When one sees a persimmon tree in a winter landscape, barren of all foliage, it is a scene that one can never forget
At sundown yesterday it was once again the start of the New Year
The citrus world surely fascinates all us human beings
Dry January seems to be the buzzing trend nowadays. Abstaining from alcohol for the whole month of January appeals to many, especially to those who overdid the feasting and boozing during the festive season before New Year’s
If you’re familiar with Turkish coffee cup fortune telling, you must already be familiar with that widely heard phrase: “You’ll receive good news within three units of time!”
The end of the year is all about lamenting about what we could not do the past year and promising ourselves that we’ll soon forget, probably even before February comes along
The traditions of Ottoman gift-giving were phenomenal. Ramadan, the equivalent of Christmas, not religiously but in the sense of celebration, was a true gift-giving period
This is the tale of two cities quite unlike each other, from distant ends of Turkey
Judith must be the heroine figure in Judaism; she surely has her legacy on Hanukkah, also known as the Festival of Lights
