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Word Origins | Kuruş, Lira, Para
Mavi Boncuk |Kuruş: i. (< ġuruş[1]\, Alm. Groschen < Lat. denarius grossus “büyük sikke”)1. 1 liranın yüzde biri değerindeki Türk para birimi, guruş: Dokuz kuruş bu hasır, siz sekiz verin haydi...
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Orientalism | Gyula Tornai 1861 – 1928
Gyula TornaiHungarian, 1861 – 1928FollowGyula Tornai was a Hungarian painter, now featured in the Hungarian National Gallery. He was a noted painter in the Orientalist genre.Tornai was born in Görgö,...
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In Memoriam | Osman Sınav (1956-2025)
Mavi Boncuk |Sınav died on 20 March 2025 in Istanbul following a long struggle with cancer. Osman Sınav (1956 – 20 March 2025) was a Turkish director, producer and screenwriter.Sınav studied art and...
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In Memoriam | Filiz Akın ( 1943 -2025)
Filiz Akın, one of the legendary names of Turkish cinema, has passed away at the age of 82. Akın was laid to rest by her relatives in Aşiyan Cemetery. The legendary actress had been struggling with...
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Recommended |KUZUBUDU Osmanlı Yemekleri
Mavi Boncuk | KUZUBUDU Osmanlı Yemekleri ile örülmüş bir lezzet sığınağSample https://kuzubudu.com/fukara-salatasi/#more-448
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Word Origins | Ekmek, Somun, Francala, Pandispanya, Çörek
Mavi Boncuk |Ekmek, Somun, Francala, Pandispanya, ÇörekEKMEK i. Bread EN [1] (Eski Türk. etmek’ten benzeşme ile ekmek)1. Unun su ile yoğrulmasından elde edilen hamurun fırın, saç veya tandırda...
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Book | The Oriental Dancer: The Constantinople Trilogy, 1, by Metin Arditi
Mavi Boncuk |New release (March 5, 2025): The book The Oriental Dancer: The Constantinople Trilogy, 1, by Metin Arditi[1], publisher: GrassetConstantinople, end of the Ottoman Empire. Gülgül, a young...
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Film | Cycle / Döngü (2024) by Erkan Tahhuşoğlu
CYCLE / Döngü Turkey/ 2024 / 81’ / DCP / Color / Turkish, Albanian / English SubtitlesDirector: Erkan Tahhuşoğlu; Screenplay: Erkan Tahhuşoğlu; Director of Photography: İlker Berke; Art Director:...
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Film | Edge of Night / Gecenin Kıyısıt (2024) by Türker Süer
Mavi Boncuk | Edge of Night / Gecenin Kıyısı Türkiye, Germany/ 2024 / 85’ / DCP / Color / Turkish / English Subtitles Director: Türker Süer; Screenplay: Türker Süer; Director of Photography: Matteo...
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Film | Hakkı (2024) by Hikmet Kerem Özcan
Mavi Boncuk |HakkıTürkiye / 2024 / 95’ / DCP / Color / Turkish / English SubtitlesDirector: Hikmet Kerem Özcan; Screenplay: Hikmet Kerem Özcan; Director Of Photography: Burak Baybars; Art Director:...
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Film | Fidan (2024) by Ayçıl Yeltan
Mavi Boncuk | FidanTürkiye / 2024 / 79’29’’ / DCP / Color / Turkish / English Subtitles Director: Ayçıl Yeltan; Screenplay: Ayçıl Yeltan; Director of Photography: Arda Yıldıran; Art Director: Canip...
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In Memoriam | Volkan Konak (1967– 2025)
Turkish singer Volkan Konak passed away at 58 on Sunday night. In the late evening of 30 March 2025, Konak suffered a medical emergency and collapsed while on stage; he died shortly afterwards, early...
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Turkish Cinema, 1970–2007: A Bibliography and Analysis
Mavi Boncuk | Turkish Cinema, 1970–2007: A Bibliography and Analysis New Editionby Kerem Kayi (Author), Ekkehard Ellinger (Author): Publisher : Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der...
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Review: New Turkish Cinema By Olaf Möller
Mavi Boncuk |Columns | Books Around: New Turkish CinemaBy Olaf Möller[1] "I write regularly for Stadt-Revue, which is something like the Village Voice of my beloved hometown. Then there's film-dienst,...
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44th Istanbul Film Festival | Turkish Films of Golden Tulip Competition
Mavi Boncuk | 44th Istanbul Film Festival 11-22 April 2025IIFF 2025 | Turkish Films of Golden Tulip CompetitionTHE SHALLOW TALE OF A WRITER WHO DECIDED TO WRITE ABOUT A SERIAL KILLERDirector: Tolga...
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44th Istanbul Film Festival 11-22 April 2025 | HONORARY AND OUTSTANDING...
Mavi Boncuk |CINEMA HONORARY AWARD ZUHAL OLCAY■ She graduated from Ankara State Conservatory. In the 1980s, she starred in various TV productions, including her first TV film, Sönmüş Ocak, and later...
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Turkish Billionaires according to Forbes
Forbes announced the list of dollar billionaires, saying “The billionaires club has never been bigger,” and has passed the 3,000-person threshold for the first time in history. Türkiye’s 35...
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International Urla Gastronomy Film Festival | May 2 – May 4, 2025
Mavi Boncuk | International Urla Gastronomy Film FestivalMay 2 • 12:00 – May 4 • 23:30The International Urla Gastronomy Film Festival aims to bring gastronomy and cinema together, sharing the flavorful...
View ArticleBook | Devlet Ana
Mavi Boncuk | Devlet Ana is a historical novel, one of the most important works of Kemal Tahir, one of the important writers of Turkish literature, published in 1967. It deals with the expansion of the...
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Bab-i Ali Street |Environs of The Sublime Porte
Mavi Boncuk |BAB-I ALI STREETThe street that starts from Eminönü and intersects with Divanyolu Street from the north gate of the Istanbul Governor's Office building, following the Iranian Consulate, is...
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Osman Hamdi Sale | Preparing Coffee, from 1881
Mavi Boncuk |A painting by 19th-century Ottoman painter Osman Hamdi Bey, recently rediscovered, has sold for £1 million ($1.3 million) at a London[1] auction, drawing strong interest from collectors...
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In Memoriam | Ali Özgentürk ( 1945 – 2025)
Director and screenwriter Ali Özgentürk has passed away at the age of 80. Documentary director, journalist and writer Nebil Özgentürk announced the death of his brother, director Ali Özgentürk, on...
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Word Origins | Ekmek, Somun, Çörek, Pandispanya, Francala, Kek, Pasta, Turta...
Mavi Boncuk |Ekmek, Somun, Francala, Pandispanya, ÇörekEKMEK: i. Bread EN [1] (Eski Türk. etmek’ten benzeşme ile ekmek)1. Unun su ile yoğrulmasından elde edilen hamurun fırın, saç veya tandırda...
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Sabbatean Religious Community in the Ottoman Era
Mavi Boncuk | Sabbatean religious community was a messianic religious movement established around the Jewish theologian Nathan of Gaza (1643–80) and the Kabbalist Sabbatai Zevi (1626–76), a Jewish...
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Profile | Albert Howe Lybyer (1876 – 1949)
The government of the Ottoman Empire in the time of Suleiman the MagnificentLink: In English from GutenbergAlbert Howe Lybyer"The Government of the Ottoman Empire in the Time of Suleiman the...
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