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New Turkish Ambassadors Appointed
Mavi Boncuk | (pictured Amb. Hasan Murat Mercan[1])Turkey on Tuesday (December 08, 2020) appointed new ambassadors to some of its embassies and a permanent representative of the Foreign...
View ArticleArticle | Erdogan Will Play Biden, But Stick to Putin
Mavi Boncuk |Erdogan Will Play Biden, But Stick to PutinSoner CagaptayCaravanDecember 9, 2020 SOURCESoner Cagaptay is the Beyer Family Fellow and director of the Turkish Research Program at The...
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EU Watch | MAM Has a Sinking Feeling
EU Watch | MAM Has a Sinking FeelingMavi Boncuk |SOURCEThe European Union announced early Friday it has decided to impose additional sanctions on Turkish individuals and companies in light of Turkey's...
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Word Origin | Papara
Mavi Boncuk |Papara: fromGR papára παπάρα Попара Παπάρα. süte ekmek doğrama. [1]Oldest source: Ahmed Vefik Paşa, Lehce-ı Osmani, 1876]papara: Peynir suyu, suda pişmiş peynir. (...) tatsızlıktan kinaye...
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Sir James William Redhouse and His Work
An English and Turkish dictionary. [Entitled] Redhouse's Turkish dictionary - Second Edition, Revised and Enlarged by Charles Wells, Ph.D. Date 1880.Mavi Boncuk |Sir James William Redhouse KCMG (30...
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Extraterritoriality - Origins of extraterritoriality
Extraterritoriality is the state of being exempted from the jurisdiction of local law, usually as the result of diplomatic negotiations.Historically, this primarily applied to individuals, as...
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Word Origins | Çıra, Çırak
Mavi Boncuk |Çıra: kindling[1], resineus wood EN; fromFA çarāġ/çirāġ چراغ kandil, lamba oldFA çirāk *çira- yanmak, ışımak.1. Çam gibi reçineli ağaçların yağlı ve çabuk yanan kısmı.2. Ağacın bu...
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Divanyolu Posters | What is in a Picture
Mavi Boncuk |Divanyolu Posters | What is in a Picture.The posters show films at a wide ranging era from 1935 to 1950.Palabiyikyan Tiyatrocu | 1935 A Night at the Opera Directed by Sam Wood, Edmund...
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Word Origin | Kartal, Güvercin, Kırlangıç, Bülbül, Serçe, Leylek, Şahin, Simurg
Mavi Boncuk |Kartal: eagle EN [1] oldTR [ Kaşgarî, Divan-i Lugati't-Türk, 1073] kartal koy: al-arḳaṭ mina'l-ġanam [siyah beyaz benekli koyun] oldTR [ İbni Mühenna, Lugat, c.1310] kara kuş: al-ˁuḳāb...
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In Memoriam | Halûk Tarcan (1925-2020}
Halûk Tarcan, passed away on December 30, 2020 due to corona.Mavi Boncuk |He was born in Istanbul in 1925.He is a folklorist who studies on Pre-Turkish culture, language and history.After graduating...
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Kenger
Gundelia and Chickpea Stew. Gundelia is a wild plant that is difficult to forage due to its mountainous growing location and many spiny leaves. It has a taste similar to artichoke. The leaves, stems,...
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Word Origin | Badem, Badem Ezmesi, Marzipan,
"Şehzadebaşı’nın eğlence ve zevk yerlerini sayarken Hafız Cemil Efendi’nin şekerci dükkânını unutmamak lazımdır. Her senenin ramazanına güzel reçeller, şurublar ve bayramına şekerler, şekerlemeler...
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Book | Pan-Islamism: Indian Muslims, the Ottomans and Britain (1877-1924) by...
Mavi Boncuk |Pan-Islamism: Indian Muslims, the Ottomans and Britain (1877-1924)(Ottoman Empire and Its Heritage -Politics, Society and Economy , No 12)Azmi Özcan[1]Publisher : Brill (May 1,...
View ArticleArticle | The First Act of TBMM/GNAT: Cattle Tax Law
Mavi Boncuk | Vakanüvis - Uluslararası Tarih Araştırmaları Dergisilk TBMM’nin İlk Kanunu: Ağnam Resmi PDF LINKElvan DEMİREL SAKARYA ÜNİVERSİTESİ, SOSYAL BİLİMLER ENSTİTÜSÜEstablished on 23 April 1920,...
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In memoriam | Filiz Çağman (1940-2021)
Çağman spent the last years of her life in Edirne, where she was born.She was buried yesterday after the funeral held in the city.Mavi Boncuk |Turkish historian Filiz Çağman, one of the world’s...
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Word Origin | İstikşaf, İstikşafi
Mavi Boncuk | İstikşaf: (ﺍﺳﺘﻜﺸﺎﻒ) i. fromAR keşf “perdeyi kaldırarak meydana çıkarmak”tan istikşāf)1. Keşfetmeye çalışma, ayrıntısını, ne olup bittiğini anlamak için araştırma, yoklama.2. asker....
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Word Origin | Dekan, Rektör, Doçent
Mavi Boncuk | Dekan: dean, deacon EN [1] i. fromDE. Dekan GR to LAT Üniversitede bir fakültenin başkanı olan profesör. Dekanlık: 1. Dekan olma durumu. 2. Dekanın işi: “İki yıl dekanlık yaptı.” 3....
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In memoriam | Prof. Nur Vergin (1941-2021)
Prof. Vergin died at home at the age of 80 on January 18, 2021. Born in Istanbul she was the daughter of Mahmut Conker, the son of Nuri Conker, a military commander-turned-politician who was a close...
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1885 | Doner Kebab
Also known as the döner kebap, the dish and others like it spread across the world, where goes by names such as gyro (Greek), shawarma (Arabic) and al pastor (Spanish), with endless local...
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