Ararat restaurant

[Helen]

Do I understand right that Turks opened restaurant in US called "Ararat"???

http://www.ararat-tapas.com/

[Joseph]

Do I understand right that Turks opened restaurant in US called "Ararat"???

http://www.ararat-tapas.com/

Possibly. Though they could be Bolsahye. I think the Turks use the name Agri Dagh for Ararat.

[bell-the-cat]

Aren't there Masonic-like "fraternity" clubs in America whose members go around wearing fezes and swearing alliegance to Ararat or similar such weirdness?

[Joseph]

Aren't there Masonic-like "fraternity" clubs in America whose members go around wearing fezes and swearing alliegance to Ararat or similar such weirdness?

I wouldn't be surprised if there were.

[Helen]

The site mentions Istanbul and Turkish coffee and the owners' names sound Turkish to me...
I just can't believe!

[bell-the-cat]

I wouldn't be surprised if there were.

Look, hundreds of them, complete with fezzes.

1946-Photo-Frank-S-Land-Class-Ararat-Shrine-Shriners

Also:
1984-Ararat-Templo-Harry-Truman-Mason-Event-Cover

[Joseph]

It stands to reason, due to Ararats depiction in the Old Testament as the resting place for Noah's Ark, some people will names clubs or whatever after Mt. Ararat.

[Joseph]

The site mentions Istanbul and Turkish coffee and the owners' names sound Turkish to me...
I just can't believe!

Many Bolsahyes have Turkish names. My wife does for instance.

I know that Zildjian cymbals are advertised as "Turkish Cymbals" despite that fact that the formula was created by Armenians and the company has been in the same family for over five hundred years. I even remember reading that one of the family members took part in Operation Nemesis after WWI.

Could they be Armenians? Perhaps.

[Helen]

Many Bolsahyes have Turkish names. My wife does for instance.

I know that Zildjian cymbals are advertised as "Turkish Cymbals" despite that fact that the formula was created by Armenians and the company has been in the same family for over five hundred years. I even remember reading that one of the family members took part in Operation Nemesis after WWI.

Could they be Armenians? Perhaps.

Ararat’s Owner Koch Salgut and Chef Caskun Bektas...
Don't know if they have Armenian roots ...If we ever open restaurant it is def going to be called "Ararat"! ...

[bell-the-cat]

It stands to reason, due to Ararats depiction in the Old Testament as the resting place for Noah's Ark, some people will names clubs or whatever after Mt. Ararat.

And wear a fez embroidered with curved cartoon-like swords? And carry white cane walking-sticks?

There is some other, North American-specific custom going on there, I think.