TAM ZAMANINDA!

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Lise yillarimda mutsuz oldugum anlarda, ilham perisi omuzumda biterdi; siir yazardim. Siire dair en buyuk maceram, kazandigim Kadikoy 2.ligiydi. Mutlu olmak istedigim bir anda, yeniden siir yazmaya basladim. Belli bir kisiye degil, sadece gelecekten bir hayale. Bir aceminin elinden cikma … Continue reading →

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I’ve been thinking about a short little article by BBC “History of the World” presenter Andrew Marr about the five most historical places in world history quite a bit since I came across it a few days ago. I love lists, I love history, understanding and developing a strong sense of place has always been important to me (it’s one of the major themes of this blog), and I teach world history:  Marr has my rapt attention!

His choices are based on a world history perspective, but I think one of his historical places betrays his British bias, or maybe not:  I’ll discuss below. Here are his picks:

1. The Great Rift Valley in eastern Africa: where human civilization first emerged.A pretty predictable choice, and certainly one that is difficult to contest!

2. The Yellow River:  China’s “mother river”, where its first civilization emerged.  I’m not sure why…

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ARGO

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On Wednesday night (17th October), I was supposed to go back and study. However, plans had changed. The bus should have taken me to Oxford Circus. Unluckily, it didn’t go there and I got off the bus and waited for … Continue reading →

Best breakfast ever!

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Hello world! I haven’t been around for a couple of months. Now, I am back. This summer, I chose to stay in Turkey as I planned to move to London in september for my masters degree. I rediscovered my city, … Continue reading →

En guzel kahvaltim!

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En guzel kahvaltimi bu yaz Rize’de, Jeune Turc ve Pocahantas’in da dahil oldugu 10 kisilik orduyla ettim. Ordu diyorum, cunku gercekten tam bir aclar ordusuyduk 🙂 Hersey, Zumrud-u Anka’ya girisimizle basladi. Gelen kahvaltiliklar; beyaz peynir,salatalik,domates,zeytin vs; buyuk acilisa hazirlik niteligindeydi. … Continue reading →

Muzik varsa…No:2

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Kimseyi kirmadan hareket etmek her yigidin harci degil…Bunu basaran ender insanlardan biridir Jeune Turc. Guleryuzluluguyle her meseleyi cabucak cozume kavusturmayi dener,kavusturur da cogu zaman. En basarili oldugu projelerden biriyse, tartismasiz radyo. Cunku okul radyosu, bana Rize yollarinda eslik eden Akhisarli … Continue reading →

Muzik varsa…No:1

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Muzik ruhun gidasidir lafinin ne nlama geldigini, kucukken anlamazdim. Buyumek, gelisen muzik zevkini de beraberinde getirdi. Bu durum, okudugum fransiz lisesinin bana kattigi sanat algisiyla daha da guclendi. Kabiliyetli olana saygi duymayi, gosterdigi cabayi ve ortaya cikardigi eseri takdir etmeyi … Continue reading →

Ben geldim!

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Bu aralar en cok yapmayi ozledigim seylerden biri, eve girince “Aaaanneeee! Ben geldiiim!!” diyebilmek. Sartlar itibariyle bunu gercek anlamda yapamasam da, sanal ortamdan sesleniyorum: Ben geldiiiim!! 4 ayi askin bir suredir yazi yazmiyordum. Hayatimin yeniden sekillendigi bir donemdi. Universite ogrenimim … Continue reading →