Archive for the ‘Turkey’ Category
Baba Zula Performing on the Bospherus
Posted in Turkey on February 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Kece Kurdan
Posted in Turkey on February 7, 2008 | 5 Comments »
I have been taking an independent studies Turkish language course this semester with my Middle East Politics professor and native Turkish student, Mert. Mert and I have been working on some translating Kurdish songs in preparation for a talk a will be giving on “Music and the Kurdish Question” next month.
I recently translated the [...]
Turkish Pop Music
Posted in Entertainment, Turkey on June 12, 2007 | 2 Comments »
For my final paper at Boğaziçi, I wrote about the history of Turkish pop music with an emphasis on multicultural singers (multicultural being Jews, Greeks, Armenian, and Kurds). I interviewed students from the university and poured through many artists to find a few to highlight my thesis. I will highlight a few interesting points [...]
Galatasaray: Welcome to Hell
Posted in Turkey on May 29, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
On May 19th, Galatasaray played already-championed Fenerbahce to end the season. The Galatasaray fans effectively ruined the stadium which has been dubbed “Hell” by foreigners. I watched the game from the comfort of a nargilah bar in Etiler, a few miles from the action. What I saw made the Beşiktaş game I went to look [...]
Rober Hatemo – Senden Çok Var
Posted in Entertainment, Turkey on May 25, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
This is a video of a Turkish pop singer who is actually Armenian. I am using him as an example in my thesis about Turkish pop music and multiculturalism. I think this song is really the epitomy of modern Turkish pop (if nothing else, watch it for the hip [...]
The Battle for Turkey’s Soul
Posted in Politics, Turkey on May 7, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
May 3rd 2007
From The Economist print edition
If Turks have to choose, democracy is more important than secularism
Reuters
AT A time when Muslim fundamentalism seems to be on the rise all around the world, the sight of somewhere between half a million and a million people marching through Istanbul in defence of secularism is a remarkable one. [...]
Spring Break 2007
Posted in Travel, Turkey on May 2, 2007 | 1 Comment »
For Spring Break, I travelled along the Aegean Coast in Turkey with the Trinity-in-Istanbul group. My parents accompanied us, along with our Turkish mommy Tomru . This is a picture of me standing in front of the library in the ancient city Ephesus.
Dream Houses on the Bosphorus
Posted in Travel, Turkey on April 14, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Beşiktaş
Posted in Turkey on April 11, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Dave and I went with our friends Doğa and Emre to our first soccor game in Turkey. There are 3 soccor teams in Istanbul: Fenerbahce, Beşiktaş (pronounced Beshiktash), and Galata Saray. From what I understand, what team you root for is based on socioeconomic status. Being a team fan is not what [...]
Video of Istanbul
Posted in Travel, Turkey on April 1, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I found this video of Istanbul on YouTube. It’s a short silly “come to Istanbul” video but it shows all the major monuments and shows both this historical and modern aspects of city.
Enjoy!
