Kameradschaft | G.W.Pabst's 1931 Film on Courrieres Mining Disaster
Mavi Boncuk | Based on a real disaster in 1906, Kameradschaft is a plea against war and for friendship between peoples, set at a mine that's been split in two following the border changes after WW1....
View Article70th Anniversary of the Crimean Tatar Sürgün
Mavi Boncuk |May 18, 2014 marks the 70th anniversary of the Crimean Tatar Sürgün, the Soviet government’s brutal deportation of the indigenous Turkic-speaking inhabitants of Crimea. At the orders of...
View ArticleCannes Revıew | Winter Sleep By Xan Brooks
Cannes 2014: Winter Sleep review – unafraid to tackle classic Bergman themes Nuri Bilge Ceylan's heavyweight Palme d'Or contender is a harsh character study that is, in fits and starts, a stunning...
View ArticleCannes Review | Winter Sleep by Deborah Young
Mavi Boncuk |The rich and the poor clash in Turkish Cappadocia in Nuri Bilge Ceylan's epic story of a marriage.The esoteric world of masterful Turkish filmmaker Nuri Bilge Ceylan proves as vibrant and...
View ArticleCannes Review | Winter Sleep by Variety
Mavi Boncuk |Don't be daunted by the running time: This character study from Turkish master Nuri Bilge Ceylan is a richly engrossing experience.Chief Film CriticJustin ChangChief Film...
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Nuri Bilge Ceylan | Two Interviews in Turkish from Cannes
Mavi Boncuk | INTERVIEW 1N.B.Ceylan[1] Interview (in Turkish)INTERVIEW 2Esin Kucuktepepinar Interview (in Turkish)[1] Nuri Bilge Ceylan born 26 January 1959 in Istanbul is a Turkish photographer,...
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Article | Abraham Foxman’s good name
The author Tal Buenos holds a master’s degree in Theological Studies from Harvard Divinity School, and is a PhD candidate in Political Science at the University of Utah. Mavi Boncuk |It is shocking...
View ArticleTre trallande jäntor and May 19 Celebrations
With the Law No. 3466 dated June 20, 1938, "May 19" was officialized as the Festival of Youth and Sports. The march "Dağ Başını Duman Almış" was announced as the Gençlik ve Spor Bayramı Marşı (March of...
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Innocence Awarded
Turkish Nobel literature laureate Orhan Pamuk's Masumiyet Müzesi (The Museum of Innocence) was honored with the European Museum of the Year Award (EMYA) on Saturday at a ceremony in Estonia in which...
View ArticleCannes Review | Winter Sleep by Dan Farinaru
Mavi Boncuk |Ceylan’s cast performs with such precision and feeling that even Bergman would have applauded.17 MAY, 2014 | BY DAN FAINARUWinter SleepDir: Nuri Bilge Ceylan. Turkey-Germany-France. 2014....
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Book | Cevdet Bey et ses fils
Pamuk began writing seriously in 1974 and eight years later published his first novel, Cevdet Bey ve oğulları | Cevdet Bey and His Sons. The story of a small shop owner in Abdulhamid’s last years and...
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Cannes Review | Winter Sleep by Jessica Young
Mavi Boncuk | Jessica YoungImpenetrably dense, extravagantly wordy and very, very long, safe to say Nuri Bilge Ceylan’s “Winter Sleep,” before this afternoon’s Cannes screening the bookie’s favorite to...
View ArticleILO 176 | Convention concerning Safety and Health in Mines
No France, No China, No Argentina.Mavi Boncuk | C176 - Safety and Health in Mines Convention, 1995 (No. 176)Convention concerning Safety and Health in Mines (Entry into force: 05 Jun 1998)Adoption:...
View ArticleCannes Interview | Nuri Bilge Ceylan, Winter Sleep
Mavi Boncuk |Nuri Bilge Ceylan, Winter Sleep22 May, 2014 | By Tara KarajicaThe Turkish director Nuri Bilge Ceylan is glad to be back in Cannes — where he has a happy history, he won the Grand Jury...
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Cannes | Critic's Report Card
Mavi Boncuk |and a nay sayer...By Stephanie Zacharek, Thursday, May 22 2014The weekend press screening of Turkish filmmaker Nuri Bilge Ceylan's Winter Sleep was one of the hottest tickets of the...
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"özçekim" for Selfie...Naah
"bençek" would be better.Mavi Boncuk | Türk Dil Kurumu - TDK[1] came up with a new suggestion. "özçekim" for Selfie...Naah.Other selfie suggestions included new words such as : "Sosyapoz", "Başyapıt",...
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Cannes Q&A: Turkish Culture Minister Omer Celik
Mavi Boncuk |Cannes Q&A: Turkish Culture Minister Omer CelikMay 15, 2014 | Nick Vivarelli |VARIETY Turkish culture minister Omer Celik is jetting into Cannes to celebrate this year’s centennial of...
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One of The 15 Best Airlines in the World
Mavi Boncuk |Few European airlines snag spots on lists of the best airlines in the world, but Turkish Airlines comes in at the top of European carriers. For 2012, the airline snagged the top spot in...
View ArticleWord Origin | Rödovans, Taşeron, Taksi, Angarya
Mavi Boncuk |Rödovans: TR Redevance FR: A royalty [1] is a payment to be held on a regular basis in exchange for an exploitation right (patent, copyright, trademark law, mining, agricultural land,...
View ArticleCargill Grabs Turyağ
The transaction is still subject to regulatory approvals and is expected to close in the coming weeks.Mavi Boncuk | U.S. agribusiness Cargill Inc bought a Turkish liquid oil and margarine firm Turyağ,...
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