Turkey
15m
Jun 15, 2026
The Blue Glass That Watches Back: Turkey's Evil Eye Tradition and the Ancient Logic of Protection
The nazar boncuğu — Turkey's blue glass eye amulet — is one of the world's most widely sold souvenirs. But what tourists carry home as decoration, Turks hang in their homes, pin to their babies, and attach to their cars as genuine protection against a force they take seriously. The evil eye is not superstition dressed in blue glass. It is a 5,000-year-old theory about envy, harm, and the invisible consequences of being seen too well