The İstanbul Edit • Lucky 13 gold necklace Adorned with thirteen delicate ‘Evil Eye’ amulets, handcrafted from glass paste, and blue (the color of heaven and water) because of the Byzantine era design influence… it was the color that distinguished the Sebastocrates, (Byzantine Emperor,) from other citizens. Evil Eyes, or “Nazar Boncuk*”, are everywhere, hanging on doors, in offices, on mirrors of taxis and buses, embedded in the walls of the subway, and of course, as pendants around the necks of foreigners and Turks alike… as widespread as they are beautiful, the eye talisman is revered as the Turkish belief in their ability to ward off malevolent or jealous intentions. *“Nazar” coming from Arabic, meaning “look”; and “Boncuk” meaning “pearl”, in English translated literally as “pearl of the look” follow on instagram for more 🖤 /ray.andco/