A traditional fragrance has found new popularity in Turkey since the start of the COVID-19 health crisis. Kolonya, a Turkish cologne that smells strongly of lemon or lavender, is an ethanol-based ...

"Lemon cologne includes at least 80% ethanol," he pointed out, while other common scent varieties – jasmine, tobacco, lavender, amber, and white tea – include more than 70% to serve as a ...

The habit caught on, and cologne made its way into Turkish vocabulary, initially as odikolon (from eau de Cologne) and eventually as kolonya. To this day, in homes across Anatolia, ...