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Rakı, Türk Rakısı or Turkish Raki (/ rɑːˈkiː /, Turkish pronunciation: [ɾaˈkɯ] ⓘ) is an alcoholic beverage made of twice-distilled grape pomace and flavored with aniseed. [1] It is the national drink of Turkey. [1][2] It is popular in Turkic countries, Caucasian countries, Balkan countries, and Mediterranean countries as an apéritif.
Arak is very similar to other anise-based spirits, including the Turkish rakı and the Greek ouzo, [2] [6] the Greek tsikoudia, [3] the Italian sambuca and anisette, the Bulgarian and Macedonian mastika, and the Spanish anis. [6] However, it is unrelated to the similarly named arrack, a sugarcane-based Indonesia liquor. [2]
Alcohol consumption is just above 1.5 litres per person per year in Turkey, which is the lowest percentage in Europe by population and 83% of Turks are teetotal [2] as the majority of the Turkish population is Muslim. [3] Despite that, Turkey is a secular country and the consumption of alcohol both in public and in private is not uncommon.
Cypriot Turkish music. Thrace. v. t. e. Zurna. Turkish folk music (Turkish: Türk Halk Müziği) is the traditional music of Turkish people living in Turkey influenced by the cultures of Anatolia and former territories in Europe and Asia. Its unique structure includes regional differences under one umbrella. It includes popular music from the ...
Raki (Albanian definite form: rakia) (a type of rakia) is a traditional drink in Albania.[6] [7] Until the 19th century, meyhanes would serve wine or meze. [8]Rakia is deeply connected to the Albanian tradition and as such it is produced everywhere in Albania and Kosovo, sometimes professionally and sometimes in an artisanal way.
Tsikoudia (Greek: τσικουδιά, romanized: tsikoudiá, literally "terebinth") is an alcoholic beverage, a fragrant, grape-based pomace brandy of Cretan origin that contains 40% to 65% alcohol by volume. [1] Tsikoudia is made by distilling of pomace, what remains of grapes pressed in winemaking. In the eastern part of Crete, tsikoudia is ...
Kâtibim. " Kâtibim " ("my clerk"), or " Üsküdar'a Gider İken " ("while going to Üsküdar") is a Turkish folk song about someone's clerk (kâtip) as they travel to Üsküdar. The tune is an Istanbul türkü, [1] which is spread beyond Turkey in many countries, especially in the Balkans.
Khamr. Khamr (Arabic: خمر) is an Arabic word for wine or intoxicant. [a] It is variously defined as alcoholic beverages, wine or liquor. [1] In fiqh, it refers to certain forbidden substances, and its technical definition depends on the madhhab or legal school. Most jurists, including those from the Maliki, Shafiʽi, Hanbali, Ahl-i Hadith ...