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Ramadan Pide in Turkey - Photos
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A member of Sami Eryılmaz's bake team shapes simit bread before it goes in the oven at the Tophane Tarihi Tas Firin bakery in Istanbul, Turkey. (National Geographic/Madeline Turrini)
Episode: #2 "Ramadan Pide in Turkey"
Air Date 06/09/2024
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Loaves of bread rise at Istanbul Halk Ekmek, or IHE, a municipal program that produces high-quality, low-cost bread for the people of Istanbul. (National Geographic/Peter Richardson)
Episode: #2 "Ramadan Pide in Turkey"
Air Date 06/09/2024
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Freshly baked Ramadan Pide is pictured in Iznik, Turkey. Turkish bakers make this bread one month a year, to celebrate the Muslim holiday of Ramadan. (National Geographic/Madeline Turrini)
Episode: #2 "Ramadan Pide in Turkey"
Air Date 06/09/2024
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Factory-made Ramadan Pide is about to go into the oven at Istanbul Halk Ekmek, or IHE, a municipal program that produces high-quality, low-cost bread for the people of Istanbul. (National Geographic/Peter Richardson)
Episode: #2 "Ramadan Pide in Turkey"
Air Date 06/09/2024
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Master Baker Sami Eryılmaz and his assistants make Ramadan Pide at his Tophane Tarihi Tas Firin bakery in Istanbul. The traditional bread is consumed to break the fast during the month-long holiday. (National Geographic/Madeline Turrini)
Episode: #2 "Ramadan Pide in Turkey"
Air Date 06/09/2024
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The outside of Master Baker Sami Eryılmaz's bakery, Tophane Tarihi Tas Firin, is pictured in Istanbul. Eryılmaz's inherited this property from an uncle and has worked there for 26 years. (National Geographic/Madeline Turrini)
Episode: #2 "Ramadan Pide in Turkey"
Air Date 06/09/2024
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Loaves of bread are baked at Istanbul Halk Ekmek, or IHE, a municipal program that produces high-quality, low-cost bread for the people in Istanbul. (National Geographic/Peter Richardson)
Episode: #2 "Ramadan Pide in Turkey"
Air Date 06/09/2024
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Loaves of bread are baked at Istanbul Halk Ekmek, or IHE, a municipal program that produces high-quality, low-cost bread for the people in Istanbul. (National Geographic/Peter Richardson)
Episode: #2 "Ramadan Pide in Turkey"
Air Date 06/09/2024
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Master Baker Sami Eryılmaz and his assistants make Ramadan Pide at his Tophane Tarihi Tas Firin bakery in Istanbul. The traditional bread is consumed to break the fast during the month-long holiday. (National Geographic/Madeline Turrini)
Episode: #2 "Ramadan Pide in Turkey"
Air Date 06/09/2024
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Ramadan Pide is fresh out of the oven at Master Baker Sami Eryılmaz's bakery, Tophane Tarihi Tas Firin, in Istanbul. This bread is traditionally eaten at Iftar, the breaking of the Ramadan fast. Bakers like Eryılmaz produce it at a financial loss in an effort to maintain a centuries-old tradition. (National Geographic/Madeline Turrini)
Episode: #2 "Ramadan Pide in Turkey"
Air Date 06/09/2024
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Baker Hakan Do?an stands with Iznik bakers who proudly display their Ramadan Pide loaves. Turkish bakers make this bread one month a year, to celebrate the Muslim holiday of Ramadan. (National Geographic/Madeline Turrini)
Episode: #2 "Ramadan Pide in Turkey"
Air Date 06/09/2024
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Freshly baked Ramadan Pide is displayed at Master Baker Sami Eryılmaz's bakery, Tophane Tarihi Tas Firin, in Istanbul. Eryılmaz's and other Turkish bakers make this bread one month a year, to celebrate the Muslim holiday of Ramadan. (National Geographic/Madeline Turrini)
Episode: #2 "Ramadan Pide in Turkey"
Air Date 06/09/2024
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Freshly baked Ramadan Pide is pictured in Iznik, Turkey. Turkish bakers make this bread one month a year, to celebrate the Muslim holiday of Ramadan. (National Geographic/Madeline Turrini)
Episode: #2 "Ramadan Pide in Turkey"
Air Date 06/09/2024
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