Beypazari is part of the historical "Silk Road." It lies in the old Ankara-Istanbul route. Baypazari's history was dominated by the Hittites, Frigians, Galatians, Romans, and Byzantines during the early ages. Later it was dominated by the Anatolian Seljuks and Ottomans. Beypazari was an important route connecting Istanbul, Ankara, and Baghdad.
Today, Beypazari still has over 3000 historical wooden houses and a bazaar that is about 200 years old.
Beypazari provides 60% of the carrot production in Turkey. We made sure to get a taste of the famous 80 layers Baklava. It takes about 4 hours to bake and there is walnut stuffing placed between each five layers of dough.
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We also had a taste of the yummylicious Dolma (stuffed grape leaves with meat and rice)
And of course, Beypazari is famous for their Gold and Silver. The history of gold and silver embroidery in Beypazari has very ancient roots; "The Telkari art embroidery, which is made of gold and silver knitted as thin wires, is a famous Beypazan handicraft, selected as the best product in the Cultural Giftware Design Contest by the Ministry of Culture." Francisco was nice enough to buy me a necklace and earrings set. Gotta love the hubby. Here is a sample of these famous jewelry. My necklace and earring set is similar to the one shown here.
Just a few more pics of our time at Beypazari. We would like to come back during the Market Days which is Wednesdays and Saturdays.
Open Market---love looking at the fresh vegetables!
Dried Peppers and Eggplants: Need to find someone with a recipe on stuff eggplants using these dried eggplants. They are delicious!
Above Francisco and Isabella is the restaurant where we ate the yummy dolma and tasted the baklava!
Thought these houses built against the rocks are interesting.
Out and about the town prior to buying some jewelries. =)
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