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  • Erciyes in Surry Hills – from a humble takeaway shop to local gem

    by Everything Turkish
    One of the oldest Turkish joints in Sydney, Erciyes offers soul food and friendly service at their almost-historic venue on the busy Cleveland stre...
    Posted in restaurant, sydney

  • 10 facts about Istanbul flirting with two continents

    by Everything Turkish
    Istanbul, which has been the capital of three different empires, will conquer your heart not only with its history, but with many more things as w...
    Posted in istanbul, travel

  • Everything about Baklava

    by Everything Turkish
    While we were dining at this tourist filled restaurant across from Rome’s Colosseum, we had a little chat with the waiter, who happened to be Roma...
    Posted in baklava, sweet

  • Grill Republic - a hidden gem in Hunters Hill

    by Everything Turkish
    Many cuisines have their own versions of barbecue restaurants and Turkey’s is called ocakbasi. Just like at a fish & chips shop, you won’t need...
    Posted in restaurant, sydney

  • Turkish tea addicts

    by Everything Turkish
    A teapot comprised of two pieces placed on top of each other, two handfuls of Turkish canary yellow tea and at least one or two friends. These are ...
    Posted in tea

  • Turkish asparagus soup recipe

    by Everything Turkish
    Associated with Aegean-Turkish cuisine, asparagus has been known to people of the Mediterranean  since ancient times. Asparagus is known as “kuşkon...
    Posted in cuisine, recipe, recipes, soup

  • Tulum nominated for Restaurant of the year

    by Everything Turkish
    Balaclava’s Tulum restaurant has been nominated for the prestigious accolade of Gault&Millau POP Victorian Restaurant of the Year. The nomina...

  • October 29: end of the one-man-rule

    by Everything Turkish
    On October 29 every year, “Republic Day” is celebrated in Turkey. The holiday commemorates the events of 29 October 1923, when Turkish Parliament...

  • 48 signs you are Turkish..

    by Everything Turkish
    You know you are a Turk when.. you’ve lived in Auburn; Broadmeadows or Dandenong you have at least one relative that lives in Mildura or Shepparto...

  • Turkish underground city

    by Everything Turkish
    Derinkuyu in Nevsehir is the largest discovered underground city in Turkey. The city takes its name (Derinkuyu literally means “the deep well”) f...

  • Mustafa Kemal Ataturk – saviour of the nation

    by Everything Turkish
    “Those heroes that shed their blood And lost their lives…You are now lying in the soil of a friendly country.Therefore, rest in peace.There is no...

  • The 12 pillars of Turkish cuisine

    by Everything Turkish
    The Turkish kitchen is the clear proof national kitchens can harmoniously combine diverse flavours. Turkish cuisine was influenced from many diff...