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Title: What do you bring home from Kalkan?
Post by: teke on July 09, 2007, 10:50:30 PM

There was a topic on here asking what do you take to Kalkan .So lets turn it round and find out what people bring back.
A few years ago we lugged some huge saddle bag rugs home, they never looked right back in the UK so we then lugged them back to Kalkan where they look more at home!!
For me its usually a smart Turkish hair cut from Eddie in cabin by the PTT.
Mrs Teke comes back with lots of Vassila and Brako stuff!!
Title: Re: What do you bring home from Kalkan?
Post by: littlelin on July 10, 2007, 07:34:46 AM
Apart from the normal t-shirts and shirts bought from the market, we fetch back a couple of bags of Kent Assorted sweets. Just a coincidence that we live in Kent. Last year I also spotted in the supermarket small plastic sachets of gerkins. Wanted to fetch some home this year as they're great in a salad but couldn't find them. Apart from that and a great haircut, a lovely suntan and a really chilled out feeling, we don't fetch anything back. 8)
Title: Re: What do you bring home from Kalkan?
Post by: DRBD on July 10, 2007, 07:56:38 AM
Having taken out loaded suitcases, we come back with empty ones which we try to stop rattling with a few olives and spices for the relatives . Oh and of course gloomy faces & thoughts of the next trip.
Title: Re: What do you bring home from Kalkan?
Post by: Wendy on July 10, 2007, 08:33:56 AM
500 or so photographs! These get worked upon and on our next trip out will be given to Maggi to sell to feed the cats - oh and loads of spices and clothes from Maggis and towels from the market. ;D
Title: Re: What do you bring home from Kalkan?
Post by: vicksen on July 10, 2007, 06:27:31 PM
Littlelin - go to the market on Thursdays, and up beside the veggie sellers is Emin, who sells cheese, olives, honey etc. He sells pickled gherkins loose.
You can buy what you need and take them home in a plastic bag or box.
Title: Re: What do you bring home from Kalkan?
Post by: Mrs B on July 10, 2007, 06:40:21 PM
I always bring back a lovely piece of jewellery made by the lady who runs the shop on the street down from Coast restaurant.
She puts on the aircon as you walk in and i spend the fortnight choosing the right piece!  ;D

Oh...and two litres of Gin! ;)
Title: Re: What do you bring home from Kalkan?
Post by: Honey on July 10, 2007, 06:50:48 PM
2 litres of Bacardi. ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: What do you bring home from Kalkan?
Post by: Chucky on July 10, 2007, 08:55:14 PM
Half empty cases and the resolution just to take hand luggage next time, (I always find things I just have to bring back to Turkey) and several pieces of jewellery and boxes of Turkish Delight for colleagues.
Title: Re: What do you bring home from Kalkan?
Post by: sally on July 10, 2007, 10:56:24 PM
White olive oil soap that I always but in the market from the first stall in on the right.  Keeps my skin sofy as a baby's b*m  ;D
Title: Re: What do you bring home from Kalkan?
Post by: littlelin on July 11, 2007, 07:20:30 AM
Vicksen, thanks I'll have a look when I'm out next (first 2 weeks October).
Title: Re: What do you bring home from Kalkan?
Post by: KalkanPosh on July 11, 2007, 08:19:34 PM
Bottles of Angora, Turkish delight and nuts from the market, tablecloths and posh napkins from the shop at the top of the road by Coast rstaurant...tacky evil eyes (which look good on the garden wall!) and key rings...lots of photos and memories...and always a desperate longing to go back soon! :)
Title: Re: What do you bring home from Kalkan?
Post by: DRBD on July 12, 2007, 06:53:50 AM
Vicksen - Emins hard cheese (Turkish Chedder) is good too. brough some of that back on our last trip, travelled very well.
Title: Re: What do you bring home from Kalkan?
Post by: turkeyfan on July 12, 2007, 02:10:31 PM
Not been yet - but do usually bring home from Turkey, the  biscuits with the chocolate nutella type filling in them.  The kids love them and bring packets back to take to their friends.
Title: Re: What do you bring home from Kalkan?
Post by: Blue Lizard on July 12, 2007, 02:14:40 PM
i came back on tuesday night.....i bought back some happy memories and a beer belly ;D
Title: Re: What do you bring home from Kalkan?
Post by: Chucky on August 16, 2008, 06:18:01 PM
Any other "must take home with me''s"?
Title: Re: What do you bring home from Kalkan?
Post by: Babs on August 17, 2008, 12:13:50 PM
returned last week....after promising myself not to spend a fortune, was tempted by jewellery from the lovely lady on the right just past Coast and a rather beautiful purple bag from bsg leather.....and am now awaiting the arrival of the matching purse......oh and having 4 teenage girls on holiday with us we always received a warm welcome from Mr Just Silver......how many of those little black bags do we have in out house??
Title: Re: What do you bring home from Kalkan?
Post by: Slats on September 07, 2008, 03:01:26 PM
Turkish Viagra spices, still no good :(
Title: Re: What do you bring home from Kalkan?
Post by: fidimax on September 07, 2008, 03:03:59 PM
The feeling I will be back soon !
Title: Re: What do you bring home from Kalkan?
Post by: Chris18648 on September 07, 2008, 03:52:55 PM
The best memories ever. :)
Chris.
Title: Re: What do you bring home from Kalkan?
Post by: yelkenite on September 07, 2008, 03:55:43 PM
Well said Fidi; mind you, it''s never soon enough!  lol  Bill
Title: Re: What do you bring home from Kalkan?
Post by: fidimax on September 07, 2008, 04:05:11 PM
Three more weeks and back again, third time this year and might try for christmas/new year yet,who knows.
                                              Neil. ;D
Title: Re: What do you bring home from Kalkan?
Post by: Sheez on September 10, 2008, 02:34:27 PM
Sumak
Pul Biber
Salca
Visne juice (1/2dozen small cartons for my vodka)

& a leaner fitter me from all that lovely walking  :-*
Title: Re: What do you bring home from Kalkan?
Post by: turkeyfan on September 10, 2008, 03:02:11 PM
Sumak
Pul Biber
Salca
Visne juice (1/2dozen small cartons for my vodka

Szimmer, I''m obviously dopey because I don''t know what any of these are.  Can you explain please?

Thanks.

K
Title: Re: What do you bring home from Kalkan?
Post by: Wendy on September 11, 2008, 08:11:14 PM
Pul Biber (crushed red chillies and salt)
Honey
Reductil
Squishy Towels
500 or so pics
Saffron
Title: Re: What do you bring home from Kalkan?
Post by: Enjoy Kalkan on September 11, 2008, 08:25:34 PM
a fat belly  :-[
Title: Re: What do you bring home from Kalkan?
Post by: Blue Lizard on September 11, 2008, 09:46:31 PM
try the honeynuts off the spice man just as you go into the market.. buy 2 or 3 bags because you will have to go back and buy more and you won''t make it home with any! ;)
Title: Re: What do you bring home from Kalkan?
Post by: turkeyfan on September 11, 2008, 10:07:54 PM
Ooh, yes those nuts are very moreish.  Never thought to bring some home before but I will next time.  ;D
Title: Re: What do you bring home from Kalkan?
Post by: Sheez on September 12, 2008, 11:23:23 AM
Hi Turkeyfan

Sumak - great spice over salads
Pul Biber - crushed red chilli flake/powder
Salca - Red pepper paste (I like the hot one) use in place of tomato puree, great to spice up a spag bol etc.
Visne - Sour Cherry Juice

go shopping & enjoy  ;)
Title: Re: What do you bring home from Kalkan?
Post by: Enişte on September 12, 2008, 11:34:50 AM
I can heartily recommend the pul biber.  Mrs E uses it regularly, heated up in a bit of olive oil and then poured over some pasta with yogurt on.  Lovely!

We often bring back the selections of pepper corns, with a little brass grinder in the middle.  Seems to go down well with the relatives.  Generally, we bring back much less than we take out to Kalkan, which I guess is a sort of stealth emigration.  Eventually, our place in the UK should be all but empty.  Take that, Pickfords and Customs!

By the way, I understand that lots of people bring back crabs from Bodrum......
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