Finally, the long awaited first installment of my "Hitch Hiker's Guide to Turkish Blogs", here at Bloglar Alemi. I give you activity in the A thru J portion of the Turkish blog matrix:
A Foreign Perspective Check the view from his balcony. To die for.
A Space Odyysey in English Flat-lining since November
Aegean Disclosure Movie reviews and why "Dark hands have chosen Turkey" (2/14)
almost turkish recipes Mouth-watering Puff Pastries
and misadventures of Adventures from Delhi to Bangalore, if only the whole post would display! Goodly written.
Athanasia's Daily Besides a horoscope posted on 2/18 Burcu's blog is flat-lining
Baris's World Look at this mess.. Page is only 1/2 full, and everything's just all over the place. Like Ziddi's blog, done poorly.
Beton Dans gives us reviews of five movies I'd no intention of seeing, until now (2/12)
Binnur's Turkish Cookbook Recipe for Bread with black olives
Carpetblogger Will be visiting us State-side this week. Read a good TO DO List No cow tipping?
crebro Meltem is sparring with a Kung Fu grasshopper of her own it seems. One of Ebru's favorite blogs.
dbadioxide Dilek frets about the Ungdomshuset while battling a cold (Just finishing one myself)
De Review De-what?? Where are De-links?
Derin Sular Serdar's blog celebrates 2 years of publishing, and don't miss the 11 part series: "Lale Devri'nden Günümüze Bireysel Haklar", if your Turkish reading comprehension isn't as weak as mine is.
Energy Newsletter TURKEY I learned more about lignite powered power plants in 2 minutes, than ever
Erkan's field diary Erkan is smiling ear to ear since Besiktas' latest conquest against loser Glatasaray. Here is a fine picture from the game.
Fabulous Finds Chairs, lighting, other furniture.. Nergis is an invisible mute, as always, hasn't responded to a simgle comment I've ever left.
Farid's crazy world... Our half Turkish brother blogs from Azerbaijan.. Happy belated birthday!
Fenerbahce Worldwide Nathan in Louisville (pronouced "Loo-vl") blogging about a Turkish team like no Turk has ever blogged.
Feridun in Japan Check out the largest tramp stamp you ever saw.. Feridun has a Flickr badge I need to check out.
fikirbaz:com New addition here. I'm a big fan and customer of IKEA, so the latest post got my attention.
GeWilli Bad-ass New England bike racer with a Canadian twang. Everything is from the heart at Geoff's blog, which is why it's on my daily "must-visit" list.
Global Voices Online Turkey Deborah- the original name-dropper, getting it done.
Gulay, Galatasaray and the dogs What could be finer than a husband & wife who share a passion for soccer and who blog together? The parents of new-born Leana are lucky indeed.
Hakan Aydin Covers Mehmet Okur's All-Star Game appearance
Icarus Redeemed Celal proves that his glass is (almost) half-full
ignore me if you can Idil is terrorized by things that go thump in the night (My house has 44 windows, 20 of which are on the ground floor, so I sort of know how you feel)..(You mis-spelled 'cry')
James in Turkey Covers recent comments by Kenan Evren and the ubiquitious "Burasi Turkiye" mantra.
Jepalert - news from Turkey A half-decent news-feed-site.. Sorry, it's not really a blog unless you link to other blogs..
Joe's Ramblings Joe was recently Boing-boinged! Love when that happens. (I got Sullivaned and Malkined a few times, it's cool) Joe's latest pictures and videos from Pakistan are awesome.

Coming soon: K through Z! If you blog using English and would like for your blog to be included in future coverage, please leave a comment with your address

Yazan: American Turk | Tarih: March 5, 2007 | Link | Yorumlar (1)

Tijen İnaltong tarafından yayınlanan Mutfakta Zen, içeriğiyle klasik yemek sitelerinden ayrılan bir blog. Mutfakta geçirilen zamanın tadını, dikkat kesilerek, koklayarak, görerek, tadarak, hissederek" çıkarmamızı tavsiye eden Mutfakta Zen, yaklaşık iki yıldır yayında. Son bir yıldır da Zen in the Kitchen adı altında başka bir adresten de Tijen İnaltong'un İngilizce tariflerine ulaşmak mümkün.

Tijen İnaltong'un kariyeri Mutfakta Zen ile de sınırlı değil. Çeşitli radyo ve televizyon programlarında danışmanlık, Radikal gazetesinin Cumartesi eki olan Radikal Cumartesi'de "Lezzet Masalcısı" başlığı altında köşe yazarlığı da yapmış olan İnaltong, "Mevsimlerle Gelen Lezzetler", "Tak Koluna Sepeti: Bodrum Pazarından Tatlar, Renkler, Portreler", "Mutfakta Zen", "Bir Ot Masalı", "Meyve Agacından Hikayeler", "Her Güne Bir Yemek", ve "Yurdumun Yenilebilir Otları" adlı kitapların da yazarı.

Farklı mutfak kültürleri ile bizleri tanıştıran, sağlıklı yiyecekler hakkında bilgi edinmemizi sağlayan Mutfakta Zen için Tijen İnaltong'a teşekkürler.

Yazan: Bloglar Alemi | Tarih: February 28, 2007 | Link | Yorumlar (3)

..Is something I read from inside of a fortune cookie.. and it's what I tell myself whenever I'm burdened with apprehension, anxiety or stress about beginning a new project. This is one of those times.. mainly because I believe that if anything is worth doing, it's worth doing well.. Before I proceed to pollute these words with my usual overload of tired metaphors, scathing wit and gratuitous sarcasm.. I should introduce myself... Something I've not ever really done properly for the blogosphere, not even at my other blogs. The 'Reader's Digest version goes like this: Murat Altinbasak (no middle name), born 1971 in Flushing Hospital, Queens NY. Finished grade school with honors.. finished middle school and high school with an "A+" in mediocrity.. Quit college to learn a trade.. Now an overpaid project manager, charged with directing 100s of other tradesmen (and women) in the art of woodworking.. Bicycling nut case.. Riding and racing since I could walk.. Turkish blogger of renown.. (yes, only in my own mind) Coiner of the phrase 'Amerikan Turk'.. for what it's worth..

I consider myself a very loving/lovable sort and I genuinely enjoy casting the spotlight upon others.. which I hope to prove to you on a regular basis.. It won't always be pretty, or flattering, or even appreciated.. but my goal is to give proper exposure to as many successful and fledgling Turkish bloggers as I possibly can. If I do this well enough, with an element of entertainment which you won't find anywhere else, then my mission is accomplished. You will return and you will also send others. This is why I'm here. Wish me luck and watch this space.

Yazan: American Turk | Tarih: February 4, 2007 | Link