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27 Delicious Turkish Foods Everyone Must Try part one part one 1-9 1.   Menemen This traditional Turkish breakfast item is scrambled eggs cooked in sautéed vegetables and served hot with bread. Dip it, spread it, or spoon it up. 2.   Köfte A Turkish staple, köfte is balls or patties of ground beef or lamb, and can be served stewed, in sandwiches, over salads, or plain with yogurt. 3.   Mantı Mantı might remind you of ravioli at first sight, but the traditional Turkish dish is completely unique in taste and texture. Small beef or lamb dumplings are boiled or fried and served with yogurt or butter, and often accompanied with a range of spices. 4.   Kuzu Tandır The meat for this popular lamb dish is traditionally hung and slow roasted whole, and it often served with rice or potatoes, and yogurt. 5.   Lahmacun This flat and crispy bread is traditionally topped with minced meat, salad, a...

Turkey has to cultivate its own consumer habits and finance opportunities, economy minister tells annual gathering ISTANBUL Bringing together Turkish and international opinion leaders, the two-day Forum Istanbul started Thursday in Turkey’s most populous city, looking forward to "Establishing the Future - Marching Towards 2023." Turkey must cultivate its own consumer habits and finance opportunities while taking advantages of consumer networks in the region, Economy Minister Nihat Zeybekci said in his opening speech to the 16th annual gathering, whose main theme this year is "Turkey Redesigns Its Future". "We have to enhance Turkey with private sector support. We have to provide export-oriented growth, and produce and export more," he added. Also speaking at the forum, Turkish Exporters’ Union (TIM) head Mehmet Buyukeksi said their aim is to boost Turkey’s exports from a projected $153.3 billion in the Medium-Term Economic Program to $155 b...

New agreement expected to increase visitor traffic between both countries Turkey's flag carrier, Turkish Airlines, signed a new cooperation agreement with Lebanon's Middle East Airlines (MEA) on Thursday. During a ceremony at Rafiq Hariri International Airport in Beirut, Turkey's ambassador to Lebanon, Cagatay Erciyes, said the deal would encourage more visitors from Turkey. He said: "Turkey takes first place for Lebanese tourists. This agreement will provide more tourists from Turkey to Lebanon and will contribute to the Lebanese economy." Speaking to Anadolu Agency following the ceremony -- which was also attended by MEA's chief, Mohamad El-Hout -- Turkish Airline's CEO Bilal Eksi said passengers would be able to use the services of both carriers. Turkish Airlines flies to 116 countries, more than any other airline. Referring about Istanbul's third airport, which is currently under construction, Ambassador Erciyes said: "The...

Yasemin Adar bags second gold medal for Turkey in Europe’s largest wrestling tournament A Turkish wrestler clinched gold for the second year in a row at the 2017 European Wrestling Championships in Serbia on Thursday. Yasemin Adar, a 25-year-old athlete from Baliksehir, won gold in the women's 75-kilogram freestyle category by beating Hungary’s Zsanett Nemeth 10-0. Adar also won gold in the same category at the 2016 competition held in the Latvian capital, Riga. *Reporting by Halil Ibrahim Avsar; Writing by Ahmet Sait Akcay

at a time of rising interest in Turkic and Ottoman history, an Istanbul festival seeks to revive a number of ancient and cherished sports, games and traditions. Ethnosports Culture Festival the brainchild of the World Ethnosports Confederation led by Bilal Erdoğan, an archery enthusiast and son of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan taps into a renewed passion for history among younger generations. The four-day festival is scheduled to start on May 11 in Istanbul's Yenikapı Square, a vast space befitting the occasion since it also hosted the large crowd that convened after the July 15 coup attempt in 2016 in a sign of unity against the putschists. Here are some of the games that will be featured at the festival: Gökbörü Gökbörü, or kökbörü, is a traditional equestrian sport of Central Asia. Traditionally, the game was played during wedding ceremonies and local festivals, and has managed to survive under the name "catching the prize" in certain regions of Anatolia. ...

Turkish course in the district of Fethiye in Muğla province is attracting the interest of foreigners settled in the region. Around 100 individuals are now attending classes to learn Turkish, reports said. Students from different countries, including Russia, England, Albania, Italy, Ukraine, Poland, Belgium and Iran take Turkish language classes to not only learn the language, but also familiarize with the culture, communicate with neighbors and to make it easier for them to carry on with their daily lives. The Director of Public Education Center İsmail Cazağ told the Anadolu Agency that the participants were very happy to live in Turkey, and that the beautiful nature of Fethiye was a special reason for them to stay in the region. Cazağ said that it made him happy to see citizens from countries like England, Ukraine or Russia speak Turkish. The course participants learn to read and write in Turkish and study Turkish grammar. At the end of the course they are given a certific...