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Turkish Confectioner Hands Out Doughnuts to Honor the Dead

30 septembre 2026 à 05:07
In Turkey, people who have recently lost loved ones hire doughnut makers to hand out fried dough balls, known as lokma, to honor the dead and spread their blessings.

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A Turkish Doughnut Maker Whose Sweets Honor the Dead

29 septembre 2026 à 07:58
For one Istanbul confectioner, distributing fried dough balls as memorials is not just a job. It’s personal.

© Rena Effendi for The New York Times

Niyazi Dumlu handing out lokma, a kind of Turkish doughnut, from his food truck near an Istanbul mosque in November.
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