Turkish Coffee Series
Turkish Coffee Series By Göknil Gümüş Sungurtekin. A series of artworks based on connotations about Turkish coffee culture.
Groom's Coffee From Turkish Coffee Series, 2023
By Göknil Gümüş Sungurtekin
Oil on Canvas
Size: 15 W x 15 H x 2 D cm
In Turkish culture, the marriage ceremony begins with the ceremony of asking for a girl. The man's family comes to the girl's family's house and asks the girl as a bride according to customs and traditions. If the family gives the girl, this ceremony ends with the serving of coffee and the ring ceremony. And may be after be the dance party. Here, the coffee is ''groom's coffee'', that is, by the bride-to-be made a cup aof coffee for the groom an
d usually salt is added instead of sugar, and with the change in taste, watch him from the whole girl's side watches the expressions on the man's face mischievously, the groom-to-be has no problem, '' I drink too salty coffee for your sake''. This salty mischievous coffee is "groom's coffee", it may not be salty according to the bride's preference.
The Own Boss From Turkish Coffee Series, 2023
By Göknil Gümüş Sungurtekin
Oil on Canvas
Size: 15 W x 15 H x 2 D cm
The first celebration coffee ordered by a person who is the boss of her/his own business is enthusiastic, proud, joyful and full of gratitude! Success and pleasure coffee! 'It was exactly what I wanted! ''A hard and strong, sugar-free non-foam coffee!
Coffee Foam From Turkish Coffee Series, 2023
By Göknil Gümüş Sungurtekin
Oil on Canvas
Size: 15 W x 15 H x 2 D cm
Award coffee. The coffee of a coffee drinker who always accepts the froth of her coffee as a reward. A Turkish proverb says, "One dry coffee has forty years of memory! Offering a foamy Turkish coffee to someone tells us that the person who makes it is skilful and can make good coffee, and that the person served is a valuable person.
After Breakfast Coffee From Turkish Coffee Series, 2023
By Göknil Gümüş Sungurtekin
Oil on Canvas
Size: 15 W x 15 H x 2 D cm
Based on the artist's widespread belief that the word breakfast in Turkey derives from the word "Kah-val-tı",'' Kahve- altı'' meaning "under coffee", that is, the belief that breakfast is the meal and routine that will prepare the stomach; A light and small first meal to before drink coffee in the morning.
Drinking coffee is a more important tradition for Turks, a moment of pleasure and enjoyment.
Fresh Coffee From Turkish Coffee Series, 2023
By Göknil Gümüş Sungurtekin
Oil on Canvas
Size: 15 W x 15 H x 2 D cm
The coffee that starts the new day, the sound of a waterfall accompanied by beautiful zen music, the smell of freshly ground Turkish coffee wrapped in a mossy green... a pure energy that starts the new, the new day with an inner look.
