{"id":2732,"date":"2021-08-15T09:50:45","date_gmt":"2021-08-15T09:50:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visitlocalturkey.com\/?p=2732"},"modified":"2023-12-20T11:24:50","modified_gmt":"2023-12-20T11:24:50","slug":"turkish-cologne-kolonya","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/visitlocalturkey.com\/turkish-cologne-kolonya\/","title":{"rendered":"Turkish Cologne (Kolonya) – 12 Essential Things to Know"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Turkish Kolonya and its simple, beautiful, and refreshing smell can be addictive. As a Turkish local, I can tell you all about Turkish Kolonya, the best brands, and its place in culture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Today you can find Turkish Kolonya in every home and office. When writing this post, I already found three bottles in my office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In this post, I will tell you all about Turkish Kolonya and my favorite brands, but first, what is a Turkish Kolonya? <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Turkish Cologne (Kolonya) is made with ethyl alcohol (between 60-80%), water, and fragrance. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Unlike Eau De Cologne, different odors are not mixed in their production, Kolonya usually has only one aroma (oil). The most common aromas are lemon, tobacco, rose, orange, and jasmine.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n Turks reinvented Cologne and made modifications to it. For this reason, Turkish Kolonya is not similar to Eau de Cologne.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The arrival of Cologne in the Ottoman Empire\u2019s capital Istanbul was around the last quarter of the 19th century.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Cologne was an absolute hit among Turkish people because of its pleasant smell and refreshing effect.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n The domestic production of cologne started in Turkey just after it was imported for the first time. The first Turkish Cologne was produced by Ahmet Faruki in 1882.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n Up until that time, rose water was offered to the guests to clean their hands, or rose water was served with Turkish Delight, Turkish Coffee and rose water had a prominent place in our culture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Because of its disinfection properties, the use of cologne spread rapidly in the last century of the Ottoman Empire, replacing rose water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Today we still use Turkish Kolonya very commonly, and the use of rose water is nearly forgotten.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Lemon cologne (Limon Kolonyasi) is Turkey’s most consumed type of cologne.\u00a0 Lemon cologne contains lemon essence, water, and alcohol.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n It is possible to come across lemon cologne in homes, barbershops, and restaurants where you eat, in short, everywhere.<\/p>\n\n\n The aromas of Turkish Kolonya are very eclectic, reflecting the richness of the Turkish climate and its culture. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Here are some aromas that just came to my mind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Most of the aromas are very hard to find outside of Turkey. For these reasons, they can be excellent souvenirs.,<\/p>\n\n\n\n Turkish Cologne is not drinkable as it used to be in its early days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It is customary to serve Turkish Kolonya to our guests, and it has many uses in Turkish culture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Traditionally, Turkish Kolonya (usually Limon Kolonyasi) is served on bus rides, in restaurants, and at family gatherings and funerals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Also, we use Turkish Cologne as a hand sanitizer, refresher, mosquito repellent, and many more uses in our daily lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Colognes have high alcohol content and less oil content than perfumes. For this reason, they are made to be a refresher. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Perfumes have high oil fragrances and less alcohol.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For these reasons, Turkish Colognes are not long-lasting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Duru, Selin or Rebul, or Ey\u00fcp Sabri Tuncer Colognes are the best brands. These Colognes are the most popular and top-quality Turkish Kolonya Brands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You can see one or two of these brands on my work table every time because I love to use them as a refresher.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Today on my desktop, I had Duru\u2019s Lemon Flower and Selin\u2019s Juniper Colognes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Selin<\/strong> has been produced by Eczac\u0131ba\u015f\u0131 (a Turkish pharmaceutical company)\u00a0 since 1912. I love their Juniper Blue Spruce fragrance.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n Duru<\/strong> is famous for its Lemon Cologne. Duru\u2019s Lemon Cologne is the most popular Kolonya in Turkey.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n Rebul<\/strong> is a company that was established in 1895. They are known for cologne products reflecting Turkish traditions and fragrances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Rebul\u2019s brand, Atelier Rebul, offers cologne in stylish bottles with rare scents such as lemongrass and honey, amber, jasmine, rose, magnolia, fig, lavender, verbena, and ginger.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ey\u00fcp Sabri Tuncer has been<\/strong> another Turkish Kolonya producer since the 1920s. This old brand is another quality brand for Turkish Kolonya.<\/p>\n\n\nThe Turkish Kolonya <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Turkish Limon Kolonyasi<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Aromas of Turkish Kolonya<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Figs<\/td> Blossoms<\/td> Rose<\/td><\/tr> Lemon<\/td> Jasmine<\/td> Citrus<\/td><\/tr> Tobacco<\/td> Juniper<\/td> Lavender<\/td><\/tr> Green Tea<\/td> Lime<\/td> Mandarine<\/td><\/tr> Honeysuckle<\/td> Cherry Flower<\/td> Blue Spruce<\/td><\/tr> Hazelnut<\/td> Lilium<\/td> Lily<\/td><\/tr> Lemongrass<\/td> Magnolia<\/td> Verbena<\/td><\/tr> Ginger<\/td> Apple<\/td> Olive Flower<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> What is Turkish cologne used for? <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Why does the Turkish Cologne’s smell not last?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
What are the best Turkish Cologne brands? <\/h2>\n\n\n\n