I really enjoyed reading about your experience. On a side note, if those offerings happened at the Turkish side, you didn't need to worry about taroof. As someo

I really enjoyed reading about your experience. On a side note, if those offerings happened at the Turkish side, you didn't need to worry about taroof. As someone who was born and raised in Turkey for 18 years and now living in the US, I can tell you that I had never heard of taroof. You could have accepted those offerings without worry. :)