AYLİN ÖNEY TAN
A cool splash
Ice-cold and refreshing! A cool splash of ice cubes swimming happily in a jug of thirst-quenching tea. June 10 was celebrated as World Iced Tea Day. The timing is perfect, to be honest. We can’t give up tea, but when the summer heat hits, there’s nothing quite like the icy-cold, refreshing taste of iced tea quenching your thirst. Who could say no to a huge glass of iced tea, garnished with lemon slices and fresh mint leaves, with the cold from the ice fogging up the glass? The history of how ice met tea is quite interesting. But first, let’s take a brief look at the history of tea in Türkiye.
June 15 2026
