Evil eye in Turkish Culture

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A nazar or evil eye stone (Turkish: nazar boncuğu ) is an amulet that is meant to protect against the evil eye.

It is usually seen in the form of a flattened bead or hanging ornament, made by hand from coloured glass, and used as a necklace, or attached to bracelets or anklets. Typically it is composed of concentric circles or droplet shapes – from inside out: dark blue (or black), light blue (or yellow), white, and dark blue – and is sometimes referred to as blue eye.^{[citation needed]} As well as being worn by people, including babies, it can be seen on cars, doors, horses and even cell phones.

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The same image was used as a symbol on the tailfins of aeroplanes belonging to the private Turkish airline Fly Air.

It is used in the logo for CryEngine 3, a game engine designed by Crytek, a video game company founded by three Turkish brothers.

The widely revered Kebab and Fish Shop situated in the London Borough of Wandsworth. Said to have opened in mid 1995, this Turkish establishment owned and run by 'Boss-man'Nazar and his Thai girlfriend 'Jenga Lao' , has garnered much praise and recognition from the world's foremost kebab aficionados . The house speciality , the Chicken Shish is a mouthwatering concoction of tender Marinated chicken and matured onion salad served with oil infused chipped potatoes and a chilli reduction and garlic jus. Open till late , the authentic decor and 'ghetto chic' stylings attract a well heeled ( if not slighly inebrieted ) patronage as well as some of the local derelicts and feral adolescents.

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A documentary site about evil eye belief and authentic evil eye beadmaking in Anatolia.

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