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1st August 2010

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]

Year by Year One Posting at a Time (12:00 pm)

Possibly in a about a month or so Mavi Boncuk postings will make 2010 the most productive 3rd year with a shot for second if I can keep the pace. The first year with 967 postings is still hard to beat...[Mavi Boncuk]

Turkish Cinema at Wroclaw, Poland (12:00 pm)

The 10th ERA NEW HORIZONS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, was held in the city of Wroclaw, Poland, from 22 July to 1 August 2010. The festival presented over 500 films from 50 countries, including 240 fe...[Mavi Boncuk]

Tekke (12:00 pm)

Mavi Boncuk | Here is a picture (courtesy of Engin K. of Atlanta, GA) from the 60's taken at the 'tekke' an impromptu place for smoking cigarettes behind a single story dormitory of Kadikoy Maarif Kol...[Mavi Boncuk]

Taner Ceylan (12:00 pm)

Taner Ceylan's Spiritual 2008, a photo-realistic painting of blood-dribbling fighter in motion.Sotheby's VideoMavi Boncuk |1967 born in Selb, Germany. Educated at Mimar Sinan University, Istanbul, Tur...[Mavi Boncuk]

Soon to be Replaced G3A7 (12:00 pm)

Made under license by Makina ve Kimya Endüstrisi Kurumu (MKEK) ("Mechanical and Chemical Industry Corporation") as the G3A7 at the Small Arms Weapon Factory in Kirikkale. MKEK was established in 195...[Mavi Boncuk]

Selanik-Istanbul Railway Line (12:00 pm)

The Thessaloniki Railway Museum is on the border of the Borough of Eleftherion in west Thessaloniki. It is housed in a building dating from 1894, which used to be a military station and that is why it...[Mavi Boncuk]

Review | L'administration generale des phares de l'Empire ottoman (12:00 pm)

THE LIGHTHOUSE AT AKROTIRI The lighthouse was built during the Ottoman Rule in 1892 by the French company 'La Société Collas et Michel'. Initially it operated on oil, and its beams reached a distan...[Mavi Boncuk]

Princess Peyveste Emukhvari (12:00 pm)

Mavi Boncuk |Princess Peyveste Emukhvari ( 10 May 1873 in Pitsunda/Georgia-1944 in Paris) was born as a daughter of Prince Osman-Bey Emukhvari [1] and Princess Hesna Chaabalurchava.In 1877 during the ...[Mavi Boncuk]

Mustafa Kemal, A Sharp Dresser (12:00 pm)

span >M.K. Ataturk, is the subject of a new book[1] that provides men's fashion tip from the founder of the Turkish Republic. Many cream colored silk scarves with snow flake design from Sulka & Co...[Mavi Boncuk]

Now in a BD | Le cahier à fleurs (12:00 pm)

I was in Montpelier, France last week and the BD/Comic Book store had a surprise for me. Le cahier à fleurs. Here is an interview with it's writer.Mavi Boncuk|Le cahier à fleursVolume 1 : Mauvaise o...[Mavi Boncuk]

Magali Noël, a Guiffray from Smyrna (12:00 pm)

Mavi Boncuk |Magali Noël (born Magali Noëlle Guiffray[1]; June 27, 1932) is a Turkish-French actress and singer. Originally from Izmir, she emigrated from Turkey to France in 1951, and her acting ca...[Mavi Boncuk]

Istanbul Slips but Holds Better than Rivals (12:00 pm)

Istanbul slips but holds better in Travel+ Leisure Ranking than continental rivals this year with Kraków threatening with a major jump to the top 10.Mavi Boncuk |Travel+ Leisure Ranking EuropeRANK'10...[Mavi Boncuk]

Inheritance by Nicholas Shakespeare (12:00 pm)

The events of 1915 are becoming, in modern usage, a "trope": a common or overused theme or device, a needless cliché…Mavi Boncuk |Inheritance by Nicholas Shakespeare[1] Harvill Secker, 272pp, £12....[Mavi Boncuk]

In Memoriam | Füsun Akatlı 1944-2010 (12:00 pm)

Mavi Boncuk Dr. Füsun Akatlı (1944 - 4 July 2010) Leading Turkish writer and theater critic Füsun Akatlı died late Sunday at Istanbul University Hospital, where she had been receiving medical tre...[Mavi Boncuk]

The Greatest Ears in Town (12:00 pm)

Mavi Boncuk |THE GREATEST EARS IN TOWN: THE ARIF MARDIN STORY (2009) a documentary about the life and career of 12-time Grammy Award-winning producer, arranger, and composer Arif Mardin produced by Jo...[Mavi Boncuk]

Earthquakes in Istanbul from Kozak Collection (12:00 pm)

Istanbul Directorate of Earthquake and Ground AnalysisIstanbul's first step was an earthquake master plan drawn up for the city and the federal government by Bogazici University professor Dr. Mustafa ...[Mavi Boncuk]

Chronological List of the Imperial Ottoman Bank Branches (12:00 pm)

EMPRUNT FRANCAIS BANQUE IMPERIALE OTTOMANE PARIS LONDRES CONSTANTINOPLE 117 x 77 cm | 1920 Source: Poster PaulMavi Boncuk|Chronological List of the Imperial Ottoman Bank Branches(La Banque impériale ...[Mavi Boncuk]

Byrons The Giaour (12:00 pm)

Mavi Boncuk | Byron became acquainted with vampires while on his grand tour. The Giaour (the Turkish word for infidel or nonbeliever similar to the Arabic word kafir) is a poem by Lord Byron first pub...[Mavi Boncuk]

Book | The Lovers by Vendela Vida (12:00 pm)

"I had envisioned three books," said Vida, 38. "I love trilogies that are more loosely arranged, addressing the same things: women in foreign countries dealing with grief and forgiveness." She chose D...[Mavi Boncuk]

Berkun Oya at Royal Court Theatre (12:00 pm)

Berkun Oya developing new play at Royal Court TheatreMavi Boncuk |Turkish playwright and stage director Berkun Oya is participating in this year’s international residency program of the Royal Court ...[Mavi Boncuk]

Ahmet Davutoglu: ‘We Are a Part of the West’ (12:00 pm)

Mavi Boncuk |Ahmet Davutoglu: ‘We Are a Part of the West’What is Turkey up to? A stalwart member of NATO, many believe it is now tilting east. In May, it sealed a nuclear-exchange deal with Iran, ...[Mavi Boncuk]

2500 Year Old Anatolian Face (12:00 pm)

Mavi Boncuk |A University of Otago team has re-created the face of a 2500-year-old Turkish peasant, its second such project, and hopes its technology will be used in courts in coming years. University...[Mavi Boncuk]

Turkey Assumes Asia Security Group Chairmanship for 2010-2012 (12:00 pm)

Mavi BoncukTurkey Assumes Asia Security Group Chairmanship for 2010-2012Officials from nearly 40 countries gathered in Istanbul, Turkey, on June 7, 2010, for the Third Summit of the Conference on Inte...[Mavi Boncuk]

Deccal | Five Minarets in New York (12:00 pm)

Deccal | Five Minarets in New York 2010 Turkey/USA Written and Directed by: Mahsun Kırmızıgül; Produced by: Murat Tokat; Film Music:Mahsun Kırmızıgül, Yıldıray GürgenNovember 5, 2010 Relea...[Mavi Boncuk]

Article | Kurdish Heritage Reclaimed (12:00 pm)

Mavi Boncuk People & Places/Kurdish Heritage Reclaimed After years of conflict, Turkey's tradition-rich Kurdish minority is experiencing a joyous cultural reawakeningBy Stephen KinzerPhotographs b...[Mavi Boncuk]

7th June 2010

A Confident Turkey Could Not Ignore Israel's Killings (2:30 pm)

[Originally published in Irish Times] A decade ago, Israel and Turkey seemed to be "the" best friends in the Middle East. Today they are not only engaged in an unending war of words, but there is even...[The White Path]

4th June 2010

Proud To Be a Turk (Especially These Days) (2:28 pm)

[Originally published in Hurriyet Daily News] My friend Riyad Hammad, a Dubai-based Muslim businessman and an advocate of classical liberalism, sent me an e-mail the other day. His title was telltale:...[The White Path]