{"id":1445,"date":"2020-08-22T05:26:04","date_gmt":"2020-08-22T05:26:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shannon.wasmer.app"},"modified":"2020-08-22T05:26:04","modified_gmt":"2020-08-22T05:26:04","slug":"turkey-mosaics-turkish-delight-camel-fights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shannon.wasmer.app\/?p=1445","title":{"rendered":"Turkey Mosaics, Turkish Delight, &amp; Camel Fights"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><time datetime=\"2020-08-22T01:26:04-04:00\" title=\"Aug 22, 2020\">Aug 22, 2020<\/time><br \/><a><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"t-is-for-turkey\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/archived\/c07d0d0ff0db0e670ff5772fd9c365c1.jpg\" style=\"max-height: 500px; width: auto;\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Do you want to know more about Turkey? I&#8217;ve compiled all you will need to locate Turkey on a map, cook an Turkish meal, watch YouTube clips on Turkey, color the flag, create an Turkish craft, read a book about Turkey, and more! This is part of a fun series of lessons covering world geography. You can find the links for all the countries at <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/shannon.wasmer.app\/around-the-world-in-26-letters\">Around the World in 26 Letters<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"t-is-for-turkey\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/archived\/107c78b5838b8b68232b9c5ffcbf5070.png\" style=\"max-height: 500px; width: auto;\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Where is Turkey?<\/h2>\n<p>Locate Turkey on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.enchantedlearning.com\/geography\/europe\/outlinemap\/\">this map of Europe.<\/a> Use this <a href=\"http:\/\/www.enchantedlearning.com\/asia\/turkey\/outlinemap\/\">map of Turkey<\/a> to label the capitol, Ankara. Mark other relevant features (rivers, mountains, famous locations, etc.) if desired. If you&#8217;d like to spend a bit more time researching the country, you can add the language, currency, type of government, religion, and\/or famous landmarks. Write them on the back of the map. You can easily find all this information at <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Turkey\">http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Turkey<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Camel Fighting Image Credit: www.atamanhotel.com\/camel.html\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/archived\/86e34b1d03c6ab3ffd3f6879dd698880.jpg\" style=\"max-height: 500px; width: auto;\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Camel Fighting Image Credit: www.atamanhotel.com\/camel.html<\/p>\n<h2>Fun Facts<\/h2>\n<p>The Black Sea coastal strip is covered with hazelnut trees. Turkey produces 65% of the world&#8217;s hazelnuts.<\/p>\n<p>The Derinkuyu Underground City is a complete city that has been dug into the earth 7 stories deep. Inside this underground city are food stores, kitchens, churches, water wells, a missionary school, and more.<\/p>\n<p>While the Spanish have bullfights, the Italians cockfights, and the English go hunting with hounds, the Turks have camel wrestling.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.atozkidsstuff.com\/turkey.html\">Info Credit<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"t-is-for-turkey\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/archived\/b18ae37824e9d983d149615d69056197.jpg\" style=\"max-height: 500px; width: auto;\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Turkish Meal<\/h2>\n<p>***Note that the dessert, Turkish Delight, has to be made the day before you plan to eat it. If you don&#8217;t have time for this, make baklava for dessert instead.***<\/p>\n<p>Turkish meals traditionally start with soup and a salad. Before the main meal, serve Turkish Red Lentil Soup and Turkish Salad. For your main meal serve Kofta (meatballs) with pita bread (store-bought), shredded lettuce, diced tomatoes, lemon slices, and a yogurt sauce (made from 1 c. plain yogurt, 1-2 cloves minced garlic, 1 Tbsp. lemon juice, and 2 tsp. diced parsley) (optional). Serve black tea for your beverage and Turkish Delight for dessert.<\/p>\n<p><a><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Turkish Red Lentil Soup\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/archived\/262a7b869378acc4fa447ac55cf6a81d.jpg\" style=\"max-height: 500px; width: auto;\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Turkish Red Lentil Soup<\/p>\n<p>Prep timeCook timeReady inYields<\/p>\n<p>5 min<\/p>\n<p>55 min<\/p>\n<p>1 hour <\/p>\n<p>4<\/p>\n<h2>Turkish Red Lentil Soup<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>1 cup washed &amp; cleaned red lentils (or any other type of lentil)<\/li>\n<li>4 cups vegetable stock<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 cup finely chopped mild onion<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 cup peeled and diced potato (use Simply Potatoes pre-diced potatoes to save time if desired)<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon paprika<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon salt (to taste)<\/li>\n<li>pepper (to taste)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Instructions<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Place the red lentils in a colander and rinse. Sift through to remove and debris or damaged beans. Place the washed and cleaned lentils into a medium pot with the stock, potatoes, onions and paprika. Bring the pot to a boil and reduce to a simmer. Loosely place a lid on the pot leaving slightly ajar as to allow some evaporation. Cook for 40-40 minutes until the lentils are tender. Add salt and pepper to taste. Place all but 1 cup of the soup into a blender or food processor and blend briefly. Return blended soup to the pot with the reserved cup of soup and serve. (This recipe came from food.com.)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><a><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Turkish Salad\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/archived\/1b44d8c5c388ff7a5b0ec80c87d4b270.jpg\" style=\"max-height: 500px; width: auto;\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Turkish Salad<\/p>\n<p>Prep timeCook timeReady inYields<\/p>\n<p>15 min<\/p>\n<p>45 min<\/p>\n<p>1 hour <\/p>\n<p>6<\/p>\n<h2>Turkish Salad<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>1 1\/2 cups  diced tomatoes<\/li>\n<li>1 cup  diced green bell pepper<\/li>\n<li>1 cup  diced peeled cucumber<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 cup  minced fresh parsley<\/li>\n<li>1\/3 cup  green onion<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 cup  fresh lemon juice<\/li>\n<li>2 tablespoons  water<\/li>\n<li>1 tablespoon  olive oil<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 teaspoon  salt<\/li>\n<li>1\/8 teaspoon  fresh ground pepper<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Instructions<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Combine all ingredients in a bowl and chill for at least 1 hour before serving.  (This recipe came from food.com.)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><a><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Kofta (Turkish Meatballs)\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/archived\/9c6c1fd29e448e0076218804d833bb64.jpg\" style=\"max-height: 500px; width: auto;\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Kofta (Turkish Meatballs)<\/p>\n<p>Prep timeCook timeReady inYields<\/p>\n<p>15 min<\/p>\n<p>20 min<\/p>\n<p>35 min<\/p>\n<p>6<\/p>\n<h2>Kofta (Turkish Meatballs)<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>1 cup  fine fresh breadcrumb<\/li>\n<li>1 lb lean ground lamb or beef<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 teaspoon  salt<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 teaspoon  pepper<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon  ground cumin<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 teaspoon  allspice<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon  dried or fresh mint<\/li>\n<li>2 cloves garlic<\/li>\n<li>2 tablespoons  parsley<\/li>\n<li>1 egg<\/li>\n<li>1 tablespoon  olive oil<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Instructions<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Make the bread crumbs by breaking up 2 slices of stale whole-wheat bread into the bowl of a food processor. Pulse until finely crumbed. Add the ground lamb\/beef and the egg, and process until blended. Add the spices, garlic and parsley. Process the meat well to achieve a fine texture. Roll the mixture into small meatballs (a melon-baller helps) or hand-shaped patties using dampened hands. You may cook them at once, or refrigerate the mixture for several hours. When ready to cook them, heat the oil in a heavy skillet, and fry the balls or patties until cooked through and evenly browned. The meatballs should be stirred several times, and the patties should be turned once. Remove them with a slotted spoon to drain. Serve with a yogurt or tahini sauce on a bed of rice or in a pita. (This recipe came from food.com.)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><a><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Lokoom (Turkish Delight)\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/archived\/a138908ba2c4e25d6b45ff9f7b34e6b2.jpg\" style=\"max-height: 500px; width: auto;\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Lokoom (Turkish Delight)<\/p>\n<h2>Lokoom (Turkish Delight)<\/h2>\n<p>If your children have read &#8220;The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe,&#8221; you&#8217;ll definitely want to try this recipe. Otherwise, you can make baklava for dessert.<\/p>\n<p>Prep timeCook timeReady inYields<\/p>\n<p>5 min<\/p>\n<p>20 min<\/p>\n<p>25 min<\/p>\n<p>12-16<\/p>\n<h2>Ingredients<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>3 envelopes unflavored gelatin<\/li>\n<li>2 cups  sugar<\/li>\n<li>1\/8 teaspoon  salt<\/li>\n<li>1 cup  water (add 1-2 Tbsp. of rose water if desired)<\/li>\n<li>1 tablespoon  lemons or 1 tablespoon orange juice<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon  grated lemon rind or 1 teaspoon grated orange rind<\/li>\n<li>5 -10 drops of food coloring<\/li>\n<li>powdered sugar<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Instructions<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Mix gelatin, sugar and salt in a heavy pot. Add water. Bring to slow boil and simmer without stirring for 10 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in juice and rind. Add a few drops of food coloring. Taste for flavor. Add more juice if desired. Pour into 8 inch square pan which has been rinsed in cold water but not dried. Chill overnight. Cut into squares and roll each in powdered sugar. (This recipe came from food.com.)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><a><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Turkish Tiles\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/archived\/df892ea8dbd3dad12a28341158893047.jpg\" style=\"max-height: 500px; width: auto;\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Turkish Tiles<\/p>\n<h2>Design Turkish tiles<\/h2>\n<p>Paint Turkish tiles on paper by following the directions at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.simplekidscrafts.com\/?z=easy-paper-crafts-turkish-paper-tiles\"> www.simplekidscrafts.com<\/a>. If you have older children, you can try making Turkish tiles out of dried beans (mosaic-style) by following the directions at <a href=\"http:\/\/paperplateandplane.wordpress.com\/2010\/11\/05\/bean-by-number-turkish-tiles\/\">paperplateandplane.wordpress.com<\/a>. If you want to go the easy route, simply print off one Turkish tile pattern and color it.<\/p>\n<h2>Read a book about Turkey<\/h2>\n<p>If you want to delve into the history of Turkey, you can also look up books on Ephesus, the Ottoman Empire, the Byzantine Empire, and Constantinople.<\/p>\n<h2>Our favorite factual book on Turkey<\/h2>\n<h2>Our favorite Turkish tale<\/h2>\n<h2>Pray for the people of Turkey<\/h2>\n<p>To find out about the religious nature of Turkey and specific ways you can pray for the country, go to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.operationworld.org\/country\/turk\/owtext.html\">http:\/\/www.operationworld.org\/country\/turk\/owtext.html<\/a> .<\/p>\n<p><a><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Flag of Turkey\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/archived\/9f715be89c169171347152ca16a0b441.jpg\" style=\"max-height: 500px; width: auto;\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Flag of Turkey<\/p>\n<h2>Turkey&#8217;s Flag<\/h2>\n<p>Print and color <a href=\"http:\/\/www.edupics.com\/coloring-page-flag-turkey-i6387.html\">the flag of Turkey<\/a> and learn the history and meaning of it from <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Flag_of_Turkey\">http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Flag_of_Turkey<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Visit Turkey on YouTube<\/h2>\n<h2>Where is Ankara, the capital of Turkey?<\/h2>\n<h2>Other countries starting with the letter T<\/h2>\n<h3>Would you prefer to study a different country? Try one of these.<\/h3>\n<p>Taiwan<\/p>\n<p>Tajikistan<\/p>\n<p>Tanzania<\/p>\n<p>Tchad<\/p>\n<p>Thailand<\/p>\n<p>Togo<\/p>\n<p>Tokelau<\/p>\n<p>Tonga<\/p>\n<p>Trinidad and Tobago<\/p>\n<p>Tunisia<\/p>\n<p>Turkmenistan<\/p>\n<p>Turks and Caicos<\/p>\n<p>Tuvalu<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ready to visit another country?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"t-is-for-turkey\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/archived\/22861915021091ca450d818add89c699.jpg\" style=\"max-height: 500px; width: auto;\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Go to <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/shannon.wasmer.app\/around-the-world-in-26-letters\">Around the World in 26 Letters<\/a><\/strong> to find links to all the countries we &#8220;visited.&#8221; Each webpage features a menu, craft, books, video clips, worksheets, and more!<\/p>\n<h2>Have you visited Turkey yet? &#8211; I LOVE hearing from you! Please leave a note to let me know you dropped by!<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Shannon (author)<\/strong> from Florida on September 12, 2012:<\/p>\n<p>@PNWtravels: I bet that was a wonderful trip. We&#8217;re hoping to go to Turkey in a few years. Thank you so much!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vicki Green<\/strong> from Wandering the Pacific Northwest USA on September 12, 2012:<\/p>\n<p>I visited Turkey for the first time recently and spent several days in Istanbul &#8211; a truly remarkable place.  Your page brought back some great memories so I added your lens as a related lens on a page I did about my visit.<\/p>\n<p><strong>jadehorseshoe<\/strong> on December 29, 2011:<\/p>\n<p>VERY Nice Lens!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Aug 22, 2020 Do you want to know more about Turkey? I&#8217;ve compiled all you will need to locate Turkey on a map, cook an Turkish meal, watch YouTube clips on Turkey, color the flag, create an Turkish craft, read a book about Turkey, and more! 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