1.Turkish Music Culture Turkey’s cultural fabric is made up of a rich combination of diverse cultures rooted deeply in history. By virtue of its geographical position, Turkey lies at the axis of the cultures of the East, the West, the …
Spain was established as a social and democratic state, respecting the rule of law and advocating higher goals: establishment of the legal order, protecting freedom, justice, equality on all base and pluralism in politics. The people of Spain have their …
The history of Spain has been marked by all types of events, wars, conquests, marriages, deaths… and literature has played an important part in it. From the epic tale of the “Cantar del Mio Cid” to the surrealism present in some of Cela‘s …
Ancient Spain From about 900 BC a seafaring people called the Phoenicians who came from what is now Lebanon traded with what is now Spain. They founded a chain of trading settlements along the coast on islands and peninsulas. The …
The gastronomy of Spain is immensely rich and varied, just like the country itself. With a wide variety of top-quality ingredients to choose from, old traditions and recipes combined to create new quality concepts and an incredible level in cooking …
The Major Religions in Spain Under the Spanish Constitution, the freedom to practice religion is a guaranteed right. In practice, the government and greater Spanish society respect this freedom. Although there is no official state religion, the government and taxpayers …
The Iberian peninsula has had a history of receiving different musical influences from around the Mediterranean Sea and across Europe. In the two centuries before the Christian era, Roman rule brought with it the music and ideas of Ancient Greece; early Christians, who had their own differing …
1. Mevlevi Sema Ceremony The Mevleviye is an ascetic Sufi order founded in 1273 in Konya, from where it gradually spread throughout the Ottoman Empire. Today, the Mevleviye can be found in many Turkish communities throughout the world, but the …
1. Administrative divisions Turkey has a unitary structure in terms of administration and this aspect is one of the most important factors shaping the Turkish public administration. When three powers (executive, legislative and judiciary) are taken into account as the …
1. Karagöz Karagöz is a form of shadow theatre in Turkey in which figures known as tasvirs made of camel or ox hide in the shape of people or things are held on rods in front of a light source to cast …