jeudi 3 juillet 2014

mardi 1 juillet 2014

"Solar-powered donkeys" carry Internet for Turkish sheepherders

Ancient beasts of burden are being given a new load to help bring shepherds into the 21st century in western Turkey.

ancient beasts of burden are being given a new load to help bring shepherds into the 21st century in western Turkey.
A solar panel producer in western Turkey has said recent international media coverage of their "plug-and-play donkey" project proved that they are on the right track.

BBC News reported on June 24 that sheepherders in western Turkey have now equipped their donkeys to cart around solar panels that will enable them to be connected 24/7. The video shows a donkey equipped with a large panel strapped to its back walking across rocky, dry terrain. 

Ser-Gün, a Turkish solar panel producer, is behind the project. "We aim to better the daily comfort of the producer in the countryside, providing sustainability for sheepherding," Ser-Gün Chairman Tamer Uğurluel told Cihan news agency. 

Uğurluel stressed that the project was the fruit of the 30-year-old efforts of the local sheepherding association in the western Turkish province of İzmir.

The power from the panels  5 to 7 kilowatts of electricity  can be used on laptops and cell phones but can also be used to power lights. RFDTV reports that during birthing season, it is especially helpful to have extra light generated by the solar panels, according to examiner.com.

"The Plug-and-Play Solar Pack" costs 2,800 Turkish Liras. The Turkish state covers half the cost for the sheepherder from public funds allocated to supporting development in the countryside.
June/28/2014

Tablet about payment of donkey debt discovered in Kültepe believed to be oldest trade document



The text about the sale of a donkey was found in a grave in Kültepe. DHA Photo

The text about the sale of a donkey was found in a grave in Kültepe. DHA Photo
Archaeologists working on the Kültepe-Kaniş-Karum trade colony in the Central Anatolian province of Kayseri have discovered a trade document believed to be the world’s oldest. 

Ankara University Archaeology Department academic and the head of the excavations, Professor Fikri Kulakoğlu, said the artifact mentioned the payment of a “donkey debt.”

http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/tablet-about-payment-of-donkey-debt-discovered-in-kultepe-believed-to-be-oldest-trade-document.aspx?pageID=238&nID=68429&NewsCatID=375 

‘Meat eater’ tombs in Assos display the taste for flesh

ÇANAKKALE – Anadolu Agency

The ‘meat-eater’ tombs of the ancient city of Assos in Turkey’s northwest acquired fame throughout the world as bodies inside the tombs used to decompose within a short period of time


The word 'tomb' first appeared in Assos and was used as a concept to explain the stones in the city. AA Photo


Forget about lions, tigers or other big predators, the real carnivores in Assos in Çanakkale are the ancient city’s tombs, whose stones are famous for causing bodies to decompose in record time.

“The tombs here are first cut roughly, and their interior is carved. We know that the decorations on the tombs were made in the graveyard. Some long-time researchers have been trying to find out if the bodies decomposed in the tombs because of the stone used.......

http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/meat-eater-tombs-in-assos-display-the-taste-for-flesh.aspx?pageID=238&nID=68473&NewsCatID=375 

lundi 30 juin 2014

Highest French order awarded to Zülfü Livaneli


Hürriyet daily news
Zülfü Livaneli will receive the Legion d’Honneur at a ceremony on July 3.
 Zülfü Livaneli will receive the Legion d’Honneur at a ceremony on July 3.
Turkish musician, composer, writer and director Zülfü Livaneli has been awarded France’s highest distinction, the Legion d’Honneur. 

The award will be presented to Livaneli at a July 3 ceremony at the French Palace in Istanbul by French Ambassador Laurent Bili. 

Other Turkish holders of the Legion d'Honneur from the world of arts and business include Yaşar Kemal, Ekrem Akurgal, Celal Atik, Behiç Erkin, Nilüfer Göle, Hicri Fişek, Ümit Boyner, Ara Güler, Sakıp Sabancı, İnan Kıraç, Oya Eczacıbaşı and Güler Sabancı. 

The Legion d’Honneur was first established by Napoleon Bonaparte as a way to recognize civilians based on merit. The order is the highest decoration in France and is divided into five various degrees: Chevalier (Knight), Officier (Officer), Commandeur (Commander), Grand Officier (Grand Officer) and Grand Croix (Grand Cross).

un film sur le massacre de Sivas

Emrah Gülerq

It will be 21 years on July 2 since a group of fundamentalist Muslims torched a hotel in Sivas, burning 35 people alive, including artists, writers and musicians. On its anniversary, you can watch ‘Menekşe’den Önce’ (Before Menekşe)

The documentary ‘Menekşeden Önce’ follows the lives of the survivors and those who lost loved ones through the eyes of a young girl born into a tragedy. 

 

http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/sivas-massacre-remembered-through-new-documentary.aspx?pageID=238&nID=68428&NewsCatID=381 

"une saison à Hakkari" (anglais)

 William ARMSTRONG - william.armstrong @ hdn.com.tr
 
‘Hakkari’de Bir Mevsim’ (A Season in Hakkari) by Ferit Edgü (Sel Yayıncılık, 14 TL, 198 pages)

A man is shipwrecked and finds himself alone in a remote mountain village. He can’t remember his name, his crew, how his ship was wrecked, or anything else about his past. He only knows that he now finds himself in village on top of a mountain, far from any sea, among people whose language he doesn’t know....
 http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/a-season-in-hakkari.aspx?pageID=238&nID=68274&NewsCatID=474

dimanche 29 juin 2014

restaurant turc à noter

Hier nous étions invités à un anniversaire: les plats turcs étaient préparés par le restaurant DEHLÎZ, un vrai délice !!

DEHLÎZ
7, avenue Léonard de Vinci
92400 COURBEVOİE
TéL: 01.47.68.34.45
ouvert 7/7

aujourd'hui salon du livre des éditeurs indépendants

Chers amis, 

Les éditions Turquoise vous invitent à découvrir 6 nouveautés et une magnifique anthologie indispensable à votre bibliothèque, "Voix de femmes", à l'occasion    du 8e Salon des Editeurs Indépendants du Quartier Latin qui se déroulera ce week-end au lycée Henri IV, lieu historique en plein coeur de Paris.

Parmi ces nouveautés, de la littérature par les plus grands auteurs turcs (Adalet Agaoglu et Omer Seyfettin).

Venez découvrir un récit de voyage    d'une grande romancière et féministe française, Marcelle Tinayre, qui dépeint Istanbul    en 190
et notamment la vie des femmes, tout en relatant la révolution des Jeunes Turcs.

Enfin, trois correspondances de guerre : deux titres sur la guerre des Balkans (1912) et un sur la guerre de Tripolitaine (italo-turque) en 1911.

Nous vous attendons nombreux sur cet événement avant de longues vacances    littéraires.
N'hésitez pas à venir rencontrer    nos éditeurs, feuilleter nos livres, échanger...

Éditions Turquoise

8e Salon des Editeurs Indépendants du Quartier Latin
(Littérature, Récit de voyages   , Poésie, Sciences humaines,
Cinéma, Jeunesse, Bandes dessinées.)

Dates : 28 et 29 juin 2014 
Le samedi 28 juin de 10h00 à 21h00 
Le dimanche 29 juin de 10h00 à 20h

Adresse : Cloître du lycée Henri-IV 
23, rue Clovis, 75005 Paris. Métro : Cardinal-Lemoine, Place Monge ;
RER B : Luxembourg ; Bus : 84 et 89.

Crime and punishment: The Ottoman legal system

Niki Gamm

The Ottoman legal system was based on the sharia and örf law. The latter was based on two sources - laws promulgated through decrees issued by the highest power of the state, the sultan, and customary usage or norms





http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/crime-and-punishment-the-ottoman-legal-system.aspx?pageID=238&nID=68371&NewsCatID=438#
 Çelebi Sultan Mehmet I on route to the Wallachian
campaign, punishing thieves who have stolen honey from hives at Rusçuk on the Danube.

treasures of the "magnıfıcıent century" in İstanbul



AA Photo

Hundreds of objects and accessories, which were ordered during the renovation    of the Seraglio at the time of the Ottoman    Sultan Murad III, went down into water when the ship sank near the inlet Gnalic in Croatia. The 16th century treasures, which have been removed from the shipwreck, will arrive in Istanbul next year for an exhibition.

http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/treasures-of-magnificent-century-come-to-istanbul-.aspx?pageID=238&nID=68375&NewsCatID=385