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El Kuds | The Mutasarrifate of Jerusalem, Ottoman Years
Image extracted from page 529 of Syrie, Liban et Palestine. Géographie administrative, statistique, descriptive et raisonnée., by CUINET, Vital. Original held and digitised by the British Library. The...
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Occupied Enemy Territory Administration Sectors in Syrian Vilahyets 1918
Mavi Boncuk | Occupied Enemy Territory Administration Sectors in Syrian Vilahyets 1918The Occupied Enemy Territory Administration (OETA) was a joint British and French military administration over...
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Word Origin | Dekont
Mavi Boncuk |Dekont:"hesap dökümü" [ Cumhuriyet - newspaper, 1947]1. bordro, dekont yazmak ve hesab yapmak from FR décompte; discount EN indirim, iskonto,TR 2. hesap dökümü from FR de+ compter...
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Word Origin | Marka
A trademark, trade mark, or trade-mark is a recognizable sign, design, or expression which identifies products or services of a particular source from those of others, although trademarks used to...
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Istanbul Declaration on Al-Quds
ISTANBUL: Leaders from the the world’s main pan-Islamic body on Wednesday urged the international community to recognise East Jerusalem as the Palestinian capital after US President Donald Trump...
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Film | Arîn by Mizgin Mujde Arslan
Mavi Boncuk |Original Title: ArînUK/ 2017/ 10:40 minDirector: Mizgin Mujde ArslanProducer: Lisya YafetProduction Company: Blue artCinematography: Ozgur KarakayaScriptwriter: Mizgin Mujde ArslanEditor:...
View ArticleTurkey | UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Lists
Mavi Boncuk |TurkeyThe Arts of the Meddah, Public Storytellers[1]The Mevlevi Sema CeremonyKaragöz and HacivatÂşıklık traditionTraditional Sohbet meetingsKırkpınar oil wrestling festivalSemah,...
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EU Watch | MAM Needs Justice
EU Watch | MAM Needs JusticeMavi Boncuk | A Turkish-Iranian gold trader whose prosecution in Manhattan drew sharp criticism from Turkey has pleaded guilty and is cooperating with the American...
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Istanbul Declaration On “Freedom For Al Quds”
Istanbul Declaration On “Freedom For Al Quds” Extraordinary Islamic Summit Conference Istanbul, Republic Of Turkey 24 Rabi' Awwal 1439 Ah 13 December 2017 Oic Extraordinary Summit Istanbul Declaration...
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Sykes Picot Agreement Map
Mavi Boncuk | Sykes Picot Agreement Map an enclosure in Paul Cambon's letter to Sir Edward Grey, 9 May 1916,
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Book | Frontline Turkey: The Conflict at the Heart of the Middle East
Frontline Turkey: The Conflict at the Heart of the Middle East’ by Ezgi Başaran (IB Tauris, 224 pages)Turkey is on the front line of the war which is consuming Syria and the Middle East. Its role is...
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Deep Fried Dough | From Lokma to Ponçik, Pişi to Sufganiyah
Mavi Boncuk |Lokma (Turkish), loukoumades (Greek: λουκουμάδες, singular λουκουμάς, loukoumas), zalabyieh (Arabic: زلابية), or bāmiyeh (Persian: بامیه)—see etymology below—are pastries made of deep...
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2017 | Turkish Box Office
Compared to 2016, Ticket sales are up 22.0% and Box Office receipts are up 25.9% (841.998.458 TL| US$ 220.451.916). Top 10 films had 40.74% of ticket sales.All time Box Office Ranking of Turkish...
View ArticleCholera Plague and Malaria Epidemics
Mavi Boncuk |Plague Epidemic in Smyrna, 1765Author(s) : Shariat-Panahi S. Mohammad T. (5/25/2002)Translation : Velentzas GeorgiosFor citation: Shariat-Panahi S. Mohammad T., "Plague Epidemic in Smyrna,...
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Famine in Asia Minor, 1873-1875
Mavi Boncuk |Famine in Asia Minor, 1873-1875Famine in Asia Minor, 1873-1875 - has not been published yetΛιμός στη Μ. Ασία, 1873-1875 (14/10/2005 v.1)In 1873, a famine appeared in Central Asia Minor,...
View ArticlePaul Lange (1857 – 1919)
Mavi Boncuk |Paul Lange (October 12, 1857 – December 2, 1919) was a German musician, teacher, orchestra and choir leader living and working in Istanbul. Lange "europeanized" Turkish military music and...
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In memoriam | Münir Özkul (1925 –2018)
Veteran actor Münir Özkul died on Jan. 5 at the age of 93. Özkul had been suffering from a respiratory disease and dementia since 2003 and had been treated in his home in Istanbul for a long time....
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In memoriam | Aydın Boysan (1921 – 2018)
Mavi Boncuk |Aydın Boysan (17 June 1921 – 5 January 2018) was a Turkish architect, academic, author and essayist.Born in İstanbul , his father Esat was an accountant and his mother Nevreste was a...
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The Great Thessaloniki Fire of 1917
Mavi Boncuk | The Great Thessaloniki Fire of 1917 (Greek: Μεγάλη Πυρκαγιά της Θεσσαλονίκης, 1917) destroyed two thirds of the city of Thessaloniki, the second-largest city in Greece, leaving more than...
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