Word Origins | Hülle, Hulle
Mavi Boncuk |Hülle – Hulle: (ﺣﻠّﻪ) i. (Ar. ḥulle) Hulla EN[1] 1. Şer’an (talâk-ı selâse ile) boşanmış bir kadının, kendisini boşayan eski kocasıyle tekrar evlenebilmesinin helâl olması için bir başka...
View ArticleCreat War | Ottoman Children in Germany
The other large-scale and long-distance Ottoman child-displacement caused by the war was the sending of about a thousand orphan boys in 1917 and 1918 to Germany to be apprenticed in crafts, mines and...
View ArticleWord origins | Kasap, Şarküteri, Manav, Sebze, Zerzevat, Bakliyat/Kuru gıda,...
Mavi Boncuk |Kasap: butcher EN[1]; le boucher | la bouchère ; pork butcher: le charcutier | la charcutièreFR i. (Ar. ḳaṣb “kesmek”ten ḳaṣṣāb) [Kelime Türkçe’den Bulgarca, Sırpça, Yunanca, Macarca gibi...
View ArticleThe Guennol Stargazer Ruling | NOT RULE OF LAW BUT RULE OF THE THIEF
Originating in ancient Anatolia in western Turkey, such artifacts are known as “Kiliya type” figures after the ancient atelier or studio where they were made (in a field in Kulaksızlar’s Balıkburnu,...
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A six-party alliance on Monday, March 6, 2023 nominated main opposition party leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu as its common candidate to challenge President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in elections in May, ending...
View ArticleJohn Garstang (1876 – 1956 )
Mavi Boncuk |John Garstang (b. 5 May 1876 Blackburn, England - d.12 September 1956 (aged 80) Beirut, Lebanon)John Garstang (5 May 1876 – 12 September 1956) was a British archaeologist of the Ancient...
View ArticleThanks to Gustave Le Bon | Closed Minds of Early Turkish Republic is Still...
How the dubious ideas of a 19th-century Frenchman reverberate in Turkish Republic. Thanks to Gustave Le Bon | Closed Minds of Early Turkish Republic is Still with Us“The masses have never thirsted...
View ArticleMy 2704726 652 serial numberWatch, K.Serkisoff and Co., Constantinople | REDUX
Mavi Boncuk | My 2704726 652 serial number made for the Turkish market (shown below) . The dial is signed “K. Serkisoff & Co. Constantinople. The Ottoman style numerals are really cool. Serkisof...
View ArticleBook | Onomasticon Turcicum, Turkic Personal Names, Parts I-II
Mavi BoncukOnomasticon Turcicum, Turkic Personal Names, Parts I-IILászló Rásonyi[1], Imre BaskiResearch Institute for Inner Asian Studies, Indiana University, 2007 - 984 pagesThe Onomasticon Turcicum...
View ArticleZaza or Zazaki | Link for Zaza-Turkish Dictionary
Mavi Boncuk | Zaza or Zazaki (Zazaki: Zazakî / Kirmanckî / Kirdkî / Dimilkî, is an Iranian language spoken primarily in eastern Turkey by the Zazas. The language is a part of the Zaza–Gorani language...
View ArticleEU Watch | Towards a Photo Finish
Mavi Boncuk | Turkey's pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) and its allies will not field a presidential candidate in May, its co-leader said on Wednesday, raising the prospect of the opposition...
View ArticleWord Origins | Sintine
Mavi Boncuk |Sintine: i. bilge [1] EN fromIT sentina from LAT.) deniz. Gemilerde dışarıdan giren suların toplandığı, biraz çukurca olan en alt kısım: Hiçbir elektrik bağlantısı yapmadan, rahatlıkla...
View ArticleThe 42nd Istanbul International Film Festival | April 7-18, 2023
Mavi Boncuk |Within the scope of the 2nd Istanbul Film Festival, award-winning films, special screenings, actors and directors from Turkish and world cinema will come together with art lovers between...
View ArticleThe 42nd Istanbul International Film Festival | TURKISH FILMS (Turkish Posting)
Mavi Boncuk |RSVP (PLEASE RESPOND)LCV (LÜTFEN CEVAP VERİNİZ)Director: İsmet Kurtuluş, Kaan ArıcıTURKEY / 2022 / DCP / Colour / 70’ / Turkish; English s.t.Screenplay: Erdi IşıkDirector of...
View ArticleEU WARCH | MAM Brings the Box for Elections
Mavi Boncuk | MAM Cartoon for EU Watch General elections are scheduled to take place on 14 May 2023. President Erdoğan had previously signalled that the election will be held early on 14 May 2023, a...
View ArticleWord Origins | Mubārek, Kerîm
Mavi Boncuk |Mubārek: blessed EN[1](ﻣﺒﺎﺭﻙ) sıf. (fromAR mubāreket “bereketli, mübârek kılmak”tan mubārek)1. Çok saygı değer, hürmete lâyık, muhterem: Açık alınlı mübârek necip bir sîmâ (Hüseyin Sîret)....
View ArticleAbout Dry Grasses | New Nuri Bilge Ceylan Film
The 4th selection committee for 2020 of Arte France Cinéma (headed by Olivier Père) has chosen to engage in the co-production and pre-buying of four projects. Standing out among them is About Dry...
View ArticleTrabzon Opera House or Sümer Cinema | Redux
Mavi Boncuk | Trabzon Opera [1]Binası / Sümer Sineması[2]“As it is known, at a time when our municipality was trying to expropriate and serve the citizens' property in a thousand and one troubles, this...
View ArticleThe D'Hondt Method
Mavi Boncuk | The D'Hondt method, also called the Jefferson method or the greatest divisors method, is a method for allocating seats in parliaments among federal states, or in party-list proportional...
View ArticleWord Origins | Çadır, Tente, Konteyner
Mavi Boncuk |Çadır: tent EN[1] i. (oldTR çātır; Farsça çāder’den veya Türkçe çat-mak fiilinden) [Kelime Macarca’ya ve Balkan dillerine de girmiştir]1. Barınmak maksadıyle yere çakılmış kazıklara keçe,...
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