nazar amulet

The Nazar is an eye-shaped amulet believed to protect against the evil eye, especially in Turkish culture. Depicted as a rich blue, round bead with a black dot in the middle, ringed with white and light blue, resembling an eye. Commonly used to represent the eye, observation through the senses, fascination through the senses, envy, jealousy, and Turkey and Turkish culture. Also used more generally for its blue color. The design for WhatsApp and Facebook includes a small hole, such as for threading the amulet onto a string or chain.