Culture & Society

A visit to a traditional Turkish barber shop, known as a berber, is often described as one of the more memorable everyday cultural experiences available to visitors in Turkey.

Turkish coffee fortune telling, known locally as kahve falı, is one of the most recognizable social rituals connected to Turkish coffee culture.

Before the modern hospital, Turkey had a medicine of its own.

Anatolia has been a land of healing plants for thousands of years.

On May 19 each year, Turkey celebrates the day it considers the true beginning of its modern history.

On November 10 each year, Turkey falls silent.

Every year on October 29, Turkey stops to celebrate the day it became a republic.

Turkey celebrates its national holidays with a warmth and pageantry that every visitor should experience at least once.

Kurban Bayrami, known in English as the Feast of Sacrifice, is the most significant religious holiday in the Turkish calendar.

If you visit Turkey during the month of Ramadan, you will witness a transformation.

For a traveler, one of the most visible rhythms of Turkish life is the week itself, and Friday has a special place in it.

Few countries present a more fascinating puzzle than Turkey when it comes to religion and the state.