Turks' "dessert after Iftar" tradition prevails despite rising prices

STORY: Turks' "dessert after Iftar" tradition prevails despite rising prices SHOOTING TIME: March 8, 2024 DATELINE: March 19, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:51 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Istanbul 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): NADIR GULLU, Owner of Karakoy Gulluoglu 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Turkish): NADIR GULLU, Owner of Karakoy Gulluoglu 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Turkish): NADIR GULLU, Owner of Karakoy Gulluoglu 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (Turkish): GOKHAN GUNDOGDU, Store manager 6. SOUNDBITE 5 (Turkish): ZAFER YILMAZ, Local resident STORYLINE: In the production center of a dessert maker in Istanbul's Karakoy neighborhood, there was an extraordinary flurry of activity. Baklava trays were being loaded into the ovens one after the other while apprentices diligently poured syrup over the freshly baked delicacies. The impetus behind this sweet rush was to meet the surging demand from Turks, known for their sweet tooth since Ottoman times, during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. Established in 1843, Karakoy Gu

TÜRKIYE-ISTANBUL-DESSERT AFTER IFTAR

TÜRKIYE-ISTANBUL-DESSERT AFTER IFTAR

(240318) -- ISTANBUL, March 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Nadir Gullu, owner of Karakoy Gulluoglu, displays a Gullac dessert in Istanbul, Türkiye, March 8, 2024. TO GO WITH "Feature: Turks' "dessert after Iftar" tradition prevails despite rising prices" (Photo by Safar Rajabov/Xinhua)

Turkish coffee, ritual deeply embedded in history

STORY: Turkish coffee, ritual deeply embedded in history DATELINE: Sept. 10, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:56 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of coffeehouse 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish) : AHMET ERDOGAN, Coffee maker in a coffehouse in Ankara 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Turkish) : HAKAN GULLU, Veteran coffee maker in a coffehouse in Ankara 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Turkish) : AHMET ERDOGAN, Coffee maker in a coffehouse in Ankara 5. various of coffeehouse STORYLINE: The taste of Turkish coffee has been bringing people together for centuries and is part of daily life today as it was before. It's more than just a cup of coffee. It represents tradition, social interaction and hospitality in Türkiye's culture. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish) : AHMET ERDOGAN, Coffee maker in a coffehouse in Ankara "There is an expression about a coffee. Turkish coffee is said to be remembered for 40 years and is known as a symbol of hospitality. When a family visits another to ask for a young woman's hand for their son, people usually first (drink) t