Urban life and the landscapes from Turkey

[Su]

Yaprak Sarmasi


Patatesli kol boregi: (potato filling pastry)



Irmik Helvasi










Traditional Turkish dance in Konya:

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Traditional Konyali dresses:





Famous people originating from Konya:

Ahmet Davutoglu:


Mustafa Yildizdogan


Kenan Dogulu


There are more people actually, I might update it later on !
Source: http://www.bizimkonya.com/konyali%20unluler.html

[Pecheneg]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sufi_whirling

Turkish Whirling Dance (Sema) - Konya





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[poiuytrewq0987]

Then came the Phrygians from the Thracia and the city was named Kowania.

Kowania? Sounds very Slavic. More evidence that Thracians were indeed Slavs.

[Pecheneg]

Traditional/famous food from Konya:

Etli Ekmek:


Yogurt Corbasi:


Topalak:


Batirik:


Etli Topalak:


Etli Pilav


Gozleme (OMG I am crazy for this!)


Kaygana Tatlisi (sweet dish):


Arabasi Corbasi:


Mevlana Boregi


Firin Kebabi



Dilber dudagi baklavasi:



Homserim Tatlisi:



Bamya Corbasi

Konya cuisine is very similar to Sivas cuisine.

[Bugarash]

Sup with the rockets?

[Pecheneg]

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[Su]

Kowania? Sounds very Slavic. More evidence that Thracians were indeed Slavs.

I dont know, maybe

[poiuytrewq0987]

Sup with the rockets?

You talking about this?

http://www.tubitak.gov.tr/home.do?si...d=2050&lang=en

[poiuytrewq0987]

I dont know, maybe

I covered the topic a bit about Thracians being possible Slavs a while ago. It could be the reason why there is no evidence of a Thracian language... because Bulgarian is the language Thracian spoke! It's an interesting hypothesis if you ask me.

http://www.theapricity.com/forum/sho...93&postcount=4

Anyways... let's not derail this thread!

[Su]

A few more pictures of Kayseri: