift a set of 6 cups of armuda, tea and a kettle, beautifully packaged in a box, tempted with a small teflon frying pan for 2 euros, oh Turkey would rather go there, Istanbul --- wonderful !!!
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Another Turkish honey is ordinary, which is sold in markets, if you want to surprise with a souvenir
chestnut honey (Kestane Balı)
pine honey (Çam Balı)
citrus honey (Narenciye Balı)
Or the most expensive honey, which is still healing - Anzer honey Anzer bali, high-mountain honey from the Black Sea region of Turkey, a jar of 250 grams costs $ 37
chestnut honey (Kestane Balı)
pine honey (Çam Balı)
citrus honey (Narenciye Balı)
Or the most expensive honey, which is still healing - Anzer honey Anzer bali, high-mountain honey from the Black Sea region of Turkey, a jar of 250 grams costs $ 37
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uuuu ... all of the above is from the obvious ...
from the non-obvious for mom and dad there will be a marriage certificate with a Turkish citizen (oh) :)
from the non-obvious for mom and dad there will be a marriage certificate with a Turkish citizen (oh) :)
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answered 5 years ago
haber-x -5+ And bring this Turkish citizen to mom and dad as a gift! Then Turkey will not only be in dreams and memories, but will always be there!)
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answered 5 years ago
Lokum produced by Koshka, the most delicious, the rest is either a dust collector, or you can not guess with the style or color scheme.
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Hazelnut oil, iron cans are sold in supermarkets, useful and we do not have it.
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what a lot of great stuff! I copied right into it. thanks guys!!!
Special thanks to the author of the question - and it will come in handy for me)))
Special thanks to the author of the question - and it will come in handy for me)))
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Lokum is not only Koska, if Istanbul has a lot of Hafiz Mustafa pastry shops, they have been making other sweets for more than 150 years, much better than Koska
In Bodrum, I know 2 family pastry shops that have also been making Turkish delight and baklava and other sweets for many decades. Confectionery located very far from the tourist area
In Antalya, in the Mall of Antalya, there is an Afyon Lokum Atölyesi store, where they also bought magnificent Turkish delight and sweets as a gift for Bayram when they went to visit a familiar Turkish family
In Bodrum, I know 2 family pastry shops that have also been making Turkish delight and baklava and other sweets for many decades. Confectionery located very far from the tourist area
In Antalya, in the Mall of Antalya, there is an Afyon Lokum Atölyesi store, where they also bought magnificent Turkish delight and sweets as a gift for Bayram when they went to visit a familiar Turkish family
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answered 5 years ago
Pomegranate strong juice for seasoning meat is a cool topic, we always take a few bottles. We do not have such in the markets. Lokum. I don’t like halvah, they took it a couple of times - no one ate it and threw it away.
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The only thing I bring is vacuum-packed olives. Sometimes I take exotic jam in small jars (rose, fig, kumquat jam / kin-kan /)
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And we also brought eucalyptus leaves (they grew on the territory of the hotel). Very useful thing! Especially in light of recent events in the world....
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and I buy soap there .. different and a lot .. from olives, roses, etc. .. and of course towels .. a large selection ..
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answered 5 years ago
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what kind of "pomegranate strong (!) Juice"?))
Did you mean pomegranate sauce Nar Ekşisi sosu? (see photo)
If you are talking about him (namely, about Nar EkşiSI sosu, then the sauce is excellent, I support it!
what kind of "pomegranate strong (!) Juice"?))
Did you mean pomegranate sauce Nar Ekşisi sosu? (see photo)
If you are talking about him (namely, about Nar EkşiSI sosu, then the sauce is excellent, I support it!
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