Title: Tavla.
The Backgammon (tavla) is the most popular table game in Turkey. There are special places usually attended only by men, where they play and chat accompanied by Turkish traditional tea for couple of hours. This picture was taken in a small village called Tortum, 60 km from Erzurum, in the Eastern Anatolia of Turkey, in November of 2012. Although is not high season, it is always possible to find a board available somewhere. Behind the board, sugar blocks are waiting for the tea.
The Backgammon (tavla) is the most popular table game in Turkey. There are special places usually attended only by men, where they play and chat accompanied by Turkish traditional tea for couple of hours. This picture was taken in a small village called Tortum, 60 km from Erzurum, in the Eastern Anatolia of Turkey, in November of 2012. Although is not high season, it is always possible to find a board available somewhere. Behind the board, sugar blocks are waiting for the tea.
