Panaya mou: Mother Mary
Poyraz: a northern wind; Boreas, the Latin God of the north wind
Sakız rakı: rakı made with mastic; mastika in Turkish
Salep: a hot drink made with milk and orchard roots, traditionally served in winter
Simit: a ring-shaped pretzel covered in sesame seeds; also a life-buoy
Sinağrit: sea bream
Suma: the grape pomace used to make rakı
Tünel: a short, one-stop funicular in Beyoğlu, Istanbul
Usta: master or artisan; also used as a term of affection
Yassı and Sivri: two smaller uninhabited islands in the Marmara Sea, part of the archipelago known as the Princes’ Islands
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