Bakkal

You will get across to Bakkal almost every corner at inner city life. The children can meet their needs (!) such as chewing gum, chocolate, candy, biscuit, coke etc. while the parents can make their its and bits such as bread, newspaper, milk or anything that they have just out of stock at that moment.

Bakkals usually opens at 6:30-7:00 (if you get up early go and buy a warm bread just arrived from the bakery, be careful not to burn your hand!) and they are closed at 22:00 or 23:00 upon the demand of the district. Don't forget to talk a few minutes with the owner (about the weather, children or football matches), although you may find it scattering at the beginning you'll enjoy later, because he thinks you are a member of the family and tries to ease your living abroad.

Bread: ekmek, bottle: şişe, butter: tereyağ, flour: un, cheese: peynir, coffee: kahve, egg: yumurta, ice cream: dondurma, jam: reçel, margarine: margarin, milk: süt, lawfat milk: yağsız süt, diyet süt, or light süt, olive: zeytin, black olive: siyah zeytin, green olive: yeşil zeytin, olive oil: zeytinyağ, pasta: makarna, pickles: turşu, rice: pirinç, salt: tuz, sugar: şeker, tea: çay, water: su, mineral water: soda or madensuyu, yoghurt: yoğurt

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