Orhan Pamuk's New Book and Wordsworth
Orhan Pamuk's New Book "Kafamda Bir Tuhaflik" has a quotation from Wordsworth's Prelude, shown in italics below that also gives the book it's name, A Strangeness in my Mind. An extended extract could...
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Towers Move Again
The ever moving towers strike again.Mavi Boncuk | The ability of the supporters of the city silhouette to see the Zeytinburnu Towers is in question again. The opposition must agree at what location...
View ArticleTurkish PM on Dink
Mavi Boncuk |Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu issued a statement in eight different languages including Armenian, three days after President Sargsyan’s letter to president Erdoğan, on the...
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Turks Mexx Out | Turkse holding neemt Mexx over
Mavi Boncuk | Eroğlu Holding (Loft and Colin´s) is the new owner of Mexx[1].Bankrupted Dutch fashion company Mexx is facing important days as its Dutch guardian has stated he feels a relaunch is...
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Ceylan Makes the List of César Awards | Liste Officielle des Nominations
Ceylan Makes the List of César Awards according to the Official List of Nominations | Liste Officielle des Nominations.Mavi Boncuk |César[1] Awards[2]Best Foreign Film | Meilleur Film Étranger12 YEARS...
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Profile | Eli Smith (1801-1857)
Mavi Boncuk |Smith, Eli (1801-1857)American missionary and orientalistSmithEli2Smith was born in Northford, Connecticut, and graduated from Yale with a B.A. in 1821. In 1826 he graduated from Andover...
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1915 Maps of Ottoman Empire Era
1915 Ottoman Empire Era maps (in Latin alphabet as sampled in the Mamuret-ul Aziz map) provided to help research for the Atrocities of 1915. Many place names have changed and Ottoman script is...
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Ottoman Medals Decorations and Ribbons
Mavi Boncuk | The service ribbon for a specific medal is usually identical to the suspension ribbon on the medal.(click on image to view in full size)The distinction between decorations and orders is...
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The George Grantham Bain Collection | Orphans of 1915
Mavi Boncuk |The George Grantham Bain Collection represents the photographic files of one of America's earliest news picture agencies. The collection richly documents sports events, theater,...
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Recommended | meagre Turkish, broken English
Link to Blog meagre Turkish | broken English A blog about Zeki Müren, the legend of Turkish music. Sample Blog: Arabesk and Baudrillard- or rather on Zeki Müren and Bülent Ersoy by Oxfordian...
View ArticleU.S. Scholars Rank the top 2 5International Relations Programs
U.S. scholars rank the top 25 IR programs for undergraduates, master's, and Ph.D.s.By Daniel Maliniak, Susan Peterson, Ryan Powers, and Michael J. TierneyRANKINGS NOTES FROM THE IVORY TOWER SURVEY...
View ArticleIn Memoriam | Müzeyyen Senar ( 1918-2015)
On September 26, 2006 it was reported that she suffered a cerebral infarction at her home in İzmir, which paralyzed her left side. In February 2008 it was reported that she had lost her voice.As of...
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Berlinale 2015 | Kar Korsanları | Snow Pirates
Mavi Boncuk | Berlinale 2015 | Films from TurkeyGeneration Kplus Kar Korsanları | Snow Pirates | SchneepiratenTurkey 2014, 83 min, Turkish, KurdishDIRECTOR: Faruk Hacıhafızoğlu CAST: Taha Tegin...
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Berlinale 2015 | Nefesim kesilene kadar | Until I Lose My Breath
Mavi Boncuk | ForumNefesim kesilene kadar | Until I Lose My BreathTurkey / Germany 2015, 94 min | TurkishDIRECTOR: Emine Emel BalcıCAST: Esme Madra, Rıza Akın, Sema Keçik, Gizem Denizci, Ece Yüksel,...
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Berlinale 2015 | Remake, Remix, Rip-Off
Remake, Remix, Rip-Off is on the shortlist of the German Film Awards. The nominations will be announced in May 2015. With the pre-nomination the film is going to be shown at the 65th International Film...
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Word origin | Palto, Kaban, Ceket, Cübbe, Atkı, Kaşkol
A cold spell is all over Tuekey. It is time make a new entry for words that relate to outer wear in Turkish. The question now is...Gogol's Shinel "Coat" or "Overcoat" sometimes translated as "The...
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Ali and Nino A Love Story by Kurban Said | Redux
Ali va Nino (Ali and Nino) Azeri (Latin script) 2004Author listed as Y.V. Chamanzaminli, not Kurban SaidIntroduction: Panah Khalilov |Publisher: Sada | Baku| 235 pages| ISBN: 5868742044Mavi Boncuk |...
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Chamanzaminli or Nussimbaum
Re posted from 5/1/10A Mavi Boncuk reader has left a new comment on my seven year old post "About the Life and Works of Essed Bey" which prompted me to give it a new spin. Blog and Learn they say. So...
View ArticleNew Book | Order and Compromise: Government Practices in Turkey from the Late...
New book for all interested in the history and politics of modern Turkey, including scholars and graduate students in Middle East Studies and historical sociology, as well as policymakers dealing with...
View ArticleMIT Fall 2007 Course | How to Stage A Revolution
MIT Fall 2007 Course | How to Stage A RevolutionMavi Boncuk | “A revolution is a rapid, fundamental, and violent domestic change in the dominant values and myths of a society, in its political...
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