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Armenian and Greek Architects in the Era of Westernization
Exhibit | Armenian and Greek Architects and Their WorksMavi Boncuk |Armenian Architects and Their WorksKevork Aslanyan Surp Pırgiç Hospital ChurchAvedisyan Kalfa Sirakyan HomesMihran Azaryan Büyükada...
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Article | Preventing a Jihadist Factory in Idlib
Mavi Boncuk |Preventing a Jihadist Factory in IdlibFabrice BalancheAugust 31, 2017The international coalition must take the same comprehensive approach to HTS as it is taking to the Islamic State.In...
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Word Origin | Acun, Akşam, Bey, Kent, Otağ
Mavi Boncuk |Word Origin | Turkish terms derived from SogdianAcun: world (the earth)Akşam: evening, last nightBey[1]: gentleman, mister, lord, masterKent[2]: cityOtağ[3]: tent, royal tent[1] From...
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Word Origins Index | Update
Mavi Boncuk |(use the main search box)Word origins AAbdalAbluka AbudarahoAcunAdaletAftosAhmakAkşamAlayAlbızAllahAngaryaArastaArena...
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In memoriam | Şerif Mardin (1927-2017)
Prominent Turkish sociologist, political scientist, academic and thinker Şerif Mardin[1] died at the age of 90 on Wednesday.Referred to as the "doyen of Turkish sociology," Mardin was known for his...
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Religion, Society, and Modernity in Turkey | Review by Ibrahim Kalin
Mavi Boncuk | Religion, Society, and Modernity in Turkey[1]By Şerİf Mardin (Syracuse, NY: Syracuse University Press, 2006), xvi + 388 pp.Ibrahim Kalin[2] Journal of Islamic Studies, Volume 19,...
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Meteorlar | Meteors by Gürcan Keltek
Turkish documentarist Gürcan Keltek makes a political statement with his observation of one of the largest militant actions to take place against the citizens of his own country. Working in documentary...
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A Short History Of Comics In Turkey by Levent Cantek
Header image: Abdülcanbaz – The Istanbul Gentleman © Turhan SelçukMavi Boncuk |SOURCEA Short History Of Comics In Turkeyby Levent Cantek[1]Comics and comic strips have been published in Turkey for the...
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Paleo Diet at Göbekli Tepe
This totem statue was found at the Gobekli Tepe site near Sanliurfa, Turkey. The Gobekli Tepe site is the oldest man-made place of worship yet discovered, dating back to 10,000 BCE. Found in the cradle...
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Everyday Life in Turkish and Yugoslav Cities, 1920s and 1930s
Object: Pazarola Hasan Bey sits on a footstoolDescription: Pazarola Hasan Bey is sitting on a footstool. In his left hand, he is holding a cup of coffee, in his right a cigarette. He is dressed in...
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Word Origin | yuh, çüş, oha
Mavi Boncuk |Yuh: boo, jeer, hoot [1]EN (interjection) Tatar TR: [ Aşık Paşa, Garib-name, 1330]ādem iken ḥayvān olduŋ yū saŋa: ünl takbih ünlemiSimilar: yuf, yuha, yuhalamakÇüş: whoa! [2]EN...
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EU Watch | MAM Needs No Guns
Mavi Boncuk |The Trump administration has withdrawn a proposal to let Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s security guards buy $1.2 million in U.S.-made weapons, a congressional official said...
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Beşiktaş's Vodafone Park to host UEFA Super Cup match in 2019
Beşiktaş's Vodafone Park to host UEFA Super Cup match in 2019Mavi Boncuk |The 2019 UEFA Super Cup will be the 44th edition of the UEFA Super Cup, an annual football match organised by UEFA and...
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Book | The Idiot by Elif Batuman
Mavi Boncuk |THE IDIOT By Elif Batuman[1]Hardcover: 432 pagesPublisher: Penguin Press; First Edition edition (March 14, 2017)Language: EnglishISBN-10: 1594205612ISBN-13: 978-1594205613The US publicist...
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EU Watch | More Rope Please
Tightrope walking by Turkey and Turkey alone.Mavi Boncuk |Turkey's application to accede to the European Economic Community, the predecessor of the European Union (EU), was made on 14 April 1987. After...
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Article | Is the Kurdish Referendum 'Mission Accomplished' for Barzani?
Location of Kurdistan in Iraq Official borders of the Region of Iraqi Kurdistan Territory controlled by Iraqi Kurdistan Territory claimed by Iraqi Kurdistan Rest of IraqAn independence...
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2017 Adana International Film Festival
Festival web siteInternational Adana Film Festival, known as ‘Adana Golden Cocoon Film Festival‘, which is normally held in June, is a film festival held in September in recent years. International...
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EU Watch | MAM Likes German Unification
Mavi Boncuk | EU Watch | MAM Likes German Unification
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Article | How Democracies Die
Gulen is a wealthy businessman whose money comes mostly from charter schools he's founded around the world, including the United States. He's a self-styled moderate Islamist of the Sufi variety who...
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2017 London FF | Films from Turkey
TURKEYDistant ConstellationElene screening in the short films programme Heading for that Adult CrashGrainSulukule Mon Amour screening in the short films programme Hoping. Fearing. DreamingBFI London...
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