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2009
Nassrudhin Hodja rescues the moon  

1 hour ago by Rohit

One day the Hodja went to the well to draw some water. There he saw the moon’s reflection. Thinking it fallen into the well, he said, “I will have to pull it out immediately.” He took a rope with a hook fastened to one end and lowered it into the well. The hook caught on a [...]

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Barbara Nadel: Chatting about her newest books and the facts of writing  

3 hours ago by richardkunzmann

I first met Barbara Nadel at last year’s Guildford Book Festival, when we sat down with Martyn Waites to discuss crime fiction set in exotic locations. Barbara Nadel is as entertaining as she’s interesting, and you’d never guess at the kind of travel she’s done to get her story. You see, having visi ...

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Coffee, chocolate and other yummy stuff  

3 hours ago by defne

A couple of days before I left Turkey, I visited our summer house with my mom and grandmother. Our summer house is on an island off the coast of Istanbul, called Buyukada. (The island is only half an hour away from the mainland, great place to visit on weekends) We ended up spending some time at a c ...

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Kultur Bakanligi Hizmetleri  

3 hours ago by Tatil

Kltr ve turizm bakanlığı tarafından diğer dillerde hazırlanmış Trkiye tanıtım sayfaları listesi aşagıdadır. Bu listeye göz atabilirsiniz. http://www.kultur.gov.tr/EN/ http://www.kultur.gov.tr/DE/ http://www.kultur.gov.tr/FR/ http://www.tourismturkey.jp/ http://www.kultur.gov.tr/RU/ http://www.kultur ...

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Never forget Sivas  

3 hours ago by battalerdogan

It was only my first day in Istanbul and already I had the chance to take part in a massive demonstration. Between 8 and 15 thousand people (depending on the source) marched through Kadiköy to remember those 33 people who died 16 years ago on the 2nd of June in Sivas by a great injustice. Those 33 p ...

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Slow Cooker Barbecued Turkey and Vegetables  

3 hours ago by admin

Makes 4 servings 1 cup barbecue sauce 1/2 cup hot water 2 turkey thighs (2 lb.), skin removed, cut in half 3 med. potatoes, unpeeled, cut into 8 pcs. Each 6 med. carrots, cut into 2 1/2x 1/2″ sticks In med. bowl, combine barbecue sauce and water; mix well. Layer turkey, potatoes and carrots in 3 1/2 ...

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Emigrating Afghans: no crisis in the smuggling business in a destroyed country  

4 hours ago by stapsa

source Afghans Flee Hell at Home IslamOnline.net & Newspapers CAIRO — Many Afghans, young and old, are forking over their life savings to be smuggled into Europe in pursuit of a better life away from the death and destruction plaguing their county. “People can’t find jobs here,” Abdul Ahad, 26, told ...

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Importance of elsewhere  

5 hours ago by MadNihilist

Importance of elsewhere Some time after James Baldwin arrived in Istanbul he settled in Gumussuyu, a neighbourhood that hangs on the side of one of the city’s many hills, above the Golden Horn, the shores of Asia, and even the Sea of Marmara. Baldwin was a drinker, and one of his favourite neighbour ...

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Scenes from a wedding (reception)  

5 hours ago by Barbara J. Isenberg

Last night Jeff and I went to the wedding reception of a dear friend on the Galata bridge, one of my favorite places in Istanbul to admire the view of Sultanahmet. We had a grand time, stayed out too late (we actually went to a July 4th party after the wedding reception), and drank and ate too much. ...

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And then we touch the ground  

6 hours ago by battalerdogan

Like always I was too nervous to actually fall asleep and take upon those brief hours in bed to rest. But no, the adrelanine of leaving for Turkey wouldn’t let me sleep. So therefor I kept unpacking, repacking all night long. Finally deciding to leave a few books and a whole suitcase behind. It just ...

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