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3rd July 2008

Torque (12:00 pm)

In physics, torque (or often called a moment) can informally be thought of as "rotational force" or "angular force" which causes a change in rotational motion. This force is defined by linear force mu...[Turkish Torque]

MAM Cares for Baby (12:00 pm)

Bocu 1 -Why not leave this baby at a mosque?Bocu 2 -You can not. This is the product of Legal rape.Mavi Boncuk ...[Mavi Boncuk]

Turkish prosecutor submits arguments (12:00 pm)

Live and learnMavi Boncuk |Turkish prosecutor submits arguments to shut down ruling Islamic-rooted partyThe Associated Press | May 30, 2008Turkey's chief prosecutor has lodged written arguments for an...[Mavi Boncuk]

MAM Listens (12:00 pm)

Earlier on Wednesday, CHP leader Deniz Baykal claimed that security forces bugged Sav's office and serviced excepts of his conversations to Daily Vakit, a Turkish newspaper. The dialogue that took pla...[Mavi Boncuk]

MAM Sees a New Moon (12:00 pm)

Mavi Boncuk When asked "What do they do with the old full moons?", Hodja said "They cut them up into small pieces and make the stars!.."...[Mavi Boncuk]

Navel gazing by Pancho (12:00 pm)

- By showing my navel, nobody will see my veil.Pancho is a cartoonist of the absurd who has a nostalgia for innocence. When he arrived in France in 1983, Pancho, who had first left Uruguay and then Ar...[Mavi Boncuk]

Article | Pourquoi gifler les Turcs ? (12:00 pm)

Why Slap the Turks (Full French Text)Mavi Boncuk | Pourquoi gifler les Turcs ? Par Bernard GuettaQUOTIDIEN : mercredi 4 juin 2008On pourrait dire qu’elle «se trompe» ou «s’aveugle», mais non. ...[Mavi Boncuk]

Article |Turkey and the army (12:00 pm)

Mavi Boncuk |Turkey and the armyPaper soldiersJun 26th 2008 | ANKARA AND ISTANBULFrom The Economist print editionA leaked document exposes the army’s campaign against the ruling partyON THE evening ...[Mavi Boncuk]

AKP Defence (in Turkish and English) (12:00 pm)

Second AK Parti Defence Full text in PDF for Download / TurkishThe second defence is pending and the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Deniz Baykal has asserted that all of Tur...[Mavi Boncuk]

MAM Tells a Tale (12:00 pm)

Signs: Too Big...Too Small..Just Right...Turk -My destiny is in a fairy tale.Bocu 1-Where is Goldilocks?Bocu 2 -She lives in a Democracy...Mavi Boncuk The governing party of Turkey, facing closure aft...[Mavi Boncuk]

Canadian Bank to Conduct Business in Turkey (12:00 pm)

Mavi Boncuk |The Bank of Nova Scotia (TSX: BNS) has received a licence to conduct business in Turkey.The bank said Wednesday its new representative office in Istanbul, "a gateway to Europe, Asia, the ...[Mavi Boncuk]

From the Web Site of Yargitay (12:00 pm)

I was curious to see if there was the full text of the Ak Party indictment in Turkish or English at the Supreme Court web site. Well, it was nowhere to be found. There is an English version of the sit...[Mavi Boncuk]

Hungarian Jewry during the Ottoman Period (12:00 pm)

This is The Great Synagogue on Dohany Street in Budapest. It is also known as the Dohany Synagogue, which oddly translates to the Tobacco Synagogue. It was built between 1854-1859 by the Jewish commun...[Mavi Boncuk]

Die Türkenkugel (12:00 pm)

Two Turkish Cannon Ball monuments from Vienna, Austria. Translation: “During the 2nd turkish seige in 1683, this historic turkish cannonball was fired against this part of the building that formerly...[Mavi Boncuk]

Turkish Embassy in Washington DC Launches Podcast Series (12:00 pm)

Mavi BoncukTurkish Embassy Podcast Series features Insights on Turkey from Leading Policy Makers, Analysts and DiplomatsThe podcast featuring Minister Babacan's Atlantic Council address offers an insi...[Mavi Boncuk]

Second AK Parti Defence for Download / Turkish (12:00 pm)

Mavi Boncuk |Second AK Parti Defence Full text in PDF for Download / TurkishHere is the link to some excerpts from the indictment submitted by Abdurrahman Yalcinkaya, the Chief Public Prosecutor of...[Mavi Boncuk]

Orientalist Propaganda | Konstantin Makovsky (12:00 pm)

Konstantin Makovsky[1]. The Bulgarian martyresses. 1877 Atrocities of bashibazouks in BulgariaMavi BoncukFrom 1873 onward the Ottoman government was faced with a period of drought and famine in Anatol...[Mavi Boncuk]

MAM Hears the Music (12:00 pm)

Turkey’s High Court Overturns Headscarf Rule Mavi BoncukNasreddin Hodja had students from out of town. During the day he instructed them at the medrese and at night he and his wife accommodated them...[Mavi Boncuk]

Click CHP | Republican People's Party (12:00 pm)

And the web site even has a section in English. Do not... repeat, do not click. You will only find a note that says "YAPIM AŞAMASINDADIR...". They can not even say "Under Construction". it is common ...[Mavi Boncuk]

MAM Book Cover (12:00 pm)

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What Ergenekon? (12:00 pm)

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MAM Adds Justice (12:00 pm)

Mavi Boncuk One day a man found him pouring the remains of his yogurt into Aksehir Lake. "Hodja, what are you doing?" the asked. "I am turning the lake into yogurt," he replied. When they laughed at h...[Mavi Boncuk]

Erdoğan: "Nihat, I want your jersey" (12:00 pm)

Turk wearing Nihat Kahveci's Soccer Jersey number 8Bocu 1 - This is Nihat's Euro 08 shirt..Bocu 2 -Will it work against 11 judges? (of Constitutional Court)Mavi Boncuk17.06.2008Prime Minister Recep T...[Mavi Boncuk]

EU WATCH Silk|ROAD Book Cover Logo (12:00 pm)

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Turks are Contact Crazy (12:00 pm)

Free speech anyone?Mavi Boncuk Turks are now the fourth largest community on Facebook, after the US, the UK and Canada, with 2.1m users. They form the largest non-English speaking group on the site....[Mavi Boncuk]

Article | The Trouble With the Kurdish Manifesto (12:00 pm)

Kurdish institute's ad angers Turkey Friday, May 23, 2008An advertisement by the Kurdish Institute of Paris and deputies of Turkey's pro-Kurdish party, or DTP, that appeared in Le Monde calling for a...[Mavi Boncuk]

The Arrest of The Untouchables (2:24 am)

[Originally published in Turkish Daily News] Something quite unprecedented happened in Turkey the other day. Early in the morning, a police force of about 6000 launched an operation to arrest 25 influ...[The White Path]

1st July 2008

Bomb The Kurds, Curb The Muslims, Save The Republic! (2:22 am)

[Originally published in Turkish Daily News] Have you seen the news about how the Turkish military plans to restrain Turkish society? If you haven’t, here is the gist: bomb the Kurds, purge the cons...[The White Path]

26th June 2008

The Atatürk Silhouette on The Holy Mountain (3:20 am)

[Originally published in Turkish Daily News] The people of Damal, a district of the eastern city of Ardahan, couldn't have imagined that their modest and destitute town would attract droves of visitor...[The White Path]