Top, upon entering the factory tour we are required to suit up with foot and headgear. It's very hot in that room.
Second from top, this is me and Mustafa - Erdem's second in command. He's quick and very good around the pharmacy.
Third from top, this is cikorfte. From the picture it looks like something fried. It is not. It is actually a raw meat ground to like a paste mixed with spices. You wrap a couple of the pieces in a sheath of lettuce with a few sprigs of parsley and a drizzle of lemon and dip in a chili sauce.
Fourth from top, the Turkish are not without a sense of humor. Recently these serious images of what cigarettes can do to your health were put on marketed cigarette boxes. On the right in response, also on the market, there are some who have taken this to parody. That is a picture of the Prime Minister of Turkey, a famously intense man with a caption that roughly translates "just look into my eyes for 30 seconds and you will stop smoking."
Bottom, this was a nice spread of lunch we had in the pharmacy one day when it was so hot outside. Watermelon, cheese, olives and deli meat - very refreshing.
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