Turkey Culture
By: Chri Zine
Ankara is the capital of Turkey.
January 01 New Year Day
April 23 National Sovereignty and Childrens’ Day
May 01 Labour and Solidarity Day
May 19 Youth and Sports Day
August 30 Victory Day
August 31 Eid ul-Fitr or Id –ul-Fitr (End of Ramadan)
October 29 Republic DayNovember 06 Eid al-Adha(Feast of the Sacrifice)
Topkapi Palace Nemrut
Tetrapylon, Aphrodisias Troy
Turkish coffee
Yield: 2 large PidesIngredients for the dough:1 Tbsp of active dry yeast1 cup of warm milk1 tsp of sugar1 tsp of salt1 egg3 Tbsp of vegetable oil3 cups of all purpose flourIngredients for the topping: 10 oz of lean ground beef1 medium onion chopped2 cloves of garlic chopped2 Tbsp of butter or vegetable oil1/2 tsp of cumin1/4 freshly ground black pepper1 tsp of salt1/2 cup of curly parsley chopped2 Tbsp of fresh mint chopped2 Tbsp juice of lemon1 medium tomato cubed1 cup of mozarella cheese1+1 eggs (2 total)Just a little bit of starch
Pide
Turkish dance regions:Hora - TrakyaZeybek - Aegean,Southern Marmara, Middle-eastern AnatoliaTeke - Göller Yöresi, Western AkdenizKaşık Oyunları (Spoon Dance) - Karşılama, Konya, Western Karadeniz, Southern Marmara, Eastern AkdenizHoron - Orta ve Doğu KaradenizHalay - Eastern and Middle AnatoliaBar - Northeastern AnatoliaLezginka(Caucasian Dances) - Northeastern Anatolia
