Farhan222 wrote:I think there is democracy.
pickledlightshow wrote:I really hope this doesn't come off as offensive but here goes
Is it true that Muslim women have to stay home during menstruation because they're "unclean"? If so, how do they go about their daily lives if they cant leave the house a week out of the month? Like school or jobs or etc.
wikipedia wrote: Constantinople remained the most common name for the city in the West until the establishment of the Turkish Republic, and Kostantiniyye (Ottoman Turkish قسطنطينيه) was the primary name used by the Ottomans during their rule. Nevertheless, the use of Constantinople to refer to the city during the Ottoman period (from the mid-15th century) is now considered politically incorrect, even if not historically inaccurate, by Turks.
By the 19th century, the city had acquired a number of other names used by either foreigners or Turks. Europeans used Constantinople to refer to the whole of the city, but used the name Stamboul—as the Turks also did—to describe the walled peninsula between the Golden Horn and the Sea of Marmara. Pera (from the Greek word for "across") was used to describe the area between the Golden Horn and the Bosphorus, but Turks also used the name Beyoğlu (today the official name for one of the city's constituent districts). Islambol (meaning either "City of Islam" or "Full of Islam") was sometimes colloquially used to refer to the city, and was even engraved on some Ottoman coins, but the belief that it was the precursor to the present name, İstanbul, is belied by the fact that the latter existed well before the former and even predates the Ottoman and Muslim conquest of the city.
Etymologically, the name İstanbul (Turkish pronunciation: [isˈtanbuɫ], colloquially [ɯsˈtambuɫ]) derives from the Medieval Greek phrase "εἰς τὴν Πόλιν" (pronounced [is tim ˈbolin]), which means "to the city". This reflected its status as the only major city in the vicinity, much in the same way people today often colloquially refer to their nearby urban centers as "the City". An alternative view is that the name evolved directly from the name Constantinople, with the first and third syllables dropped.
LaChaise wrote:Basically, as with many naming stories, there are different versions. I think the Medieval Greek hypothesis is the most widely accepted though.
52xMax wrote:At least Istanbul still has turkish delight, on a moonlight night.
electricflamingo wrote:My question is a lame pop-culture question but I'm asking it anyway.
Is it true Gulsen Bayraktar is a Chveneburi? I heard it somewhere and I was kind of curious.
Are any Georgians popular in Turkey? I'm a little (*extremely*) obsessed with Turkish pop culture so part of me hopes it goes both ways, lol.
blehblah wrote:I'm going to ask questions that probably have really complicated answer; I'm sorry. The thing is, it's hard to find straightforward analysis about such things over here (Canada). That's partly because it doesn't "sell", and partly because everyone here has an agenda about things over there.
Okay, here goes. Again, sorry.
What's the general mood in Turkey when it comes to the goings-on in Syria? What I have seen in the odd story is that there is plenty of tension along the border (a border of pretty substantial size). That has led to some errant shots being traded, with the implication being that Turkey is showing restraint (but I don't exactly know why that restraint is). Is it tension with Assad regime, the rebels, or concern about things spilling-over in general? Maybe there's a historical aspect that I don't know about...okay, let me change that... there is a historical aspect that I'm ignorant of.
Anyhow, I'm really most curious about the mood. Does it occupy headlines and chatter daily, or is it more of a concern that is maybe just a nuisance for now?
I could find the answers online, but I'd have to sort through Internet-sized piles of garbage, sort it by trying to figure-out who's agenda any bit of information serves (or doesn't), etc. Sooooo... I'm glad that you put yourself out there for Canada-tards like me to take advantage of. *grin*
blehblah wrote:Nerd, there is a lot of information there.. can you break it up a bit? I'm sorry, but it's too much in one paragraph... just, a bit of break-up... please.
EDIT: I trying to help, so please read it as-such. I'm very interested.. and I'm glad that you got back to this thread.
David Wong wrote:7. "But this is the last non-terrible forum on the internet! The rest are full of trolls and Nazis!"
That's just not true at all.
LaChaise wrote:wikipedia wrote: Constantinople remained the most common name for the city in the West until the establishment of the Turkish Republic, and Kostantiniyye (Ottoman Turkish قسطنطينيه) was the primary name used by the Ottomans during their rule. Nevertheless, the use of Constantinople to refer to the city during the Ottoman period (from the mid-15th century) is now considered politically incorrect, even if not historically inaccurate, by Turks.
By the 19th century, the city had acquired a number of other names used by either foreigners or Turks. Europeans used Constantinople to refer to the whole of the city, but used the name Stamboul—as the Turks also did—to describe the walled peninsula between the Golden Horn and the Sea of Marmara. Pera (from the Greek word for "across") was used to describe the area between the Golden Horn and the Bosphorus, but Turks also used the name Beyoğlu (today the official name for one of the city's constituent districts). Islambol (meaning either "City of Islam" or "Full of Islam") was sometimes colloquially used to refer to the city, and was even engraved on some Ottoman coins, but the belief that it was the precursor to the present name, İstanbul, is belied by the fact that the latter existed well before the former and even predates the Ottoman and Muslim conquest of the city.
Etymologically, the name İstanbul (Turkish pronunciation: [isˈtanbuɫ], colloquially [ɯsˈtambuɫ]) derives from the Medieval Greek phrase "εἰς τὴν Πόλιν" (pronounced [is tim ˈbolin]), which means "to the city". This reflected its status as the only major city in the vicinity, much in the same way people today often colloquially refer to their nearby urban centers as "the City". An alternative view is that the name evolved directly from the name Constantinople, with the first and third syllables dropped.
Basically, as with many naming stories, there are different versions. I think the Medieval Greek hypothesis is the most widely accepted though.
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