User blog comment:28Hermes78/One OffWiki Question/@comment-3130944-20110523163620/@comment-3242083-20110523172219

Hm, Turkey.

I know that it is tradition to bestow money instead of actual presents - especially the gold coin thing when relatives are expecting a baby is nice (heard that you present a cold coin, a quarter cold coin, or half a cold coin dependent on your relationship with the future parents).

"Washing your face with the last shafts of sunlight" is another awesome ritual. I know it has religious reasons, but the idea to switch your attention to the "simple" things once a day has some charm.

For food, well there is a lot to be named, since in germany live a lot of turkish people with their own restaurants. My fav. is Börek, could eat it every day.

The current prime minister is Erdohan, I think he is not very popular in germany for various reasons and I don't agree with some of his statements as well.

And lets see....I know a few turkish words. Merhaba, something that sounds like kotchuk and Seni cok seviorum or so.