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600 Years of Turkish - Polish Relations
SEE Mavi Boncuk post: Ottoman Polish Armed Conflicts 1497-1699Mavi Boncuk |600 Years of Turkish - Polish RelationsThe celebrations of the 600th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations...
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Exhibition at SSM: Distant Neighbour Close Memories
Sabancı University’s Sakıp Sabancı Museum “Distant Neighbour Close Memories: 600th Anniversary of Turkish - Polish Relations” exhibition on 7 March – 15 June 2014 to commemorate the 600th anniversary...
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EU Watch | On a Clear Day You Can See Cankaya
Mavi Boncuk |CHP and MHP had finally reached an agreement on the issue of joint presidential candidate. The former General Secretary of Organization of the Islamic Conference, Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu will...
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Rebul Moves
Rebul Pharmacy, a well-known pharmacy that has succeeded to maintain its original address since it was first founded in 1895.The Pharmacy moves from İstiklal Caddesi No:48/D to Meşelik Sokak, a side...
View ArticleArticle | An Unhelpful Ally
Mavi Boncuk | An Unhelpful Ally | ISIS and other violent factions have benefited from Turkey's loose border policies.Source
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In Memoriam | Benjamin Charles George Whitaker (1934-2014)
Mavi Boncuk |Benjamin Charles George Whitaker, author, campaigner and politician(b.15 September 1934- d. 9 June 2014)The former Labour MP for Hampstead, north London, Ben Whitaker, who has died aged...
View ArticleYolanda Rules in Constantinople
Yolanda of Flanders (1175-1219) ruled the Latin Empire in Constantinople for her husband Peter II of Courtenay from 1217 to 1219. Mavi Boncuk | Yolanda of Flanders was the daughter of Baldwin V, Count...
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In Memoriam | Andrew Mango (1926-2014
Ataturk biographer Andrew Mango died at the age of 88 on 6 July 2014. His death was announced by Richard Moore, the British Ambassador to Turkey.Mavi Boncuk |Andrew James Alexander Mango (1926 – 6 July...
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Mango J. A. & Co. - Foscolo, Mango & Co., Istanbul
Mavi Boncuk |Foscolo Mango Steamship Co. Mango Foscolo, Foscolo Mango & Co., Compagnies Royale Nèerderlandaise de Navigation à Vapeur “Salamander” Ins. Co. Turkey agency 17-23 Couteaux Han, Galata....
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Ottoman-Islamic monuments, Machiel Kiel Archive
Mavi Boncuk |Ottoman-Islamic monuments, Machiel Kiel[1] ArchiveA new website (www.nitistanbul.org/kielarchive) that makes available the first installment of files from a project for the digitization of...
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Lepanto and Catholic Celebrations
Mavi Boncuk | This feast was instituted by Pope St. Pius V in thanksgiving for the great naval victory over the Turks at the battle of Lepanto on this day in the year 1570, a favor due to the...
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In Memoriam | Dr. Müfid Ekdal (1918-2014)
In Memoriam | Dr. Müfid Ekdal (1918-2014) was a witness/historian of Kadiköy.Mavi Boncuk |Dr. Müfid Ekdal Books1- Kapali Hayat Kutusu ( Kadiköy Konaklari )2- Prenses Ela3- Eski Bir Ihtilalciden...
View ArticleObituary for Andrew Mango (1926-2014) by Özdem Sanberk
Mavi Boncuk |Obituary for Andrew Mango (1926-2014)Özdem Sanberk is a former Turkish Ambassador to the U.K.When a new ambassador arrives in a great city, it is always a slightly daunting experience. He...
View ArticleWord Origin | Sırça, cam, bardak, şişe, kupa, kadeh, sürahi, testi
Mavi Boncuk |Sırça: Old Turkish: sırıçga "cam" Uyghur texts; Old Turkish: sırışğa ,sırış- 1- melt, to become fluid; erimek, akmak, sıvı hale gelmek,2. cover with water and mud; su veya çamur sürmek,...
View ArticleDr Andrew Mango (1926–July 6, 2014) | A tribute by Andrew Finkel
Mavi Boncuk |Dr Andrew Mango (1926–July 6, 2014)A tribute by Andrew FinkelFROM THE CORNUCOPIA BLOG | JULY 9, 2014I walk most days past Aslanyataği Street in the Cihangir neighbourhood of Istanbul –...
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In Memoriam | Klaus Schmidt (1953-2014)
German archeologist Klaus Schmidt, from the German Archaeological Institute, who have been working as the head archeologist at Göbekli Tepe, a temple site located in southeastern Turkey, passed away....
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Article | Göbekli Tepe – the Stone Age Sanctuaries by Klaus Schmidt
“The really strange thing is that in 8,000 BC, during the shift to agriculture, Gobekli Tepe was buried. I mean deliberately – not in a mudslide. For some reason the hunters, or the ex-hunters, decided...
View ArticleWord Origins | Seçim, Mebus, Meclis, Yasa, Yasak, Kanun
Mavi Boncuk | Seçim Seç-mek: Elect EN [1]OldTurkish seçmek Uyghur texts 10th century.Mebus: Deputy EN [2][4]mebˁūs "gönderilmiş veya görevlendirilmiş kişi" [ Meninski, Thesaurus, 1680]mebˁūs "seçilmiş...
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Akin Makes the "Cut' in Venice
Skipping Cannes and Toronto Akin Makes the "Cut' in Venice. "The Cut" will screen in Competition, and the film runs 138 minutes long.Mavi Boncuk | “The Cut” (Fatih Akin). Starring Tahar Rahim in a...
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