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Altyazı Issue 166 | Giovanni Scognamillo
Mavi Boncuk | In its 166th issue, Altyazı commemorated Giovanni Scognamillo, the “Traveler of Cinema History and the Beyond,” who passed away in October, by featuring a portrait of Giovanni drawn for...
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Nesime hanım ve oğlu Naki Turan Tekinsav
"Onun kitaplarına hala sahaflarda rastlıyorum. Tüm kitaplarının kapak içlerinde, onun yaşamı boyunca düşleyip de hiç bir zaman sahip olmadığı tek bir şey yazıyordu: Naki Turan Tekinsav Kitaplığı...""I...
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The Awards | 31st Adana Film Festival
Mavi Boncuk |The awards given in the 31st Adana Film Festival National Feature Film Competition are as follows:Best Film Award: Yamaz Çocuklar - Director: Zeynep ÇupurBest Director Award: Bir Nefes...
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In Memoriam | Tomris Giritlioğlu (1957-2024)
A ceremony was held today at Torun Center for director, screenwriter and producer Tomris Giritlioğlu, who signed important productions such as "Salkım Hanım'ın Taneleri" and "Güz Sancısı" and passed...
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In Memoriam | Prof. Cornell H. Fleischer (1950 - 2023)
Mavi Boncuk |Prof. Cornell H. Fleischer(Oct 23, 1950 - April 21, 2023)Prof. Cornell H. Fleischer, a world-renowned expert of Ottoman history and scholar of the greater Islamic world, passed away in...
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In Memoriam Sami Şekeroğlu (1937-2024)
Mavi Boncuk | In Memoriam | Sami Şekeroğlu (1937-2024) 1 Born in Elazığ in 1937. Sami Şekeroğlu graduated from the Istanbul State Academy of Fine Arts, Department of Advanced Painting. In 1962, he...
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Türkiye Defteri and Turkish Cinema
Mavi Boncuk | Türkiye Defteri was a monthly magazine founded by a few intellectuals who felt and thought about the need for a local Marxism, filling an important gap in thought in Turkey in the...
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Sami Şekeroğlu Article by Atilla Dorsay
Mavi Boncuk | Sami Şekeroğlu Article by Atilla Dorsay[1]The death of a cinema enthusiast and what it evokedNovember 29, 20245Apart from obituaries, it was never mentioned in the written press or in the...
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Profile | Jaklin Çelik
Mavi Boncuk | Jaklin ÇelikBorn in Diyarbakır in 1968. She settled in Kumkapı, Istanbul with her family at a young age. She studied at the Surp Mesropyan Armenian Primary School in Gedikpaşa and the...
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In Memoriam | Muazzez İlmiye Çığ (1914– 2024)
Mavi Boncuk | Muazzez İlmiye Çığ (20 June 1914 – 17 November 2024) was a Turkish archaeologist, sumerologist, assyriologist, writer and supercentenarian who specialised in the study of Sumerian...
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In Memoriam ( | Şerif Gören (1944-2024)
Mavi Boncuk | Veteran director Şerif Gören, passed away at the age of 80.Famous director Şerif Gören fell and hit his head at home on November 22, 2024. Gören, who was the director of the first Turkish...
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Maps of Heinrich Kiepert (1818-1899)
Carte Générale de l’Empire Ottoman en Europ et en Asie.Mavi Boncuk |Heinrich Kiepert, Geographer Geographer Heinrich Kiepert (1818-1899) is generally reckoned one of the more important scholarly...
View ArticleWord Origins | Madik
Mavi Boncuk |madikErmenice madig մատիկ “parmak” sözcüğünden alıntıdır. Bu sözcük Ermenice aynı anlama gelen madn մատն sözcüğünün küçültme halidir.Madik atmak deyimi esasen "parmak atmak"...
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In Memoriam | Yetvart Tomasyan (1949 - 2024)
One of the founders of Aras Publishing, Yetvart Tomasyan, passed away last night.In the statement made by Agos, which announced the news of Tomasyan’s death, it was stated that “We lost one of the...
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Mango founder Isak Andic Dies
making him the 750th richest person in the world.Mavi Boncuk | Mango founder Isak Andic[1] dies in accident.Isak Andic Ermay (Turkish: İsak Andiç; October 1953 – 14 December 2024) was a Turkish-born...
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Book | Death and the Dervish by Meša Selimović
Mavi Boncuk | Death and the DervishMeša SelimovićDeath and the Dervish is an acclaimed novel by Bosnian writer Mesa Selimovic. It recounts the story of Sheikh Nuruddin, a dervish residing in an Islamic...
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Profile | Suat Derviş (1905–1972)
Suat Derviş responded to the question, “Did you regret starting out as a writer?” in 1934 with the following answer: “Yes. I wish I hadn’t started and chosen another profession. But what I really...
View ArticleBritish naval missions to the Ottoman Empire
Mavi Boncuk | British naval missions to the Ottoman Empire In the lead-up to World War I, there were three British naval missions to the Ottoman Empire, sent to help modernize and reform the Ottoman...
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Article | T. E. Lawrence and Zionism
Second of five illegitimate sons born to Sir Thomas Chapman, Bt. and his mistress, Sarah Junner. They lived as a family after adopting the surname of Sara’s mother. T. E. Lawrence read history at Jesus...
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Pergamon Museum in Berlin closed for 14 years
The sculpture was done in high relief. The Pergamon Altar in the Pergamonmuseum in Berlin" The Germans, usually so reluctant to be late, are apparently 40 years behind schedule in building Berlin’s...
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