What you need to know about Turkey's beverage culture!

What you need to know about Turkey's beverage culture!; Turkey's beverage culture is very rich and diverse. You can find different flavours from traditional drinks to modern options. Here is what you need to know about Turkey's beverage culture:

1. Tea: For Turks, tea is an important drink and an integral part of daily life. Black tea is usually brewed in teapots and served in thin glasses. It is usually drunk with sugar and lemon. Tea, especially offered to guests, is a fundamental part of the Turks' socialising and chatting habits.

2. Coffee: Turkish coffee is world famous. Ground coffee is boiled with water and sugar in a traditional pot called cezve. It is poured into a cup with foam and served. Turkish coffee is a pleasant drink in a short time and is usually served with a slice of dessert.

3. Ayran: Ayran is a refreshing drink made by mixing yoghurt, water and salt. It is especially preferred with meals in summer and helps to quench thirst.

4. Sherbets: Sherbets with a historical background are common in Turkey. It is usually obtained from fruits, flowers or plants and served cold. Sherbets are the preferred drinks to break the fast, especially during Ramadan.

5. Fruit Juices: Since Turkey is a country where many fruit varieties are grown, fresh fruit juices are very popular. Juices made from fruits such as orange, pomegranate, apple, cherry and lemon are frequently preferred.

6. Alcoholic Drinks: Turkish raki is the traditional alcoholic drink of the country. Raki, which is an aniseed drink, is an indispensable drink for the tables. Wine is also an important drink produced and consumed in Turkey. Especially the wines of Cappadocia and the Aegean Region are famous.

7. Carbonated Drinks: Fizzy drinks are widespread in Turkey as they are all over the world. Cola, soda pop and fruit flavoured drinks are popular and can be found in many venues and markets.

The beverage culture in Turkey is a reflection of historical and geographical diversity. Different drinks are preferred in different regions and many of these drinks are at the centre of social interactions. Drinks drunk with meals are an important part of Turkish hospitality and cuisine.

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Avanos

The town of Avanos is set on the banks of the Kizilirmak, the Red River. The town is about 8 kilometers (5 miles) from Goreme. Avanos has a lively center with all the usual amenities including a modern, tourist-oriented hamam (Turkish Bath).

Caravanserais (Kervansarays) of Cappadocia

Caravanserais have been used since the 10th century. Trade across Turkey in medieval Seljuk times was dependent on camel trains (kervan, anglicized as caravan), which stopped by night in inns known as kervansaray or caravanserai , literally ‘caravan palaces’.

Derinkuyu Underground City

These troglodyte cave-cities were excavated as early as Hittite times, and expanded over the centuries as various marauding armies traversed Central Anatolia in search of captives and plunder.

Devrent Valley

Devrent Valley, which is also known as Imaginary Valley and also as Pink Valley does not have cave churches like the other valleys of Cappadocia. There are no Roman castles or Roman tombs in Devrent Valley, either.

Forgotten Cave Churches of Cappadocia

Who knows how many churches and chapels are hidden in the Cappadocian valleys? The best-known may be inside the Goreme Open-Air Museum but wherever you go you will find other churches – and often you will have them completely to yourself.

Göreme Open Air Museum

The Goreme Open-Air Museum resembles a vast monastic complex composed of scores of refectory monasteries placed side-by-side, each with its own fantastic church.

Gülşehir

Gulsehir is situated on the southern bank of the Red River (Kizilirmak) and in ancient times it was called “Zoropassos”. Later, during the Roman Empire the town was named as Arapsun.

Hacı Bektaş

Hacibektas, is 40 minutes drive from Goreme, located in northern Cappadocia. It is the center of Bektasi sect of Islam founded by the great philosopher Haci Bektas-i Veli in 13th century. You can visit the dervis dergah (lodge) which is a museum today, cilehane (suffering house), bestaslar (five stones) and a cemevi (an alevi temple) in Hacibektas.

Ihlara Valley

Ihlara Valley (often misspelled as Ilhara Valley), near Mount Hasan and Mount Melendiz (two of the three volcanoes of Cappadocia) is a canyon with a depth of approximately 100m and was formed by the Melendiz River thousands of years ago. It begins at Ihlara village and ends with Selime Monastery at Selime village after making 26 bends along 14 kilometers.

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What you need to know about Turkey's beverage culture!