I'm about a month behind Nat so this is me trying to catch up.
The giant metropolis of Istanbul was next, the only city to span 2 continents, meaning we also crossed back into Europe from Asia.
Jive Turkey
Daily Archives: August 24, 2012
Festivals & events in Istanbul – Time Out Istanbul
The Institute of Turkish Studies
TURKISH FESTIVALS
Turkish Cultural Center – Turkish Cultural Center
Istanbul Events – My Destination Istanbul
Welcome to the ATFA – American Turkish Friendship Association
Current & Upcoming Events
Events
Assembly of Turkish American Associations
The American Turkish Society
Turkey: Searching for a Cultural Center | World Affairs Council
Turkish Culture Portal
Hürriyet Daily News | ART/CULTURE
Culture of the Ottoman Empire – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A Millennium of Turkish Literature: A Concise History – Insight Turkey
Turkey « World Conference on Artistic Freedom of Expression
Orhan Pamuk’s Museum of Innocence | REORIENT – Middle Eastern Arts & Culture E-Magazine
The British Embassy in Turkey Performing arts and literature
Pamuks Nobel Prize interst in Turkish literature
Turkey – now
You look positif at the turkey – turkisch art – literature and culture today events and shows – from Istanbul - Ankara -
Safak presented with order of Chivalry in Art and Literature from France
News Reel (US) – Mustafa Kemal Ataturk Hervormingen (Ataturk reformlar – English) – YouTube
News Reel (US) – Mustafa Kemal Ataturk Hervormingen (Ataturk reformlar – English) – YouTube.
ATATURK ARE FATHER OF TURKISCH NATION AFTHER OTTOMAN IMPERI – HIS ARE AFTHER THE WAR TO BRITISCH – FRANCE- ITALIA AND GREEC ALL EMPERYALIST RIVIALS FRIENDSCHIP AND COPORATIONS AND INTEGRATION GO TO SOME WORKING FOR MODERN TURKEY
LEARN MORE ATATURK AND HIS REFORMS AND IDEA – PRENCIPE ONE ISLAMIC LAND FORM HE 2012 MODERN – DEMOCRATIC – PARLEMANTAIR – SECULAIR STATE OF TURKEY FOUNDER OF NEW REPUBLIC TURKEY
Recep Tayyip Erdogan – News, photos, topics, and quotes
Kemal Ataturk – News, photos, topics, and quotes
Kemal Ataturk – News, photos, topics, and quotes.
TODAY TURKEY IN ISLAMIC COLOR OF RECEP TAYYIP ERDOGAN ARE TURKEY ECONOMIC SOCIAL AN CULTURE POWER OF 21 CENTURY
WE ARE WAITING TO 100 YEARS CELEBERTY OF 2023 BORN OF TURKEY THE IDEA and reforms , prencipe of MUSTAFA KEMAL ATATURK are TURKEY afther OTTOMAN IMPERI today wear new political and economic- sociale- culture power in the regio and in europe.
WELKOM TURKISCHLANDS
US Muslims are least popular minority group, recent study finds
US Muslims are least popular minority group, recent study finds.
WHY ????
MODERN TURKEY AND ODER ISLAMIC WORLD ARE NOTTING FOR TERROSTISCH FUNDAMENTALZM
LEARN MORE MODERN ISLAMIC LANDS
TURKEY- AZERBAIJAN – UZBEKISTAN – KAZAKISTAN- KRGZISTAN – UYGHUR EAST TURKISTAN IN CHINA -
ARAB ISLAMIC WORLD TO MAROCCA- LIBANON- JORDAN – ALGIER- TUNESIA ARE DEMOCRATIC STATE TO
WE ARE MUSLIM NOT TERRORIST
WELKOM PRO WESTERN MODERN TURKEY AND ATATURKS REFORMS AND PRENCIPE FOR IRAN AND ODER NOT DEMOCRATIC STATES ARE MODEL OF DEMOCRATIC – SECULAIR – SOCIAL STATE OF TURKEY
English News | İngilizce Haberler | TurkishNY.com
Hürriyet Daily News | Fotogalerij
Matis and Kaleens- Carpets everywhere n Walk upto the Grand Bazaar
Day 2: 11th April 2011
After the Blue Mosque, we were taken to a carpet showroom. The exteriors of the Blue Mosque which open to the Hagia Sophia are decorated with beautiful gardens and benches for people to sit and watch. There were also lots of crows there, (=Like the country, the birds...India is characterised by Malnutrition and so the crows here are thin and have large eyes...watch a crow tom..Turkish crows are like stuffed toys-Photo 2)
An Afternoon in Ortakoy
While Ortakoy is often overrun by tourists, there is a reason it is so popular. Situated along the Bosphorus, it offers a magnificent view of the city and no shortage of cafes and shops to spend your time and money. There are numerous cobblestone streets and tables full of jewelry arranged in the most meticulous of ways. There is a beautiful old mosque situated below the magnificent bridge that connects Istanbul's European side of the city to the Asian side of the city (For locals, the bridge simply connects to 'the other side' ).
Luxury Hotels fit for Kings - Istanbul
The Çırağan Palace Kempinski Istanbul
The Çırağan Palace Kempinski Istanbul offers the ultimate in luxury and glamour of a genuine Ottoman Palace with its 313 rooms including 22 suites in the hotel and 11 suites in the historical Palace. This luxury Imperial Palace hotel is located on the shores of the magnificent Bosphorus overlooking the ancient city of Istanbul, provides a one of a kind experience with its historical ambiance and excellent Kempinski service.
Change is good, you can't do back to Constantinople, Betty!
Istanbul through Pentacon Six TL
Finally, I am back with a post again! It has been a long time I could write anything. The reason of this long break is that I have got married plus I have changed job and country to live. From September I will live in Austria and I hope I will find new impulses for my photography.
Anyway, thanks to my old mentor and friend PepLluis that we could visit a really extraordinary place (Istanbul) as our honeymoon.
Looking Up.
Ceiling Hagia Sophia Istanbul.
Ramadan Kareem and Eid Mubarak from Istanbul
Pics from a recent trip to beautiful Istanbul during Ramadan and Eid. Unlike Dubai where life is lived behind high walls with a limited about of public space save for the city-sized shopping malls or hotels, life in Istanbul happens on the street. Ramadan brings out a large volume of muslims who lay their rugs down on the grass and all wait for sunset together.
Istanbul
En Sonunda/Finally
Friday in Istanbul and a surprise: The Reason I'm Learning Turkish took the day off so we could hang out. Yay! *Beam!*
Still, I like that reading habit you're rocking these days! You can always read the about how The Reason and I met. I'm the solo woman in the story, the potentially crazy one, in case you can't recognize me.
[Turkey] - [Istanbul] - [Edirne]
ENGLISH
That day I was still feeling very sick because of the toxic water from the Bulgarian fountain, but Firat and Özge were the main kind people I’ve met so far in Turkey ! I mean, how could they possibly behave better to me ? Once again Couchsurfing gave me the possibility to meet some very nice people and instead of initially one night I spent 3 amazing days at their place.
Words that changed the World ~ Alternative Art on Photography
My work on photography has been discussed here before. One photo that I absolutely loved was this one. It is full of life and mystery and juxtaposition of time standing still and time rushing by. It captures the essence of Istanbul where east meets west.
It was so stunning that once I had it developed into a glossy 12" x's 20" format I spent over a week circling it, wondering what I could do to transform it from a stunning photo into an…
Relaxing on the Galata Bridge
En Sonunda/Finally
Friday in Istanbul and a surprise: The Reason I'm Learning Turkish took the day off so we could hang out. Yay! *Beam!*
Still, I like that reading habit you're rocking these days! You can always read the about how The Reason and I met. I'm the solo woman in the story, the potentially crazy one, in case you can't recognize me.
[Turkey] - [Istanbul] - [Edirne]
ENGLISH
That day I was still feeling very sick because of the toxic water from the Bulgarian fountain, but Firat and Özge were the main kind people I’ve met so far in Turkey ! I mean, how could they possibly behave better to me ? Once again Couchsurfing gave me the possibility to meet some very nice people and instead of initially one night I spent 3 amazing days at their place.
Lokma - Rumelihisarı
Lokma is the place we mostly choose for Sunday breakfasts. This time I came for a healthy lunch and while I wait for it to be served I decided to write a post about this lovely café.
Having a Sunday breakfast is like a hobby for a Turkish person. You go to have breakfast with friends and family, catch up with them during this 3-4 hours of breakfast.
Helping a nation to now move on
As a Welshman with Norwegian heritage, I was really pleased to hear today that the man responsible for killing 77 innocent Norwegian citizens last summer has been declared sane and sentenced. This means that the relatives, friends, and the rest of this peace-loving country can now move on, as Anders Breivik will spend 20 years or more behind bars for his atrocities.
America are multiculturele and europe to to world go to multiculturalzm.
this killer of homelands people of oder color of religions are not change give for new nazi and the crazy of Anders Breivik in historical name of carzy
Hillary Clinton’la Kahve Molası (İngilizce versiyonu) CNN TÜRK Video
drink, dance, sleep, swim. repeat.
Gone are the days that I thought college was my liver's worst nightmare. In Bodrum, summertime is party time. Don't be surprised if you find yourself dancing until the sun comes up. Foreigners and locals alike enjoy the party scene here like there is no tomorrow. Consisting of tons of alleyways winding and crisscrossing illogically, strewn with shops, restaurants, bars and clubs, Bodrum was a playground.
Zo toch
Zo en toch er op uit geweest. Een paar uur bodrum bekeken op het heetst van de dag. Afspraak met taxi chauffeur gemaakt maar had niet begrepen dat ik 14.00 op gehaald wilde worden en hij dacht 2 uur later... Dus dat ging niet goed. Andere taxi gepakt en was ook meteen twee keer zoveel kwijt. Maar toch weer wat gezien.
Turkish Family Vacation on the Bodrum Peninsula
I'm baaaaaack. Ok maybe that is a tad creepy - but I am back on the interwebz. Now at first I was a "tad bit miffed" (yes Kimber that is a shout out to you) that I was without internet, but then I came to accept it and quite frankly loved it. I really was able to just let my mind wander and really enjoy the piktoresk (picturesque) views that I was experiencing for free.
Book Review of Andrew Mango. From the Sultan to Ataturk: Turkey (Makers of the Modern World Series)
H-H-Diplo Review
http://www.h-net.org/~diplo/essays/
Book Review of Andrew Mango. From the Sultan to Ataturk: Turkey (Makers of the Modern World Series)
Reviewed for H-Diplo by Bülent Gökay, Keele University
London: Haus Publishing, 2009. 226 pages. Maps, illustrations, notes, chronology, further reading, index. ISBN: 978-1-905791-65-1 (hardcover, $19.95).
From the Sultan to Ataturk: Turkey describes the tortuous rise of the Turkish Republic from the ruins of the Ottoman Empire in the aftermath of the First World War.
Understanding Turkish "secularism"
There are multiple—primarily inaccurate—interpretations of what "Turkish secularism" means. I have intended to post about this in the past, but I have never run across a clear explanation of the phenomenon to cite. What makes the effort even more difficult is that the meaning of "secularism" in Turkey is changing. This post is merely an effort to lay the groundwork for further analysis if, or when, I manage a fuller, more concise understanding.
