History of History magazines
Tarih-i Osmani Encümeni MecmuasıMavi Boncuk |The brightest years in the name of history magazines were 1950s in our country, where history is loved with a little bit of magazine and heroism. There is,...
View ArticleRaffles Istanbul Ruffles Hotel Feathers in 2020
Mavi Boncuk | The World's Best Awards 2020Demonstrating the importance of location, hotels in the center of town captured most of the spots on this year’s list, including the No. 4 Ritz Paris (near the...
View ArticleBayburt Honey Registered
Mavi Boncuk | Traditionally produced natural honey in Turkey’s northeastern Bayburt province has been certified with a geographical indication, marking the first product in the Black Sea city.The...
View ArticleWord origin | Mesafe
Sosyal mesafe | Social DistanceMavi Boncuk | Mesafe: uzaklık, yolculuk menzili (ﻣﺴﺎﻓﻪ) i. from AR mesāfe. Distance EN[1]MESÂFE1. Uzaklık, ara: Hesnâ Hanım’ın şakalarıyle yolun mesâfesi pek belli...
View ArticleBook | Caliphate Redefined: The Mystical Turn in Ottoman Political Thought
Mavi Boncuk |Caliphate Redefined: The Mystical Turn in Ottoman Political ThoughtHow the Ottomans refashioned and legitimated their rule through mystical imageries of authorityHüseyin...
View ArticleKelime-i Tevhid for Eid
Mavi Boncuk | Kelime-i Tevhid[1] for Eid. “ La İlahe İllallah, Muhammedün Resulullah ” According to Edward Lane's Lexicon on classical Arabic, tawhid is an infinite noun that means "He asserted, or...
View ArticlePhotography | Gaspard-Pierre-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière
An early traveler in ottoman lands.Mavi Boncuk |Engraving of one of the first photographs of the Muslim cemetery of Damascus. Daguerreotype photograph taken by Pierre-Gustave Joly (Pierre-Gustave Joly...
View ArticleGreek pirate of the Aegean. Palicari
Mavi Boncuk | Greek pirate of the Aegean. Palicari.[1]Pirate grec de l'Archipel. Palicar1843Bibliographic CitationGOUPIL-FESQUET, Frédéric Auguste Antoine. Voyage d’Horace Vernet en Orient rédigé par...
View ArticleTürkçe'de Yunanca Kelimeler
Mavi Boncuk |A-Abis: Άβυσσος (Âvisos). Denizlerin (okyanusların) en derin bölümü.Açelya: Αζαλέα (Azalêa). Bir bitki türü.Afyon: Όπιο (Ôpio). Latinceye "Opıum" olarak geçmiştir.Ahlat: Αχλάδι (Ahlâdi)....
View ArticleByzantine granary found in ancient city of Amorium in central Turkey
Mavi Boncuk |A granary containing 11 pithoi[1], which are large storage containers, filled with wheat and dating back to the ninth-century Byzantine period, was found during excavations in the ancient...
View ArticlePhotography | Joseph-Philibert Girault de Prangey
See also: IH Christie's Important Daguerreotypes by Joseph-Philibert Girault de Prangey, Part II London 5/18/03 Sale 6978Mavi Boncuk | Joseph-Philibert Girault de Prangey (21 October 1804 – 7 December...
View ArticleBook | The Midnight Express Phenomenon
Alan Parker, a British director whose wildly eclectic films included a gangster musical with child actors (“Bugsy Malone”), a grim account of prison life (“Midnight Express”), a civil rights drama set...
View ArticleWord Origin | Kâğıt
Mavi Boncuk |Ottomans procured paper originally from Eastern sources.Some later sources mention Amasya in the early 14th century. During the period of Şadgeldi Pasha, significant development activities...
View ArticleWord Origin | Çakıntı
Mavi Boncuk |ÇAKINTI. (Argo) İçki meclisi. Çak- ‘içki içmek’ + fiilden nomes actionis (oluş ve kılış ismi) yapan -ıntı eki.. “Vagonda gizliden gizliye başladık çakıntıya” S. M. Alus. (Kaynak: Andreas...
View ArticleTIFF 2020 | Quo Vadis, Aida? by Jasmila Zbanic
The movie “Quo Vadis, Aida?” on the genocide in Srebrenica by Bosnian director Jasmila Zbanic, will be included in the programs of the world’s largest film festivals.Mavi Boncuk | Quo Vadis,...
View ArticleSIFF 2020 | Four Turkish films to compete in this year's Sarajevo Film Festival
Mavi Boncuk |Mavzer" ("Mauser"), the cinematic story of life in a rural village in the mountains of Anatolia, will be making its worldwide debut at the 26th Sarajevo Film Festival (SFF), which will be...
View ArticleAIFF 2020 | Ankara Int’l Film Fest announces documentaries to compete
“Tenere” by Hasan Söylemez |Tenere tells the true story of African people who set out from Agadez, Niger, crossing the desert to reach Libya and Europe. In the film, we witness the arduous journey of...
View ArticleTurkish Military Cemetery in Marsa, Malta
Turkish Military Cemetery in Marsa, Malta (Indo-Mughal - Oriental EclecticismMavi Boncuk | Sultan Abdülaziz, who visited Malta in 1867 during his European visit,seeing the ravaged state of martyrdom...
View ArticleFilms to compete at Ankara Int'l Film Fest Announced
http://intersinema.com/ask-buyu-vs-filmi-fragmani/Ümit Ünal’s “Aşk, Büyü, vs.” (Love, Magic, etc.)Mavi Boncuk |The movies featured in the National Feature Films Competition of the Ankara International...
View ArticleWord Origin | Sektör, Kesim
There is no need to use the word 'sektör' when 'kesim' exists.Mavi Boncuk | Sektör: Bölüm, kol, dal, kesim; from FR secteur; sector[1] , category[2] EN.İktisâdî faâliyetlerin yapılmasını sağlayan...
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