Category: Culture/Art
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Minister calls on Christian and Jewish minorities to return to Turkey
Christian and Jewish minorities who have left Turkey can come back to their home country as the mistakes of the past will not be committed again, said Culture and Tourism Minister Ömer Çelik during his visit to the Russian capital, Moscow, March 16.
Culture and Tourism Minister Ömer Çelik attended the Tourism Fair in Moscow. AA photo “If you encounter troubles anywhere in the world, know that the first place you can appeal to is the Turkish embassy. Turkey has become a democracy that protects every identity and their historical legacies,” he said, adding that minorities had faced many problems in the past. “Turkish democracy now gathers in itself every identity.”
Çelik added that the same care was shown in the restoration of mosques, churches and synagogues. He also mentioned that the Taksim Barracks, known as Topçu Kışlası, which are planned to be restored in the near future, had marks of Russian architecture. “[As the Justice and Development Party] we consider the traces left from the Russians in Anatolia as historical legacies,” he said.
Speaking about tourism, Çelik said the government expected an increase of 15 percent in the number of Russian tourists who visit Turkey this year.
March/17/2013
via POLITICS – Minister calls on Christian and Jewish minorities to return to Turkey.
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Bean Soup – Kuru Fasulye
“Bean Soup” aka “Kuru Fasulye” is one of the most traditional Turkish dish, wholesome and so delicious.
Whatever pasta is for Italians “bean soup” is same for Turks. The traditional recipe for Bean soup contains beef or lamb meat with small chunks , ground beef , sucuk or even pastrami. However we serve “bean soup” in A la Turca without meat to please our vegetarian customers as well. 🙂
It’s very common to serve “bean soup” with “buttered rice” in Turkey
Why don’t you stop by and try this delicious Turkish beauty today ?
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Turkey’s musical archive preserved due to Armenian musician Hambardzum Limonchyan
YEREVAN, MARCH 16, ARMENPRESS. A special site has been created in Turkey through which the Ottoman music archive – preserved due to Armenian musician Hambardzum Limonchyan – will be introduced to the public. As “Armenpress” reports Turkish newspaper “Zaman” informs about that.
The newspaper points out that the application of notes in Turkish music started in the 19th century during the period of reign of sultan Selim III. Due to Sultan Selim’s wish Armenian composer and musician Hambardzum Limonchyan from Constantinople discovered a type of musical notation which received the name “Hambardzum’s Music Notation” in Turkey.
Among other things the Turkish newspaper stated: “Due to that musical notation applied in Turkey in the 19th century it was possible to prevent the loss of numerous musical works created in two centuries in Turkey. The majority of those works were kept in archives for a long while. Now lots of works recorded in “Hambardzum’s Music Notation” will be accessible for the Turkish public due to the newly created site.”
via Turkey’s musical archive preserved due to Armenian musician Hambardzum Limonchyan | ARMENPRESS Armenian News Agency.
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Corridor Gallery presents ‘Hüzün: Memories of Istanbul’ by Casper artist Gabrielle Reeves
If you go …
* When: Opens 7 p.m. MARCH 29. Shows 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. MARCH 30 and noon to 4 p.m. APRIL 1
* Where: The Corridor Gallery, 120 E. Second St.
* Opening reception: 7 p.m. to midnightMARCH 29. Includes a cash bar and a chance to meet the artist.
* Info: www.thecorridorgallery.com,gabriellereeves.com
Artwork by Gabrielle Reeves CASPER:
‘Hüzün: Memories of Istanbul’
The Corridor Gallery presents a solo show by Casper artist Gabrielle Reeves. “Hüzün: Memories of Istanbul” represents Hüzün, a visceral Turkish state of mind, according to a press release.
Hüzün, the Turkish word for melancholy, refers to a type of spiritual anguish suffered in growing apart from God in a pursuit of worldly pleasures, Reeves wrote in her artist statement.
In a more modern sense, hüzün goes beyond the history of the word.
“Hüzün is not the melancholy of a single person, but a dark mood shared by millions of people together, by the entire city of Istanbul. Although a grim concept, hüzün is central to Istanbul culture; it binds Istanbullus together, and is shared with pride throughout the community,” Greeves wrote.
Reeves earned a bachelor’s degree in painting from the University of Wyoming. Several of her paintings have been commissioned and purchased by the University of Wyoming and can be viewed in various buildings throughout the campus.
As a student, she took a summer drawing class in Turkey. She moved to Istanbul in 2011 working as a freelance artist and English teacher.
She now lives in Casper and plans to attend graduate school.
When she first got to Istanbul, she didn’t understand hüzün.
“In the first months, I characterized the feeling as a magic, or dream-like quality that possesses every detail of the strange and beautiful city. Indeed, it is a kind of magic, a type of collective awareness that is unique to Istanbul,” she wrote.
“However, as the months wore on, and winter settled over the Bosphorus, I felt the presence of hüzün so tangibly I could almost touch it, and I experienced the heavy weight of Istanbul for the first time.”
via Corridor Gallery presents ‘Hüzün: Memories of Istanbul’ by Casper artist Gabrielle Reeves.
