Like you Madderbat I also bought a heap back from Turkey a few years back. It was just so cheap on the market. It still colours the dish, but I don't think there's any taste from it (is there ever any taste?)
I'm looking at doing a trek either in Turkey or Morocco perhaps in April, so could always bring a bit back.
Anybody know what is else is good to bring back from these parts? And which has a reasonable shelf life!