What should I buy when traveling to Turkey?

Turkey's arts and crafts are very exquisite, and there are many styles of modern Turkish arts and crafts, all of which are developed from Turkey's Seljuk civilization. After the Ottoman Empire occupied Istanbul, it developed the city into a glass technology center. The types of glass products mainly include: oil lamps, tulip vases, rose dew bottles, cups, sugar cans, kitchen utensils, decorations and so on.

carpet

Carpet weaving is one of the oldest handicrafts in Turkey. It is characterized by rubbing the knitted wool with fingers and then squeezing juice from the roots of wild plants for dyeing. The color is bold and gorgeous, the pattern is imaginative, and the woven carpet is very distinctive.

Turkish carpets are also known as "Turkish knots", that is, there are 16-30 symmetrical knots per square centimeter, and their weaving began in the nomadic period in Central Asia. 1 1 century successor Anatolia. The export to Europe began in14th century. Turkish carpets enjoy a high reputation in the world, and people attach great importance to them, so that some famous paintings, such as holbein and Lotto, are reflected in their works. There are also many businesses selling Turkish carpets inside and outside the indoor shopping malls, so you can take them back and give them away.

"Nazar Bangkugu"

The word "cat's eye" was actually given by China compatriots because it looks like eyes. In fact, its original meaning is "beads to ward off evil spirits", which tourists can see all over Turkey. This kind of logistics has spread widely, even to Britain, Ireland and Mexico. Irish farmers put this blue ball on the stable door to protect their livestock from the jealous eyes of their neighbors.

This "evil pearl" used to have many names. The ancient Romans called it Marus, the Greeks called it Bascania, Italy called it Malojiu, and the Hebrews called it Ayinhava. The word "Nazar" in Turkey comes from Arabic "clear eyes", which was originally a neutral word and later changed to "evil eyes". Many people in the world believe that "evil eyes" will make healthy people suffer from diseases, extremely lovely crystal bottles will fall to the ground and break into countless pieces, farmers' cows will suddenly fail to produce milk, or the lights will suddenly go out in the New Year, and even terrible accidents will occur. So they hung a blue "cat's eye" on the pipe or behind the mirror, thinking that it would drive away evil eyes and people would be safe. "Cat's eye" can be hung on the door, at home or on the wall, and can also be carried around, which is equivalent to China's mascots such as peach charms, door gods and amulets.

It can be seen everywhere in shops in Turkey, with different shapes and sizes. The big one has a big bowl, and the small one is inlaid in jewelry, which has a unique flavor and is especially suitable for giving away things.