Hi , it has been a while since I posted an article on my blog. This is partly because I am too busy to think of what would be a good blog post. But now, i am in Portland , … Continue reading
Today, I have found out that Pelin Ayan, a good old friend from my undergraduate years at Marmara University, published her first book (to my knowledge:)) from Palgrave Macmillan. She is also the first person from my cohort to publish … Continue reading
The painting above is from the collection of Osman Hamdi Bey and dates back to 1906-07. There are several suggestions for Osman Hamdi’s inspiration to draw the painting. I rather care about what I see when I glance at the … Continue reading
I have just seen an interesting Turkish movie, The Majority, which has dominated prestigious Golden Orange (Altın Portakal) movie awards 2010 by winning Best Picture, Best Actor, and Best Director awards. The movie reflects the daily routine of a common … Continue reading
Recently I have seen an old Turkish movie, Aaah Belinda! (1986), starred by Mujde Ar and directed by Atif Yilmaz. I remember single-TV channel days in Turkey , where this movie had repeatedly been shown and I was a little … Continue reading
Binghamton is an interesting place…it has always been…The town impresses you with good and bad things throughout the time you spend there:) Here is a good example of a great thing happened in Binghamton…`Stars on Ice` show travels around for … Continue reading
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