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The Street Network and Texture of Historic Istanbul
Mavi Boncuk | Map with solid streets were rendered in 1977 by M.A.Munir to show the structure of Istanbul's walled city and it's neighborhoods.NEIGHBORHOODS, SUBSECTION, AND MUNICIPALITIES UNDERGOING...
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Profile | Hafize Gaye Erkan
Mavi Boncuk |Hafize Gaye ErkanHafize Gaye Erkan was born in Istanbul in 1982 to a mechanical engineer father and a mathematics teacher mother from Elazig.After graduating from Istanbul Boys' High...
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Word origins | Kerhane
Mavi Boncuk |KERHÂNE i. brothel, EN [1], bordello[2] panel house[3](from PE kār “iş” ve ḫāne “ev, yer” > kār-ḫāne’den) 1. Umumhâne, genelev [Bu anlam argodan alınmıştır]: Ne geçti elime bu hayâtın /...
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Word Origins | Velvele
Mavi Boncuk | Velvele: fuss[1], fracas[2], ballyhoo[3] EN (ﻭﻟﻮﻟﻪ) i. (Ar. velvele; ses taklidi k.) 1. Gürültü, patırtı: Ordunun velvelesini dikkatle dinledi (Ömer Seyfeddin). Yükselen bir nakarâtın...
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Portrait | Julius Michael Millingen (1800-1878)
Mavi Boncuk | Julius Michael Millingen (1800–1878) was an English physician and writer. He was one of the doctors treating Lord Byron at his death.He was born in London on 19 July 1800, a son of James...
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Word Origins | Avam, Asil, Soylu
Mavi Boncuk |AVAM: commons, common people, hoi polloi EN [1] (ّﻋﻮﺍﻡ) i. (fromAR ‘āmme “herkes, halk”ın çoğul şekli ‘avāmm) 1. Halkın alt tabakası. Karşıtı: HAVAS: Gitti âdil beyler kalan avamdır (Pir...
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EU Watch | MAM Looks for a Captain
Mavi Boncuk | "As a chairman, I think not only of the near future of my party, but also of its long-targeted structure. It is still the captain's duty to take the ship to the port intact. Let everyone...
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Turkish Music in Canada | Ilhami M. Gökçen
Mavi Boncuk |Turkish Music in CanadaArticle by Ilhami Mehmet Gökçen[1]Source: https://development.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/turkey-emcTurkish immigration to North America is a recent...
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Word Origins | Kuir, Labunya
Mavi Boncuk |Kuir: fromEN queer[1] “1. tuhaf, sıradışı, 2. eşcinsel” sözcüğünden alıntıdır. Bu sözcük Almanca quer “aykırı” sözcüğünden alıntı olabilir [Hürriyet - gazete, 2004]Boğaziçi Üniversitesi...
View ArticleObject of Desire | My Ecobra Compass
My mother paid for an Ecobra compass when I qualified to study architecture in 1968. I applied a wet and slip sticker of a rabbit that I guarded since grade 4 waiting for an important purchase such as...
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Word Origins | Pansiyon
Mavi Boncuk |Pansiyon: i. (Fr. pension < Lat.) 1. Oda oda veya bütünüyle birkaç gün yâhut belli bir zaman için kirâya verilen, eşyâlı, istenildiğinde yemek de yenilebilen ev: Pansiyonumu boş buldum...
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Garibaldines REDUX
Mavi Boncuk | First Balkan War : Group of Garibaldian[1] Greek volunteers (Italian volunteers fighting for Greek Independence). [1] Redshirts (Italian Camicie rosse) or Red coats (Italian Giubbe...
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Exposition Universelle 1867 | Parc Ottoman. La Mosquée
Mavi Boncuk | Parc Ottoman. La Mosquée | Léon & Lévy (French, active 1864 - 1913 or 1920)Getty Source [2] negative between April 1–November 3, 1867[1]Displaying the Orient | Architecture of Islam...
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Léon Parvillée (1830-1885)
Student of Viollet-le-Duc, sculptor, decorator, commissioned by the Ottoman government to restore the town of Brousse and then the Turkish installations for the Universal Exhibition of 1867, recognized...
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EU Watch | MAM waits for a New Plan
Mavi Boncuk | The EU is unlikely to agree on giving any accession date to Turkey. But those member states strongly in favor of Turkey’s EU membership should propose a target date, for the benefit of...
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EU Watch | MAM Keeps a Table
Mavi Boncuk | The fight for the chairman seat started in the CHP! Who will replace Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu? After the defeat in the election, the crisis in the CHP continues to increase. While CHP Chairman...
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EU Watch | MAM Blocks Sweden
Mavi Boncuk | Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan signaled Monday that his country is not ready to ratify Sweden’s membership in NATO, saying Stockholm had to work harder on the “homework” it needs...
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Word Origins | Manifesto
Mavi Boncuk |Manifesto: i. (fromIT. manifesto [1] FR manifeste < Lat.) Türkçe’ye önce İtalyanca’dan ticâret terimi olarak girmiştir1. deniz. Bir gemideki yükü, yükleme ve boşaltma limanlarını,...
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