Turkish is also known as Türkçe or Türk dili, officially referred to as Türkiye Türkçesi, meaning “Turkish of Turkey.” It is native or spoken in Turkey (official), Northern Cyprus (official), Azerbaijan, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Greece, Bulgaria, Romania, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Turkish belongs to the Turkic language family and is not related to…
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Fun Facts and Trivia About Kurdistan
Kurdistan is a region spanning Iran, Turkey, Iraq, and Syria, technically belonging to all these countries. Despite not being an independent nation, it covers 151,000 square miles—larger than Germany and the UK combined—and has a population of about 30 million people. Since Kurdistan exists within multiple modern-day countries, its people speak more than just Kurdish….
Fun Facts and Trivia About Yogurt
While yogurt has been independently invented in different cultures throughout history, the first people to do so were probably in Mesopotamia around 5,000 BCE. The key step in making yogurt from milk is the fermentation of sugars, which creates lactic acid—the essential component that makes yogurt possible. Although yogurt is most commonly made from cow’s…
Fun Fact: Invention of the Croissant
French croissants are technically viennoiserie pastries, being directly based on the Austrian pastry called kipferl. There’s a false story that they were created after the Austrians had defeated the Ottoman Empire in a particular battle. The French croissants originated during the early 20th century.
Fun Fact: Coffee Fortunes in the Ottoman Empire
In the 16th century, coffee-based tasseography got popular in the Ottoman Empire. It may have originated from concubines who got bored and decided to try fortune telling to pass the time.