Bigsugar
My name is Tarik Buyukseker . I am the owner and founder of Big Sugar
Pty Ltd. You might be wondering why I called my business “Big Sugar”,
it’s a simple play on my surname. Translated from Turkish to English
Buyuk (Big) seker (sugar).
I
was born in Turkey but now reside in Sydney. I have always had a
passion and flair for creativity and the arts. When I’m not running my
business I spend time playing the guitar (or should I say one of many
that I have) and writing Turkish music.
My
homeland is an extremely diverse and interesting country, I grew up in
Istanbul (formally Constantinople) and its diversity comes from spanning
two continents, Asia and Europe.
Turkey
has been the centre for art and textiles for centuries, and the designs
in the products you see on the Big Sugar website reflects the history
of Turkey.
Some
interesting facts you may not be aware of, the precious stone Turquoise
actually comes from Turkey, this stone for many centuries was called
Turku Ozu and translates into English as Real Turkish. Obviously today
we know this as Turquoise.
Turquoise appears everywhere in Turkey, from its Mosques to the tiles in the Hamam to the beautiful hand made jewelries.
For
years I have wanted to share the beautiful designs of Turkey with the
Australian people. The products Big Sugar provides embodies all that is
wonderful abut Turkey, the colours, history, art and culture.
Many
of the Pashminas you will see include the flower Tulip, the reason for
this is that the Tulip is in fact the national flower of Turkey. Tulips
were first discovered in Persia and Turkey. If you ever have the chance
to visit Istanbul in its summer months you will have the wonderful
experience of seeing the Tulip festival.