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Derin Tarih has an article on the Turkish Immigration to US.
Mavi Boncuk |
Blogosphere is full of misinformation mostly due to an Erkan Ugur interview. Achilleas Poulos (Ahilleas Pulas) is nor Armenian but an Ottoman Greek emigre to US in 1918, most possibly from Bandirma. Yet, his best friend was Armenian Marko Melkon[1] the best man at his wedding[2]. Being from Izmir Marko must be very conversant in Greek as well as Armenian.
Poulos Website
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[1] Oud player "Marko" Melkon Alemsherian (1895-1963) was one of the most important early figures of Middle Eastern and belly dance music in the United States. An ethnic Armenian born in Izmir (formerly Smyrna), Turkey, he settled in America in 1921 after having spent time in Greece to avoid serving in the Ottoman army. In many ways, Marko was typical of the great Anatolian musicians of the late 19th and early 20th Centuries in that although he was Armenian, most of his songs' lyrics were sung in Turkish. Since he was originally from Izmir, which at one time had a large Greek population, and had spent time in Greece as a young man, he was also comfortable singing in this language as well. Such versatility demonstrates the mixed heritage of Middle Eastern/belly dance music. The genre is not the sole product of any one group from the old Ottoman Empire but instead a combination of musical styles of both the dominant Turks as well as that of minorities such as Armenians and Greeks who lived in Anatolia. This is why belly dance music can be found throughout the Middle East and eastern Mediterranean areas. Any region ruled by the Ottoman Turks tended to reflect their cultural influence filtered through the indigenous population's own musical folkways. More at
[2] Qouted from his grand daughter Stacy Poulos
neden geldim amerika'ya
tutuldam kaldım avare
şimdi bin kere pişmanım
fakat geçti ah ne çare
ahh gelmez olaydım
ahh görmez olaydım
tek seni şirin amerika
görmez olaydım, gelmez olaydım.
bandırma'nın kış denizi
gemileri dizi dizi
merhametsiz insafın yok mu?
niçin mahzun ettin sen bizi
ahh kaçmaz olaydım
ahh aşmaz olaydım
tek seni cilveli bandırma
kaçmaz olaydım
aşmaz olaydım
Derin Tarih has an article on the Turkish Immigration to US.Mavi Boncuk |
Blogosphere is full of misinformation mostly due to an Erkan Ugur interview. Achilleas Poulos (Ahilleas Pulas) is nor Armenian but an Ottoman Greek emigre to US in 1918, most possibly from Bandirma. Yet, his best friend was Armenian Marko Melkon[1] the best man at his wedding[2]. Being from Izmir Marko must be very conversant in Greek as well as Armenian.
Poulos Website
[2] Qouted from his grand daughter Stacy Poulos
neden geldim amerika'ya
tutuldam kaldım avare
şimdi bin kere pişmanım
fakat geçti ah ne çare
ahh gelmez olaydım
ahh görmez olaydım
tek seni şirin amerika
görmez olaydım, gelmez olaydım.
bandırma'nın kış denizi
gemileri dizi dizi
merhametsiz insafın yok mu?
niçin mahzun ettin sen bizi
ahh kaçmaz olaydım
ahh aşmaz olaydım
tek seni cilveli bandırma
kaçmaz olaydım
aşmaz olaydım