Photo: Young girls playing the Konya Welcome in the Mandıra village of Larissa, Greece, show that not only Karamanlı language but also Anatolian culture...
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σαλκίμι/salkími
Istanbul Greek Idiom #1: Whereas wisteria is called γλυσίνα/glysina in Athens, in Istanbul (as well as in many parts of Greece outside...
Intaniye (infectious diseases) comes from the Arabic "intan" meaning "rot, putrefaction". There is also the word "degenerative" in medicine, in the sense of degeneracy,...
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in reference to the branch of Turks which founded and ruled the Ottoman Empire, 1580s (n.), c. 1600 (adj.), from...
By Lisa Morrow 26th November 2019
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WHY WE ARE WHAT WE ARE | CULTURAL TRADITIONS | TURKEY
In Turkey, the seemingly modern idea of paying it forward goes...
The waterfront at Arnavutkoy, Istanbul, Turkey, April 22, 2006. - Özgür Okkalı
Arnavutkoy, Istanbul's chic district, struggles to keep its multiculturalism and serenity through the 21st century.
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