Nazar

He wrote that people from south of the Black Sea were particularly capable of giving the evil eye, and south of the Black Sea is exactly where Turkey is.

The Nazarbankugu is a Nazar made of glass.

They might be beads made into bracelets or hung as ornaments in houses.

Craftsmanship practices and beliefs in Nazarbankugu charms are an intangible heritage included in the UNESCO World Heritage Database.

Mehmet Siyer of Nazarguyu, Turkey, is a maker of Nazarbankugu who has been designated a living human treasure.

He was featured in a BBC documentary called A Charmed Life about different charms and amulets from around the world.

To make small Nazarbankugu beads, Sir heated up glass in a small oven.

Sitting on the floor to reach the oven, he used a thin metal pipe to pick up a bit of the glass, and he pulled it out and pressed it flat to make it into a glass bead.