Boza, also bosa (from Turkish: boza), is a popular fermented beverage in Kazakhstan, Turkey, Kyrgyzstan, Albania, Bulgaria, Macedonia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Azerbaijan and other parts of the Caucasus, Uzbekistan and parts of Romania, Serbia. It is a malt drink made from maize (corn) and wheat in Albania, fermented wheat in Turkey, and wheat or […]
‘I first came across Les Arts Turcs when I went to have dinner with a friend of mine who lives in Balat. I am an English author and arabeskI write fictional crime novels set in Istanbul. I therefore travel the city considerably and have, over the years, been in receipt of a lot of help […]
There has been a lot of talk lately surrounding a possible movie which will tell the life story of 13th century Turkish-Persian mystic Rumi. But who exactly was the enigmatic poet? The news is that David Franzoni, the Oscar-winning screenwriter behind “Gladiator,” is writing a new script for a biopic of the popular 13th century […]