Snake, Sneak, Snail
Etymology occasionally hands one a plot that any detective novelist would envy. Take Serbian. The…
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An Ottoman Echo in the Culinary Code
Serbs will tell you with considerable pride about their heroic resistance and their eventual deliverance…
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Secret Art Istanbul: The Museum in the Dockyards
Most residents of Istanbul, and most inquisitive visitors, know the museum of contemporary art Istanbul Modern at…
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Worth a Thousand Words
At the early stages of learning Turkish, the beginner may well conclude that its vocabulary…
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Cupid and Psyche: It’s Complicated
Edessa—not, one hastens to warn, to be confused with Odessa—is the ancient name of modern Şanlıurfa,…
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The Treasures of HALEPLİBAHÇE
The museum of Şanlıurfa—Edessa in antiquity—preserves mosaics of the Roman period. They are less celebrated…
