Nazar Bonjuk is a Turkish good-luck "evil eye" charm. Wear one when you arrive in Turkey and it'll make Turks you meet break into a smile.
Wear one or two where everyone can see--on your collar, lapel, shirt pocket or hat, or even as earrings. Turks will notice them and smile because the Nazar Bonjuk (naa-ZAAR bone-jook) is such a Turkish thing.
They'll be surprised and delighted to see you, a foreigner, wearing a Nazar. It tells them that you're a friend who is interested in Turkish culture and crafts, and you'll get a warm reception.
The Nazar Bonjuk was born of the age-old "evil eye" superstition that one person can cast a spell on another. To prevent this, form millennia Anatolian artisans have created blue glass "eyes" that "look" straight back at the spell-caster as if to say "I see what you're doing, and you can't get away with it!"
It has no religious significance, and few people really believe in the evil eye superstition anymore. But it's such an enjoyable tradition, and a beautiful little piece of craft-art, that you'll see Nazar Bonjuks all over Turkey--especially on babies. No self-respecting Turkish parents, no matter how worldly or sophisticated, would allow their precious bundle of joy to spend an unguarded moment without a Nazar Bonjuk pinned to its snuggly, sunsuit or diaper.
The Nazar Bonjuk is not just for kids. You see them in cars and on boats. They are everywhere. Everyone must be well protected!
Nazar Bonjuk evil eye charms are hand-crafted of blown glass in Turkey, and appear in many shapes and sizes.
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Funnily enough I asked them what Bonjuk meant and they told me it meant pear, [:0][
] somehow something got lost in translation 
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