According to popular Turkish belief a dark look has the power to inflict misfortune on a person or property. The amulet of the Nazar is believed to absorb these foreboding energies. Enameled with deep blue and bright white, the eye design is a mimicry of the blue eyes that ancient Turkic peoples associated with witchcraft and sorcery. The bead’s design takes this magical power, and turns it into a protective force.