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Turkish Interesting Customs

 

Turkish culture is full of interesting things for a western country citizen. In this article, we will try to talk about interesting customs in Turkish culture.


Salted Turkish Coffee 

In Turkish traditions, the girl's house is a difficult house.A man who is considering marrying the girl in this house is put through some tests.One of these tests is drinking Salted Turkish Coffee. A man has to drink this coffee, which has a very bad taste.


first earned money

The first earned money is put in the pocket after it is rubbed into the beards on both sides of the face. And in this way, it is believed that money will multiply every day like beards.


entering a place with the right foot


taking shoes off before entering the house


calling old people you don't know aunt or uncle.


A sheet is stretched over a person to protect her from evil, lead is boiled and poured into a bowl.


Believing that a girl is born when there is silence


No respect for queues. Searching for a way to pass the queues quickly. this process is called "welding"


that there is a water bowl in each grave in the cemetery. Thus meeting the water needs of birds.


When a house was built in the past, adding a bird house to a corner of that house


pouring water after someone who goes


A rich man going to a grocery store to pay off the poor's debts.


Paying for two breads in the bakery and getting one.Paying for two breads in the bakery and getting one. In this way, the poor can get free bread in the Bakery.


Writing the names of the bachelors on the bottom of the bride's shoes.


Using water for body cleaning after toilet


Kissing the hands of the elderly and putting them on the forehead


Writing "wash me" on a dirty car window


find your own home on google earth


adding water when you get to the end of the shampoo


reading the newspaper of the person sitting next to you


taking drinks from the back in the fridge in case it gets colder in the back


Believing that everything will be alright when you turn it on and off


asking someone who has entered the house "are you here"


Fortune telling about the future of the coffee drinker by interpreting the pictures shaped by the grounds of Turkish coffee.


making a fist and hitting the head and the wood so that nothing bad happens


To keep gold coins under the pillow for investment 


don't get full without eating bread


turning bread or salt in one's head against the evil eye


throwing a coin upon opening the shop


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Turkish interesting traditions