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1915 | Vakt-i seferde icraat-i hükûmete karşı gelenler...
The so called Tehcir[*] Law (from tehcir, a word of Arabic origin in Ottoman Turkish and meaning "displacement," as defined by the Turkish Language Institute), or, officially, the "Sevk ve İskân...
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1919 | Armenian References in the NYPL
Mavi Boncuk |LINKARMENIA AND THE ARMENIANS A LIST OF REFERENCES IN THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY Prefatory Note By Richard Gottheil, Ph.D., Chief of the Oriental Division "...At an equally early date the...
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Recommended | The Afternoon Map
Mavi Boncuk | The Afternoon Map by Nicholas Danforth, Georgetown University, History, Graduate Student. Nick Danforth is a doctoral candidate in Turkish history at Georgetown University. He writes...
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World Origin | Hakaret, Hiciv, Mizah, Alay, Şaḳa, Taşlama, Yergi
Two cartoonists for the popular satirical weekly Penguen have been jailed to 11 months in prison, over a satirical piece on free speech in which they were convicted of including a hidden gesture...
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Sinan Genim Silhouettes
Mavi Boncuk | Dr. M. Sinan Genim[1] proves once more the lies concocted in Istanbul with his 2008-11 tele-photography taken from Hayirsizada[2] direction.His sea level photo of the classic silhouette...
View ArticleWord Origins | Menü, Restoran, Gazino
The concept of the menu – not to be confused with the contemporary significance of list of dishes presented to you in a trattoria or restaurant – was born out of a revolution in dining that occurred in...
View ArticleAdil Kebap Dürüm by Asu Aksoy, Kevin Robins, Kaan Çuhacı
Published on Nov 24, 2012Istanbul Design Biennial exhibits the once-upon-a-time existence of Adil Kebap Dürüm, a small kebap business run from a roadside wooden shack in the gecekondu district of Paşa...
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Article | Why be bothered about the facts?
Mavi Boncuk |See also: Article | State Identity, Continuity, and Responsibility: The Ottoman Empire, the Republic of Turkey and the Armenian Genocide by Vahagn Avedian | Pulat Tacar and Maxime Gauin...
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Out Damned Poll! Out, I Say!
2015 Election Polls... Is this good enough to disturb lady Macbeth[1]. Only her pollsters can tell.Mavi Boncuk |[1] Act V. Scene I. | Dunsinane. A Room in the Castle. Enter a Doctor of Physic and a...
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Nef NYC is an Award Winner
The winners of the 14th Architectural Review MIPIM Future Project Awards were awarded their converted accolades at the JW Marriott in Cannes, on Wednesday 11 March.Turkish companies came back to...
View ArticleNevruz Ad Banned by the Supreme Election Board
Mavi Boncuk | Supreme Election Board | Yüksek Seçim Kurulu (YSK),decided to suspend the transmission of AK Parti's Nowruz ad . In their final resolution, the removal of the Turkish flag and religious...
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The Edirne Synagogue Re-Opened
"...When the domes of Edirne's abandoned Great Synagogue caved in, Rifat Mitrani, the town's last Jew, knew it spelled the end of nearly two millennia of Jewish heritage in this Turkish town. As a boy,...
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1905 | Great Fire of Edirne
Mavi Boncuk | 19 August 1321 (1905)1905| Great Fire of Edirne| Kaleiçi Büyük yangını; Edirne’de kaleiçindeki harik- 19 Ağustos 321 Cülas-ı HümayundaEdirne’de hane sayısı (homes): 18.000Edirne’nin 321...
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Mavi Boncuk | In the middle of the 19th century, the haskalah movement penetrated Edirne through the philologist Joseph Halevy (1827–1917). While the role of Edirne's maskilim in diffusing these new...
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Joseph Halévy (1827 – 1917) of Edirne
Mavi Boncuk |Joseph Halévy (Adrianople/Edirne, Ottoman Empire December 15, 1827 – d. Paris January 21, 1917) was an Ottoman born Jewish-French Semitist Orientalist and traveller.He did his most...
View ArticleNon Space | Lamekan
Mavi Boncuk |NON-SPACE: The Collapse of the City as Commodity | Lamekan: Metalasan kentin çöküsü (2015) 12 min. color VIMEO LINKFull Cast & CrewDirected by : Imre Azem[1]; Writing Credits Maria...
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The Water Diviner
Mavi Boncuk |THE WATER DIVINERA Tribute to the Centennial of the GallipoliAcademy Award winner Russell Crowe makes his directorial debut on “The Water Diviner,” an epic and inspiring tale of one man’s...
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Red Mosque at Schloss Schwetzingen
Schloss Schwetzingen, is a castle in the German state of Baden-Württemberg. Schwetzingen was the summer residence of the Electors Palatine Charles III Philip and Charles IV Theodore (of the House of...
View ArticleSuspect Greek "Rueckwanderer" by Nikos Sarantakos
See also: 200 GREEK WORDS USED BY TURKISH CYPRIOTSMavi Boncuk | Greek back-loans | Rueckwanderer[1] ( Greek -> Arabic/Persian -> Turkish -> Greek). 1. According to A. Maidhof, AncGreek...
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