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1840 | The First Photo in Smyrna
Mavi Boncuk | Frédéric Auguste Antoine Goupil-Fesquet (1806-1893) travelled to the East in the company of his uncle, French artist Émile Jean-Horace Vernet (1789-1863), whose father and grandfather...
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PYD Project | Then and Now
The Turkish military intervention in Syria, code-named by Turkey as Operation Euphrates Shield (Turkish: Fırat Kalkanı Harekâtı), is an ongoing cross-border operation by the Turkish military and allied...
View ArticleArticle | Is the U.S. behind Fethullah Gulen?
Mavi Boncuk |JULY 30, 2016Article by Dany Rodrik | Is the U.S. behind Fethullah Gulen? SOURCEWhenever I talk with another Turk about the Gulen movement, a question invariably props up: is the CIA...
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Joseph-Philibert Girault de Prangey (1804 – 1892)
1841 self-portraitMavi Boncuk | Joseph-Philibert Girault de Prangey (21 October 1804 – 7 December 1892) was a French photographer and draughtsman who was active in the Middle East. His daguerreotypes...
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Ali Pasha and Vassiliki
Mavi Boncuk |Portrait of Kyra Vassiliki, 1850 [1] kira/kyra (lady)Kyra Vassiliki (Greek: Κυρά Βασιλική 1789 – 1834) was an influential Greek woman brought up in the seraglio of the Ottoman ruler Ali...
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Voyage à Athènes et à Constantinople by Louis Dupré
Reproduction available:Hardcover from Bibliothèque des Introuvables (20 Jan. 2010) Language: French ISBN-10: 2845753128 ISBN-13: 978-2845753129Mavi Boncuk | Demetrios MavromichalisLouis Dupré's"...
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Moody's Moody Blues
Mavi Boncuk |The Istanbul 100 stock index fell 3.8 percent and the national currency, the lira, also took a hit. The dollar was up 0.4 percent at 2.9796 lira.The sell-off is largely due to Moody's...
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Pera | Viktor Burgeni
Mavi Boncuk |Burgeni Beyoğlu'nda Doğru (Grand Rue) yol'da numara 376. En zarif ve şık potinler satan işbu mağazada Amerika ve Fransa'nın nefis malları mevcuttur. Kadın - erkek - çocuk ayakkabıları...
View ArticleSeptember 2016 | Levantine Conference
Mavi Boncuk | ‘The Effects and Contributions of Levantines in the development of Beyoğlu / Pera and Galata Neighbourhoods: A long heritage of Trade, Culture and Arts since 1453’ Friday 23 – Sunday 25th...
View ArticleThe 53rd International Antalya Film Festival
Mavi Boncuk |The 53rd International Antalya Film Festival, scheduled to take place Oct. 16-23, continues to initiate new projects and empower Turkish cinema. The Antalya Film Festival previously known...
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Cold of Kalandar for 89th Academy Awards
Mavi Boncuk |The award-winning film "Kalandar Soğuğu" (Cold of Kalandar) will be Turkey's submission for this year's 89th Academy Awards in the Best Foreign Language Film category.The winner will be...
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In Memoriam | Shimon Peres (1923-2016)
Following a massive stroke, Peres died after two weeks of hospitalization at the Sheba medical center near Tel-Aviv on 28 September 2016."If a problem has no solution, it may not be a problem, but a...
View ArticleAmerica's Anxious Allies: Trip Report From Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Israel
Mavi Boncuk | America's Anxious Allies: Trip Report From Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and IsraelFeaturing Meghan O'Sullivan, Philip Gordon, Dennis Ross, and James F. Jeffrey PolicyWatch 2696 September 28,...
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Le poirier sauvage by Nuri Bilge Ceylan for Arte France Cinéma
Mavi Boncuk |The third selection committee of 2016 for Arte France Cinéma (headed up by Olivier Père) has chosen to co-produce and pre-purchase five projects[1]. They include Le poirier sauvage (Ahlat...
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Oriental Carpets | Cardinal & Harford
Mavi Boncuk |23 April 1923, 100 Cumulative Participating Preference Shares á £ 1, #76, 27.6 x 31.5 cm, blue, red, folds, very decorative. 23.04.1923, 100 Cumulative Participating Preference Shares á £...
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Big, Big World Awarded in Adana Film Festival
Mavi Boncuk |The latest drama by award-winning Turkish writer-director Reha Erdem, Big, Big, World (Koca Dunya), received the best film prize Saturday at the International Adana Film Festival.It is...
View ArticleArticle | Erdogan Faces a Choice Between Popularity and Power
Mavi Boncuk |Erdogan Faces a Choice Between Popularity and PowerJames F. JeffreyFinancial TimesSeptember 28, 2016Although continuing the crackdown would be the quicker and more expedient approach to...
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Holstein Papers, Balkan Rail, Deutsche Bank
Bleichröder; drawing by David Levine SOURCEMavi Boncuk | from The Holstein[1] Papers. Gerson von Bleichröder[2] arranged Hirsch[3] shares to be transfered to Deutsche Bank in 1886See also:...
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Salonique 1917 | Chemins de Fer Orientaux
Mavi Boncuk | GB / GRECE . SALONIQUE . GARE DES CHEMINS DE FER ORIENTAUX[1] . Carrioles à cheval + Cachet Censure Miltaire N° 4446 Circulée : 1917 | Editions : M.S.R. / N°28[1] The Hellenic State...
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Chemins de Fer Ottoman d'Anatolie (1888-1927)
Mavi Boncuk |Chemins de Fer Ottoman d'Anatolie (1888-1927)With the construction of the line to Ankara put on hold, the Ottoman government looked for a new company to build the line. Georg von Siemens,...
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