Monthly Archives: October 2012
29th October Cumhuriyet Bayramı | Republic Day Turkey
Ataturk Today.com [ This Day in History October 29 - Atatürk Günlüğü Ekim 29 ]
REPUBLIC DAY TO BE CELEBRATED ON 29TH OCT – Turkiye Internette Haberler Turkey On the Net
Turkey – Ancient Anatolia – The Hittites in Anatolia, modern turkey and turkischlands
TACAWA | Turkish American Cultural Association of Washington
Republic Day in Turkey
TURKISCH-LITERATURE-ART-CULTURE AND MUSIC | Just another WordPress.com site
CIVILIZATION OF TURKISCHLANDS | This WordPress.com site is the bee’s knees
Elif Shafak
THE REALITY OFF ARMENIE LIAR – YouTube
THE TOWN KASTAMONU- ARAC – AND FARM OF OBALAR – YOUR DREAM LAND WELKOM TURKEY | turkischland
KASTAMONULUMETIN: WELKOM TO KASTAMONU TURKEY
WELKOM MODERN TURKEY 2011 | KASTAMONU ARAC ASAGI OBA KOYU | punt.nl: Je eigen gratis weblog, gratis fotoalbum, webmail, startpagina enz
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Bodrum: The Austrian Bubble
The Property and Freedom Society annual conference is about to begin, with yours truly doing the first speech, this morning, after Professor Hoppe's introductions.
I'm going to speak on 'Liberty through Literature', and it's hopefully going to be epic. Or I'm going to get tossed out of the conference. One way or the other, it should be quite an experience.
Good memories last forever
Some of the last things I will remember from turkey, is no other than Erde, doing his show! Such an amazing and nice boy
30 August 2012 evening
More traveling today, but much more interesting. Took a long bus ride to the Gokcen airport, a newer airport in the suburbs which is used by more budget and local airlines. It is huge and modern and relatively empty. Had my ticket for Dalaman, theory being that from Dalaman airport I could get some sort of bus or shuttle to Marmaris to get a ferry to Rhodes, the last one being at 6 pm.
8 September 2012
Yesterday was another one of those days when plans went south. Why did I assume that Dalaman airport connected to anything? I guess it would bel like flying into Halifax and assuming that you could get to Lunenburg easily. It would have made more sense to fly straight to Rhodes, I didn't save a nickel going by ferry. The ferry was about 40 minutes late leaving Rhodes, which closed my 45 minute window to catch the 10:30 bus to Dalaman - the only bus!!
Batman to Mardin
Left Batman, Turkey this morning after a wonderful time of devotion with the team. We drive about two hours south to the ancient city of Mardin, Turkey to meet Berdar. We met Berdar with tears streaming down his face. We were all overjoyed to finally see him. He was especially glad to see Fred "Baba Melby". Below is a picture of myself and Berdar.
MARDİN
Mardin is a poetical city which gives the impression standing the time with architecture, ethnographic, archeological, historical and visual values, in Turkey. This city blends different culture and their built. Mardin is like an outdoor museum
Mardin Castle which called eagle’s home, lived victories and disappointments. A king called Şah Buhari who adored the sun, stayed the Mardin Castle. The patient king recovered when staying this castle.
Turkey: Safranbolu and the Black Sea
First night bus: OK! Buses from Metro Bus are new and modern, but not really comfortable! But it was fine...we slept all night anyways!
Arriving in Safranbolu at 6 AM on a Sunday was interesting...everything was completely silent and empty....I guess we should expect that considering that the city has around 30.000 habitants! Safranbolu is a city that has hosted many civilizations such as Roman, Byzantine and
Welcome to the Antalya Golf Club
Now that's a big welcome for the players for the upcoming men's Eisenhower Trophy at the Antalya GC in Belek, Turkey.
The Bastard of Istanbul by Elif Shafak
Why I Read It: I liked the cover and because it was written about a culture I not very familiar with.
Where I Got It: paperbackswap.com
Who I Recommend This To: Those who enjoy coming of age and connecting with the past stories.
Narrator: Laural Merlington
Publisher: Tantor Media (2007)
Length: 12 hours 39 minutes
This is a modern day fiction set mostly in Istanbul.
Months of Memories
Hello Stranger. Yes, it has been a while, I know, but I have a good excuse or two or three. Let me tell you all about them.
This past June as I sat wondering if it was too early to start planning a trip home to see the folks (it had only been 4 months since I was last there) that trusty voice popped into my head and said "Wait!" So I did.
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(87) Metin Guzel
