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A nazar, lucky eye or evil eye stone (Template:Lang-tr) is an amulet that is meant to protect against the evil eye ("evil eye", from nazar and "amulet" from boncuğu). It is most common in Afghanistan, Turkey, Armenia, Iran and Greece. In Turkey it is ubiquitous in offices and homes, in jewellery, including for babies, on vehicles, doors, horses and even cell phones.
It is usually seen in the form of a flattened bead or hanging ornament, made by hand from coloured glass, and used as a necklace, or attached to bracelets or anklets. Typically it is composed of concentric circles or droplet shapes – from inside out: dark blue (or black), light blue, white and black (occasionally a yellow/gold edge circle) and is sometimes referred to as the blue eye.
Other uses
The same image was used as a symbol on the tailfins of aeroplanes belonging to the private Turkish airline Fly Air.
It is used in the logo for CryEngine 3, a game engine designed by Crytek, a video game company founded by three Turkish brothers.
See also
References
- Langenscheidt's Pocket Turkish Dictionary.Langensheidt, 1992, p. 638.
- Lonely Planet Middle East.Lonely Planet; 6 edition, 2009, p. 559.
- Lonely Planet Middle East.Lonely Planet; 6 edition, 2009, p. 559.
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