Bagel

Some of the citizens in the quake-stricken southern province of Hatay who had to leave the city have started to return one by one.

Mehmet Dönmez, a barber whose workplace was destroyed in the devastating quakes, is one of the people who have returned to their hometown.

With a bookshelf installed right next to his simit (Turkish bagel encrusted with sesame seeds) counter, Sait Okuducu has been sharing his passion for books with his customers who come to grab a bite and enjoy reading side by side.

Turkey's Culture and Tourism Ministry has prepared a list of the country's most popular street food anyone can find in all 81 provinces across the nation, with "simit," which is Turkish bagel, fish sandwiches and chestnuts taking the lead.

Turkey's Culture and Tourism Ministry has prepared a list of the country's most popular street food anyone can find in all 81 provinces across the nation, with "simit," which is Turkish bagel, fish sandwiches and chestnuts taking the lead.

The Turkish word "simit" has entered the Oxford English Dictionary, defined as a type of bread often coated with molasses and covered in sesame seeds, originating in Turkey."

The Onassis Cultural Center kicks off the new season with a big block party, inviting its friends and neighbors to dance, mingle and make merry. Apart from a great lineup of DJs and live talent, there will be visual effects from The Queer Archive, performances by Kangela Tromokratisch, A Man to Pet and the Go Go Boys, free beer, sesame bagels and hot dogs. The free event starts at 5.30 p.m.

The production of simit, a New York bagel-like bread covered with sesame seeds, is about to halt in various places due to a skyrocketing rise in sesame seed prices, according to sector players.

Saudi Arabia's Fawaz Abdulaziz Al Hokair Group has bought a 10 percent stake in the Turkish chain Simit Sarayı, specializing in the bagel-like bread product known as "simit," for reportedly $100 million.

Be it a terror attack, a mine disaster or a traffic accident, whenever there is a fatal incident, we always focus on the dead. We count how many people have died; we assume the injured have been "saved."

Fifty-eight-year-old Burhan Y?lmaz is on his feet for more than 12 hours a day, selling the main fuel for millions of busy Istanbul residents: Simit, the legendary Turkish bagel with sesame seeds.