Drinking Turkish tea in the traditional, tulip-shaped, glass has already become a way of life for Turkish people! From early morning until bedtime, a cup of Turkish tea accompanies local delicacies of all kinds.

In Turkish houses, there’s always a teapot in our ovens, waiting to be heated for family and guests. Even when we are working, it’s more than ordinary to have a tea break to recharge ourselves in “çay ocağı (literally, “tea house”). Don’t be surprised, thus, when you see a young boy carrying a silver tray, hurrying through the crowd to deliver small tulip-shaped glasses filled with Turkish tea.  

We have compiled for you a silver tray full of information about tea culture in Türkiye so that you won’t suffer the difficulties of being a stranger here!