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The Vallahades of Macedonia
"Similar groups that display features of an ethnic group while being definable in social or religious terms were not a rarity in the Balkans. Such groups were for instance the Vallahades...
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Word Origins | Şantiye
Mavi Boncuk | Şantiye: from FR chantier[1] inşaat iskelesi, inşaat yeri from LAT cantharius yük atı, beygir .Site[2] of any type of construction, Shipyard, yard[3], work site, job site, building site,...
View ArticleArticle | The economic impact of COVID-19 on Turkey
Mavi Boncuk |SOURCE The economic impact of COVID-19 on Turkey May 26, 2020Selva DemiralpSelva Demiralp is a Professor of Economics at Koç University and Director of the Koç University-TUSIAD Economic...
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The “BYZANTINE DINNER” Menu
Byzantine food consumption varied by class. The Imperial Palace was a metropolis of spices and exotic recipes; guests were entertained with fruits, honey-cakes and syrupy sweetmeats. Ordinary people...
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Yarina Tek Bilet on NETFLIX
Mavi Boncuk | One-Way to Tomorrow (2020) Yarina Tek Bilet (original title)1h 30min | Comedy, Romance | TV Movie JUNE 19, 2020 ON NETFLIX. A romantic story of two strangers who come across each other on...
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Brand Finance Turkey 2020
Mavi Boncuk |Turkey's flag carrier Turkish Airlines remained to be the most valuable brand in the country in 2020, according to a leading London-based independent branded business valuation and...
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“Mamma, li Turchi!” | Greece Italy EEZ
See: Against All Odds:Turkey’s Position in the Eastern MediterraneanMavi Boncuk | Greece and Italy signed an agreement Tuesday that marks the maritime boundary in the Ionian Sea between the exclusive...
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Paintings by Abdulmecid Efendi
Mavi Boncuk |A painting by Abdulmecid (29 May 1868 – 23 August 1944) depicting his Circassian wife Şehsuvar Kadınefendi[1] playing violin, Hatice (also known as lady Ophelia) playing piano, and his son...
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Book | Architect of Sultan Abdülmecid William James Smith
The Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (İBB) Culture Inc. has published (2016) a book titled, ‘Sultan Abdülmecid'in Bir Mimarı: William James Smith,' [1]which covers artworks by the British architect,...
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Müfide Kadri (1889-1912)
Mavi Boncuk |Müfide KadriMüfide Kadri Hanım (1889/90, in Istanbul – 1912, in Istanbul) was a Turkish painter and composer; one of the first female artists in Turkey and the first professional female...
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Orientalism | Sarkis Diranian (1854-1918)
Sarkis Diranian (1854-1918) A reclining nude signed 'Sarkis Diranian.' (lower left) oil on canvas 33 x 46 cm. Mavi Boncuk |Sarkis Diranian (Armenian: Սարգիս Տիրանեան; 1854 in Constantinople, now...
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Daniel Panzac (1933-2012)
Mavi Boncuk | Daniel Panzac ( Lille , 1st September 1933 - Aix-en-Provence , 7th December 2012 ) was a French historian and orientalist from the Mediterranean in the Ottoman era .Graduated in...
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Book | Folklore de Constantinople , by Jean Nicolaïdes and Henry Carnoy
Mavi Boncuk | Folklore de Constantinople , by Jean Nicolaïdes and Henry Carnoy, Paris, E. Lechevalier, 1894Henri CarnoyFrench biographer and folklorist(b.May 12 , 1861- Warloy-Baillon (Somme)-...
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Word Origins | Sıklet
Mavi Boncuk |Sıklet: weight[1], heft[2] EN; fromAR s̠iḳla ͭ ثقلة [#s̠ḳl mr.] ağırlık, hantallık AR s̠aḳula ثقُل ağır idi (Hebrew şḳl שקל ağır olma, tartma from akkadian şaḳālu . Oldest source: [...
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Vagliano Brothers of Kefalonia|Cefalonia
The unique success of the Greeks was that they created the global shipping business while still retaining the traditional family character that had characterized Greek shipping. What happened to the...
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Orientalism | Ludwig Deutsch (1855–1935)
For centuries, western artists have turned to North Africa and the Middle East as a source of inspiration and wonder. “The Orient”, a descriptor coined in the nineteenth century, was understood as a...
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Orientalism | Paul Joanowits (1859 - 1957)
Mavi Boncuk | Paja Jovanović | Paul Joanowits (1859 - 1957) [1]Paul Joanowits1859 - 1957SERBIANBASHI-BAZOUKS BEFORE A GATEWAYsigned P. Joanowits lower rightoil on panel46 by 35cm., 18 by 14¾in.Painted...
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Flag of Izmir | Toplumsal Tarih Mart 2020 | 315. sayısı
Mavi Boncuk |Toplumsal Tarih Mart 2020 | 315. sayısıTarih Vakfı; son yıllarda İstanbul dışına yönelerek çeşitli şehirlerde faaliyetlerini artırmak, düzenli etkinliklerde bulunmak amacıyla çeşitli...
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Nikolaus Meyer-Landrut, to head the EU delegation to Turkey
Mavi Boncuk | Former chief adviser for European affairs to German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Berlin’s current ambassador to France and Monaco, Nikolaus Meyer-Landrut[1], has been appointed head of...
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