In cultures like Greece, Turkey, and parts of the Middle East, the evil eye remains a deeply spiritual emblem. Many ...

from beautiful handmade carpets and rugs and delicious Turkish coffee to the famous apple tea and evil eye jewelry. Learn about exquisite Turkish sweets like lokum (Turkish delight) and baklava ...

Nazar Boncugu is a handcrafted glass bead widely used in Turkey to ward off the evil eye. The beads are fashioned of glass molten in ovens and shaped with thin and thick iron tools to resemble an eye.

Which is why, when she turned up at the US Open in a simple and understated gold chain bracelet with an evil eye pendant by Turkish brand Alemdara, everybody thought that the piece represented ...