The best food they ate in 2015
Mavi Boncuk |2 out of 32 from Turkey.From Guardian Observer | The best food they ate in 2015top chefs and food writers share their favourite meals this yearSourceÇiya Sofrasi and Kadiköy market,...
View ArticleAcademy Awards | Go Mustang Go
"Mustang" made it "Sivas" the nominated entry for Turkey did not.Mavi Boncuk |Nine features will advance to the next round of voting in the Foreign Language Film category for the 88th Academy Awards®....
View ArticleTop 10 street food Istanbul has to offer
Mavi Boncuk |Top 10 street food Istanbul has to offerSometimes a luxurious restaurant won't just beat the ready-to-eat food sold by a street vendor. Here are the best 10 street food Istanbul has to...
View ArticleWord origin | Ordu, asker, milis
Mavi Boncuk |Ordu:Army[1], militia [2]TR, AZ: ordu, Kazakh, Kirgiz, Uygur: armiya, Tatar: gaskar, Uzbek: go'shin. horde (n.) 1550s, "tribe of Asiatic nomads living in tents," from West Turkic (compare...
View ArticleThe Ottoman Imperial Yachts
Mavi Boncuk |The Imperial Ottoman Government and the Republic of Turkey has used many yachts for its Head of State. These include:The Imperial Yacht, Tesrifiye (pictured)The Imperial Yacht, Teşrifiye,...
View ArticleReview | Abluka (Frenzy) by Emin Alper
Mavi Boncuk |Venice Screening | Toronto Screening'Frenzy' ('Abluka'): Venice Review9/7/2015 by Boyd van HoeijWriter-Director: Emin Alper; Production companies: Liman Film, Paprika Films, Insignia...
View ArticleWord Origin | Abluka
Mavi Boncuk |Abluka: Block, blockade[1], stoppage, jam; obstacle; chunk, piece, block, stop; bar; obstruct; hinder EN; abloka [ Bianchi, Dictionnaire Turc-Français, 1851] fromIT blocco bahriyede bir...
View ArticleTurkish Box Office 2015
Mavi Boncuk | 516 Films released with total ticket sales of 57.813.251. Rank | Dist. | Tickets1Düğün Dernek 2: SünnetMars. 4.464.2422MucizePin.3.582.5523Fast and Furious UIP2.960.4874Kocan Kadar...
View ArticleThe Best Museum Exhibitions of 2015 | “The Channel” at Istanbul Modern
Mavi Boncuk | The Best Museum Exhibitions of 2015 “The Channel” at Istanbul Modern Part of the Istanbul Biennial, “The Channel,” at the Istanbul Modern museum, included contributions by scientists,...
View ArticleKadikoy Pier | Wharf
Mavi Boncuk |Kadıköy İskelesi / the Kadikoy Pier looking towards Haydarpasa.1920's before the coastal fill.Tubini QuayKadıköy Şehremaneti |Prefecture de Kadikeuy, S. Saatdjian. Arch: Yervant Terziyan...
View ArticleTulips and Lilacs
The introduction of tulips are questioned yet the lilac is definitely introduced by Ogier Ghiselin de Busbecq.Mavi Boncuk |Ogier Ghiselin de Busbecq was an ambassador of the Holy Roman Emperor at the...
View ArticleABCFM Mission Stations
The American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions (ABCFM)[1] founded many colleges and schools in the Ottoman Empire and the Balkans. Mavi Boncuk |[1] The American Board of Commissioners for...
View ArticleWhere in the World Manufacturing Index is Turkey...
Where in the World Manufacturing Index[1] is Turkey...Mavi Boncuk | Where in the World? Manufacturing Index 2015. A Cushman & Wakefield PublicationKEY RESULTS– Cost competitive Malaysia retains...
View ArticleWho Goes There!
More than the 3 million who reads mavi Boncuk, the Greeks read 3 times more than the Turks. France tops the population corrected ranking.Mavi Boncuk |Who Goes There! Mavi Boncuk Blog ReadersCountry...
View ArticleTurkish Airlines Go for PurePower
With 20 years of research and development, component rig testing on all major modules, extensive ground and flight testing of a full-scale demonstrator engine complete and extensive ground and flight...
View ArticleVahan Cardashian | His Mother, Sister and Brother Survives
Interestingly enough, Cardashian actually was the representative for the Ottoman Embassy in the US. As he learned of the Ottoman government’s plans to exterminate his own people–including his mother...
View ArticleWord origin | İhanet, hain
Mavi Boncuk |İhanet:"aşağılama, düşmanlık" [ anon., Ferec ba'd eş-şidde, 1451]beni depdiler uyardılar, bu ihānetile ḳatuŋa getürdiler [ Meninski, Thesaurus, 1680]ihānet: χorlamak, hakāret e., ġarez,...
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