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Ethnographische Karte von Epirus
Mavi Boncuk | Ethnographische Karte von Epirus, vorzüglich nach den Angaben von Aravandinos / zusammengestellt von H. Kiepert[1][1] Kiepert, Heinrich (1818-1899) was a German geographer. Kiepert was...
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Karte des osmanischen Reiches in Asien
Mavi Boncuk | ‘General-Karte des Osmanischen Reiches in Asien ney bearbeitet von H. Kiepert’
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1922 | Greek Censorship Covers
Mavi Boncuk |Cover from Κιουταχιά (Kioutahia) to Προύσα (Brusa / Brousse). Ottoman stamp with blue surcharge overprint "ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΗ // ΚΑΤΟΧΗ // ΛΕΠΤΑ·50 " 50 L |20 Pa Original stamp of the Ottoman Empire...
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Book | Zabit ve Kumandan ile Hasb-ı Hâl by Kurmay Yarbay Mustafa Kemal
Mavi Boncuk | Zabit ve Kumandan ile Hasb-ı HâlYazan: Sofya Askerî Ataşesi Kurmay BinbaşıKurmay Yarbay Mehmet Nuri Bey’eMustafa KemâlMinber Matbaası1334 [1918]PDFSee also: Harp Yönetimi ve AtatürkPDF
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1926 | Karadeniz Fair Trip
Mavi Boncuk | 1926[1] senesi mayısının nihayetinde Avrupa'nın 21 büyük şehrine uğramak üzere İstanbul'dan hareket edecek olan seyyar sergi talimât ve programı.İstanbul : Hilal Matbaası, [t.y.] 20 s. ;...
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Word Origin | Pandik, Pençe
Mavi Boncuk |Pandik: Argot. pandik atmak: A type of sexual assault. Teasing by putting a hand (mostly the middle finger) on someones bottom. From GR pentíko πεντίκο beşli TR the hand by indication EN;...
View Article1920 | The Other Sarıkamış
During my recent unscientific poll I discovered that the Turkish Americans did know very little about Turkish-Armenian War fought as part of the Turkish War of Independence. There is dismal...
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Book | The Costume of Turkey
Mavi Boncuk |[DALVIMART, Octavien]. The Costume of Turkey. London: by T. Bensley for William Miller, 1802 [watermarked 1796]. 2° (360 x 259mm). Title in French and English, hand-coloured...
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Shish-Kebab and Skewered Friends
Mavi Boncuk |Shish kebab[1]: (Şiş), meaning "skewer" is a Turkish word is a dish consisting of meat threaded on a skewer and grilled. Any kind of meat may be used; cubes of fruit or vegetables are...
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May 2015 | The Third International Conference on Ottoman Istanbul
Mavi Boncuk |The Third International Conference on Ottoman Istanbul will take place at Istanbul 29 Mayis University Altunizade Campus on 25-26th of May 2015. The purpose of this conference that focuses...
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EU Watch | Beşi bir yerde...
Mavi Boncuk | Beşi bir yerde...(all 39 grams of it.) Value100 Kuruş (1 TRL)MetalGold (.917)Weight7.2160 gDiameter22 mm Obverse: Head of Atatürk left. This coin is known as "Tam Cumhuriyet Altını" =...
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Gaspirali Centennial Issue
Mavi Boncuk | Volume 11 Issue 4(December2014) of Journal of Modern Turkish Studies (JMTS) is nowavailable on the http://mtad.humanity.ankara.edu.tr web site...
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Word origin | şarlatan, şaklaban, şapşal, soytarı
Mavi Boncuk | şarlatan:[ Ahmet Rasim, Şehir Mektupları, 1898]Avrupalı bir şarlatan doktor yok mu?fromFR charlatan çok konuşan, sahtekâr fromIT ciarlatano a.a. from IT ciarlare gürültülü konuşmak <...
View ArticleNazım Hikmet Doc by Stephanie Capparelli
Mavi Boncuk |Stephanie Capparell is a journalist, author, and filmmaker based in New York City. She is an editor for The Wall Street Journal, where she has worked for more than 20 years, having first...
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Portrait | Wyndham Deedes 1883 - 1956
Amiral Calthorpe, "Izmir'in Yunanlilar tarafindan isgali olayinin nereye varacagi hakkinda bir tahmin yazisi" yazmalarini Askeri Atase Wyndham Deedes ile Yarbay Ian Smith ve Philip Graves'ten olusan...
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Word Origin | Çerez, Sadaka, Sıdk, Dilenci
Minister of Finance, Mehmet Şimşek mentioned “çerez parası | snack money” in one of his remarks recently. Mavi Boncuk got excited and followed the word origin.Mavi Boncuk |Çerez: çeres TR; snack EN[1]...
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Word Origin | Sandalye
Why go to Venice Bienale? Modern art is in full swing in Turkey. You decide.Mavi Boncuk |Sandalye n.1. (armless) chair.2. office, post, position.3. political seat (right to sit in a legislative...
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In Memoriam | Bedri Koraman {1928- 2015)
Renowned Turkish cartoonist Bedri Koraman died on Saturday at the age of 87 at his home in in Turkey's southwestern province of Muğla. Koraman died of respiratory failure on Saturday evening at 6:50...
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In Memoriam | Mary Ellen Mark (1940 - 2015)
Mary Ellen's passport photo Mary Ellen Mark, photographer, born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US 20 March 1940; died New York City, New York25 May 2015. She died aged 75 after suffering from...
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