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Film | Schmutziges Geld in Istanbul
See: https://youtu.be/EiPUo7tvATo (Reel 5 of 5 of a Canadian 9,5mm Pathé-Baby print with notched titles. )" Wong doesn’t disappoint in the title role, as a lowly nightclub dancer in some vague Eastern...
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TIFF 2018 | Saf by Ali Vatansever
Saf - Mood Video 2 - Short from Ali Vatansever on Vimeo.Mavi Boncuk | Saf TRAILERAli VatanseverTurkey, Germany, Romania, 2018, STCCast + CreditsDirector: Ali VatanseverCast: Saadet Isil Aksoy Erol...
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Word Origin | Yastık, Yorgan, Battaniye, Pike, Çarşaf
Mavi Boncuk |Yastık : pillow EN[1]from oldTR yasta- yassıltmak +Ik from oldTRyas- yaymak, açmak +It-→ yassıOldest Source yastuk "bir tür sikke, yassılaştırılmış şey" [ Uygurca (1100 yılından önce) ]...
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1919 | The Sivas Congress
Mustafa Kemal had already been building a new base of support to replace the authority he derived from his official position. On June 19, 1919, he met in Amasya with some of the men who were to join...
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In Memoriam | Aram Gülyüz (1931-2018)
Mavi Boncuk |Aram Gulyuz, a Turkish-Armenian director who produced over 200 feature movies, has died September 1, 2018 in Istanbul at age 87. He was born in the city’s Sisli district in April 13,...
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EU Watch | MAM Circulates
Mavi Boncuk | Free movement of workers is a fundamental principle of the Treaty enshrined in Article 45 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and developed by EU secondary legislation...
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EU Watch | MAM Needs More Steps
Mavi Boncuk | The Helsinki European Council of December 1999 granted the status of candidate country to Turkey. European Council of December 2004 confirmed that Turkey fulfils the Copenhagen political...
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Venice Bienale Film 2018 | Alfonso and Mahmut
Alfonso Cuaron’s black-and-white Mexican drama Roma has scooped the Golden Lion at the 75th Venice Film Festival. This is the first movie from Netflix to take such an honor at a major festival, and the...
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55th International Antalya Film Festival | Competition Films
Mavi Boncuk |Films to compete in the 55th International Antalya Film Festival this year are announced. 8 international and 2 national important films with take place in the international competition...
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Malatya International Film Platform
Feature Film Competition Jury will be headed by well known Turkish film director Nuri Bilge Ceylan. The festival will hand out Lifetime Achievement awards to director Osman Sınav and actors Şener Şen...
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Word Origin | Bardak, Sürahi
Mavi Boncuk |Bardak : cup, mug glass EN [1] oldTR bart su içilen kap +Ak. Oldest Source: "testi, sürahi" [ Mukaddimetü'l-Edeb (1300 yılından önce) : dıḳaçlu bardak yā süzeklü ] [ Codex Cumanicus (1300)...
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Ottoman Metrology
The first Turkish publication on the metric system had appeared in Cairo in 1836 in a translated French geometry textbook. The work was translated by an Istanbul trained artillery officer...
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EU Watch | MAM Hates Economic War
Mavi Boncuk | Rising trade tensions between the United States and the rest of the world could cost the global economy $430bn
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Sultan's Chelengk | Nelson’s Lost Jewel
Pop-Up Nelson ExhibitionAlongside our recently discovered portrait of Vice-Admiral Lord Nelson, Philip Mould & Co. are delighted to be exhibiting a dazzling replica of the Nelson's lost Chelengk...
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EU Watch | EURO 2024...Not Turkey but Germany... “Du gehst mir auf den Keks”
Mavi Boncuk | Germany to host Euro 2024 after beating off competition from Turkey. This is Turkey’s fourth defeat in the past five Euro bidding races. It had been hoping to mark the republic’s 100th...
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Word Origin | Rüküş, Lüks, Dandi, Zırtapoz, Dalavere
Mavi Boncuk | Rüküş: sıfat Gülünç bir biçimde giyinip süslenen (kadın) fromAR ruḳşe; fromFR luxe gösteriş, gösterişli Latin luxus, luxur- aşırılık, israf, tantana, debdebe , ratty adj. , chavette...
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In Memoriam Charles Aznavour (1924-2018)
Mavi Boncuk |Charles Aznavour (1924-2018)Charles Aznavour (/æznəvʊər/; French: [ʃaʁl aznavuʁ]; born Shahnour Vaghinag Aznavourian, Armenian: Շահնուր Վաղինակ Ազնավուրեան; 22 May 1924 – 1 October 2018)...
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Awards | Adana International Film Festival
Mavi Boncuk |Directorial duo Cagla Zencirci and Guillaume Giovanetti’s drama Sibel[1]and Tolga Karacelik’s quirky road movie Butterflies were among the top winners at the Adana International Film...
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16 May 1912 | Surrender at Rhodes
Mavi Boncuk | 16 May 1912: surrender of the Turkish garrison in Rhodes to the Italian general Ameglio near Psithos. (From Italian weekly La Domenica del Corriere, 26 May – 2 June 1912).
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Book | Russian Hajj Empire and the Pilgrimage to Mecca
REVIEWUniversity Citation: Professor Charles Shaw, review of Russian Hajj: Empire and the Pilgrimage to Mecca, (review no. 2130) DOI: 10.14296/RiH/2014/2130 Date accessed: 5 October, 2018Mavi Boncuk...
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