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EU Watch | Elections are Coming...Elections are Coming...
Mavi Boncuk |The 2023 Turkish general election will be held on 18 June 2023.[1] Presidential elections are held to elect the President of Turkey using a two-round system. Simultaneously, parliamentary...
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Word Origins | Yalaka, Yala, Yal, Yaltak
Illustration by Peter Newell for the poem "The Sycophantic Fox and the Gullible Raven" in Fables for the Frivolous, by Guy Wetmore CarrylMavi Boncuk |Yalaka: TR ухаалаг ukhaalag MON. EN sycophant[1],...
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Profile | Jean Deny (1879 – 1963)
Mavi Boncuk |Jean Deny (12 July 1879 – 5 Novembre 1963) was a French grammarian, specialist of oriental languages.Born to a French father and a Polish mother settled in Kiev, Jean Deny became familiar...
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Word Origin | Kaltak
Mavi Boncuk |Kaltak: From Middle FR rufian, from IT ruffiano (“pimp”) roffia (“dirt”), from Old High GE hrŭf (“eschar, crust”). Cognate with Icelandic hrufla (“to scratch”), ruffle, a female ruffian...
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EU Watch | MAM Talks Refugees
Mavi Boncuk | CHP Chairman Kılıçdaroğlu announced the formula for sending Syrians back to their countries! "We will send it with drums and horns!" | CHP lideri Kılıçdaroğlu Suriyelileri ülkelerine...
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Word Origins | Tepsi, Sini
Mavi Boncuk |Tepsi: tray EN[1] from CH dep tsí sini, büyük ve düz tabak oldTR tebsi “sini” sözcüğünden evrilmiştir. Bu sözcük Moğolca aynı anlama gelen tebsi sözcüğü ile eş kökenlidir. Bu sözcük Çince...
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Mystery of Giftos Karpantiye
Mavi Boncuk | Bu satırlardan itibaren karşılaşacağınız tek ve biricik gerçek, romanın kendi gerçeğidir. romandaki bütün isim, cisim, kişi ve olaylar, (hatta bu satırlar bile) uydurmadır.The one and...
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IIFF 2022 | Kerr by Tayfun Pirselimoğlu
2022 İstanbul Best Director, Best Art Director 2021 Antalya Best Director, Best Music, Film-Yön Best DirectorMavi Boncuk |National Competition | Istanbul International Film Festival 2022KERRDirector:...
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IIFF | The Last Bird of Passage by İffet Eren Danışman Boz
Mavi Boncuk |National Competition | Istanbul International Film Festival 2022THE LAST BIRDS OF PASSAGETURNA MİSALİDirector: İffet Eren Danışman BozTURKEY / 2021 / DCP / Colour / 99’ / Turkish; English...
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Word Origins| Balkan
Ottoman state ruled in Albania between 1468-1912 for 444 years, between 1463-1878 in Bosnia for 396 years, between 1396-1878 in Bulgaria for 483 years, between the years 1526-1699 in Croatia for 173...
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IIFF 2022 | Tell Me Your Darkness
Mavi Boncuk |TELL ME ABOUT YOUR DARKNESS | BANA KARANLIĞINI ANLATDirector: Gizem KızılTURKEY / 2022 / DCP / Colour / 84’ / Turkish; English s.t.Screenplay: Gizem Kızıl; Director of Photography: Burak...
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7 June 1922 | US Greek Joint Naval Bombardment of Samsun
Tütün İskelesi is not the spot where Mustafa Kemal landed in Samsun on May 19, 1919 but points to Amecian commercial presence[*] in the area which turns out to be one of the reasons of 7 June 1922 |...
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May 19, 1919 | Mustafa Kemal in Samsun
Mavi Boncuk | When Mustafa Kemal was in Erzurum, on the night of 8 July 1919, he received a telegram from Yıldız Palace stating that he had been terminated from his official duty, and sent a telegram...
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Soldiers and Officers on Duty to Samsun with the Bandırma Ferry
Mavi Boncuk |Soldiers and Officers on Duty to Samsun with the steamer SS Bandırma | SS Bandırma Vapuru ile Samsun'a giden Görevli Asker ve Memurlar9'uncu Ordu Kıt'aları Müfettişi Mirliva Mustafa Kemal...
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Istanbul 2022 | IBA Women's World Boxing Championships
Mavi Boncuk |2022 IBA Women's World Boxing ChampionshipsThe 2022 IBA Women's World Boxing Championships (the 12th edition of the championships) were held in Istanbul, Turkey from 8 to 20 May 2022.Medal...
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IIFF2022 | BITTER SWEET by Didem Şahin (Out of Competition)
Mavi Boncuk |ACI VE TATLI | BITTER SWEET 2021Turkey | HDD, Black & White, Color, 70’ | Turkish, GermanDirector: Didem ŞahinYönetmen: Didem ŞahinScreenplay by: Didem Şahin; Director of Photography:...
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IIFF 2022 | Jury and Awards
41st Istanbul Film Festival winners International CompetitionGolden Tulip – "Vortex" by Gaspar NoeSpecial Jury Prize – "Mariner of the Mountains" by Karim AinouzNational CompetitionGolden Tulip Best...
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IIFF 2022 | ELA AND HİLMİ WITH ALİ by Ziya Demirel
Mavi Boncuk |ELA AND HİLMİ WITH ALİ | ELA İLE HİLMİ VE ALİTURKEY / 2022 / DCP / Colour / 102’ / Turkish; English s.t.Director: Ziya Demirel; Screenplay: Ziya Demirel, Nazlı Elif Durlu; Director of...
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Cannes 2022 | Un Certain Regard: BURNING DAYS by Emin Alper
z BURNING DAYS Kurak Günler director Emin AlperKURAK GÜNLER - Festival de Cannes (festival-cannes.com)Mavi Boncuk | BURNING DAYS Kurak Günler by Emin Alper in Un Certain Regard[1]Cast:Selahatti̇n...
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Many Many Simits of Turkey or is it Gevrek
İzmirliler simide gevrek demez, İzmirli olmayanlar gevreğe simit der.See also: OED | Simit Makes the Grade OXFORD ENGLISH DICTIONARYWord Origin | SimitMavi Boncuk |İstanbul Simidi[1]: | Istanbul Bagel:...
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