winter

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  Booozaaa!

  Written by Umut on March 14th, 2011 in Eat & Drink3 Comments
  
  Despite of the cold weather in winter, there are some nice traditions that can warm up your soul… As an Istanbullite, one of the nicest tradition of winter is a famous local drink called “Boza“. Made from a fermented grain, boza is a cold drink served with cinnamon and roasted chick peas. It has a thick consistency with a little acidic sweet flavor and low alcohol content (usually around 1%). This tasty drink’s history dates back to thousand years ago in Mesopotamia. It’s said that because of its vitamin contents (A, B and E) it was mostly drunk by the...

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  The Extremes of Turkish Weather

  Written by Melissa on May 21st, 2010 in Living in Turkey2 Comments
  
  It was late spring when I moved to the Mediterranean coast of Turkey from rainy old England.  The weather was just starting to move into the really warm months, and when I was deciding what clothes to bring with me to my new country, I made the mistake most foreigners do when planning for Turkish weather:  I assumed all four seasons would be some slight variation on summer.  As I loaded up my suitcases with tank tops and shorts, with pictures in my head of blazing sun and scorched earth, it never once occurred to me that Turkey might have...

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