A Songfest for Local Elections
Link to AK Party Campaign Songs[1]. The answers of why the current Turkish government has not stepped down yet and why the ruling AK Party will probably not even be severely punished by angry voters at...
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Gurdjieff in Constantinople
(pictured Gurdjieff Institute at 13 Abdullatif Yemeneci Sokak, Yemeneci Sokak and entrance to Koumbaradji (Kumbaraci) Street in Péra today)On October 29, 1949, at the American Hospital in Paris died a...
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Turks and Mongol era admixture in Eurasia
Mavi Boncuk |Mongol era admixture in EurasiaThe rapid expansion led by Genghis Khan and the subsequent Mongol empire (1206-1368CE: 1) is one of the most dramatic events in human history. One population...
View ArticleOuspensky in Constantinople
Mavi Boncuk |In January 1920 Ouspensky arrived destitute in a Constantinople teeming with Allied forces, demobilised Turks, and Russian refugees. On completing shipboard quarantine, the family were...
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Russian Mayak and YMCA in Constantinople
Mavi Boncuk |click the image to read in full sizeMAYAK in Istanbul was established to help Russian émigrés. During World War I, the North American YMCA shifted its emphasis to welfare with soldiers,...
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John Dos Passos Jr. | A Grand Tour of Middle East
Mavi Boncuk | John Roderigo Dos Passos Jr. was born in Chicago in 1896, (d. September 28, 1970) the son of a prominent attorney and the grandson of a Portuguese immigrant. Born out of wedlock but...
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The Armenakan Party
Mavi Boncuk |The Armenakan Party (in Armenian Արմենական Կուսակցութիւն) was established in Van in 1885 by Migirdic Portakalyan (Mekertich Portukalian) [1]as an underground organization against the...
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Baklahorani in Tatavla
Mavi Boncuk |From Greek Μπακλαχοράνι (Baklachoráni) | Turkish: Baklahorani, Baklahoran | Russian: Баклахорани (masc.)An annual carnival celebrated on Shrove Monday[1]by the Greek Orthodox community...
View ArticleLeipzig Open Fragmentary Texts Series
Mavi Boncuk |Announcing the Leipzig Open Fragmentary Texts Series (LOFTS)The Humboldt Chair of Digital Humanities at the University of Leipzig is pleased to announce a new effort within the Open...
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Word Origins | Anabasis, Katabasis
A good source for observations of Anatolia and Middle East and a great military story.(click image to view in full size)Mavi Boncuk |Anabasis: From Ancient Greek ἀνάβασις (anabasis, “a going up, an...
View ArticleGöbekli Tepe Newsletter
Mavi Boncuk | This year marks the 20th anniversary of archaeological research at Göbekli Tepe. Looking back over the past two decades, it is safe to say that Göbekli Tepe has not only provided us with...
View ArticleForbes 500 Turks
Mavi Boncuk |Forbes 500 TurksMurat Ülker (408), Şarık Tara (483)Forbes 500 Turks+ Hüsnü Özyeğin (551), Erman Ilıcak (609), Semahat Sevim Arsel (796), Mustafa Rahmi Koç (828), Ferit Faik Şahenk (828),...
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Golden Horn Metro Crossing Scam
Mavi Boncuk | Golden Horn Metro Crossing[1] scam similar to Zeytinburnu Towers. NGO's claim that the Metro crossing bridge destroys the silhouette of the historic peninsula[2]. Let's see where and how...
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Décugis House
Mavi Boncuk |(pictured The Galata Antique Hotel housed in the historic Maison Décugis)The historic Décugis House by Alexandre Vallaury [1] which was built in 1881 as a winter residence for the French...
View ArticleArticle | Libertarian Turkey by Soner Cagaptay
Mavi Boncuk | Article | Libertarian Turkey by Soner CagaptayTurkey has long been defined by political schisms. Recent tensions between the governing Justice and Development Party (AKP) and the Gulen...
View ArticleImportant Levantine Families of Istanbul
Mavi Boncuk | Important Levantine Families of IstanbulDeleoin, Baltazzi, Tubini, Lorando, Skolidis, Courea, Livadari, Kristisch, Alleon, Whittal, Corpi, Schneider, Berger, Barry, Boudouy, Perpignani,...
View ArticleOttoman History Podcast Episode 90 | Producing Pera
Mavi Boncuk |Ottoman History Podcast rereleases Episode 90, entitled “Producing Pera,” featuring the research of Nilay Özlü, who through the study of a Levantine family offers a generational approach...
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I Bet You Did Not Know | 57
It is historic fact that the Altay Soccer team beat the Italian team [1]Garibaldi 10-0 in 1918. The Italian Ambassador closed the soccer club for dishonoring the name of the national hero. Yet, I bet...
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Nicolas Andriomenos (1851-1929)
Mavi Boncuk |NICOLAS ANDRIOMENOS (b., Costantinople 1851- d. Constantinople) Group Portrait of Greek Family ca. 1900 Constantinople silver print on paper, mounted on card (19x25) Born in Costantinople...
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