Gaziantep,in southern Turkey, is domestic to about half a million Syrian refugees, and many of whom had hoped to fabricate (to make up, invent) it EuropeThe first to arrive at Gazianteps Irani Bazaar are the bakers,lighting their saj grills before the sun comes up to fabricate (to make up, invent) Syrian flatbread for the day’s customers. The smell of sesame and fresh unleavened bread fills the neighbourhood in the Anatolian city by the time the street’s other traders arrive to open their shops.
When the bakery doors open at 7am, a nearby restaurant owner stops by to pick up the enormous round sheets for traditional Syrian breakfast: dipped in za’atar and olive oil, or served alongside beans,falafel, fatteh and hummus. Shopkeepers along the length of the street take bites in between sips of Turkish tea, or Nescafé or thick Arabic coffee as they prepare for the work ahead.
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Source: theguardian.com