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  • A Sydney icon, Auburn Gallipoli Mosque

    by Everything Turkish
    The Auburn Gallipoli Mosque is an Ottoman-style Turkish mosque in Auburn, Sydney, New South Wales. The mosque attracts about 800 worshipers every...

  • The three holy months

    by Everything Turkish
    The Three (holy) months (Üç aylar) are a trio of months celebrated by the Turks and muslim communities around the world. The three months consist...

  • Rugby and Turks

    by Everything Turkish
    As rugby world Cup 2011 rages on in New Zealand, Turkey, which is generally more concerned with football and, to a decent extent, basketball, wou...

  • The origins of Turkish delight

    by Everything Turkish
    Like the Turkish coffee or Raki, “Turkish delight” is one of the original delicacies of Turkey. The candy, which dates back to the time of the Ot...

  • Cook & Co; the go-to place in Auburn

    by Everything Turkish
    In the past 5 years, in Auburn, many Turkish restaurants ended up changing owners and cuisines they serve. Yet a new name emerged becoming the ne...

  • Dolma and Sarma recipes

    by Everything Turkish
    Dolma is among the most popular Mediterranean dishes. Greeks, Sicilians, Maltese, Lebanese, Egyptians and the Cypriots would all argue that the rec...

  • Ladino; the five-hundred-year-old language of Istanbul

    by Everything Turkish
    One of the oldest languages ​​of Istanbul, Ladino has a 550-year history in Istanbul. Ladino is the common name used for Judaeo-Spanish.   La...
    Posted in history, jewish, language, republic

  • World’s strongest man: Naim Suleymanoglu

    by Everything Turkish
    One can say that Naim Suleymanoglu was born with a dumbbell in his hands! Indeed, this weightlifter who has a small frame of 1.58 established his...

  • Turkish Oil wrestling

    by Everything Turkish
    One of the national sports of Turkey, Turkish Oil wrestling, is first and foremost a great show for crowds just like the NASCAR in the US and the...

  • Australia’s best halal snack pack

    by Everything Turkish
    Mevlana Cifci has been cooking kebabs of all kinds in Auburn. His busy trattoria-style eatery featured classic Turkish staples such as kuru fasul...

  • November 10, 1938: Death of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk

    by Everything Turkish
    On November 10, 1938, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, founder and first president of the Republic of Turkey from 1923 to 1938, died of cirrhosis in Istanb...

  • Turkish lentil soup recipe

    by Everything Turkish
    In these days of chilly autumn we recommend you the traditional Turkish lentil soup! The lentil soup is the staple soup served in almost all Turkis...