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7 Ottoman Stools To Add To Your Living Room
Small seating that will lend massive style points
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Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan Hails Ataturk On Death Anniversary
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday hailed the founder of modern Turkey Mustafa Kemal Ataturk on the 78th anniversary of his death but added the country's influence should go well beyond the borders of the state he created.
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Over 40 Ancient Shipwrecks Discovered In Black Sea
Scientists have discovered a rare collection of over 40 shipwrecks in the Black Sea, including those from the Ottoman and Byzantine Empires, which provide insight into the ways of life and seafaring that stretch back into prehistory.
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A Miserable Little Village At The Center Of The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
For a quick reality check on the current stalemate in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, there's no better place to visit than this little village of miserable huts and sheep pens in the middle of nowhere.
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The Long History Of Muslims And Christians Killing People Together
In 1683, a vast Ottoman army camped outside the gates of Vienna. For centuries thereafter, the siege and final decisive battle that took place would be cast as a defining moment in a clash of civilizations -- that time the forces of Islam were halted at the ramparts of Christendom.
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How a Karma-Seeking Redditor Uncovered One of the World's Rarest Atlases
A reference librarian at the National Library of Norway came across an old Ottoman atlas in the collections there that seemed perfect for a Reddit board devoted to the appreciation of maps. Weeks later, he figured out that the map in question was a previously-unknown copy of one of the rarest atlases in the world: the Cedid Atlas.
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100-Year-Old Armenian Recalls Father's Death in Genocide
She was only a few months old when Ottoman forces came to take away her Armenian father, but a century on Shamiram Sevak can still imagine her dad hugging her tightly to say goodbye.
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Turkey Says Shares Armenian Pain Over Ottoman Killings
Turkey on Monday sought to reach out to Armenians ahead of the 100th anniversary of the mass killings of their ancestors in the Ottoman Empire, saying it shared their pain and wanted to heal the wounds of the past.
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Vladimir Putin to Attend Genocide Centenary in Armenia
Russian President Vladimir Putin will attend ceremonies marking 100 years since the mass killings of Armenians under the Ottoman Empire in April, the Kremlin said today.
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Turkish President Vows To Impose 'Arabic' Ottoman Lessons in Schools
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan vowed today to make lessons in the Arabic-alphabet Ottoman language compulsory in high schools
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Indian Soldiers' Bravery in World War-I Remembered in Sydney
The valour displayed by Indian soldiers in freeing Haifa, in what is now Israel, during World War-I in 1918 has been remembered in Australia.
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Angelina Jolie to play Gertrude Bell
Angelina Jolie is set to star in forthcoming film Gertrude Bell, a biopic of a pioneering figure in the Middle East in the early 20th Century.
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7 Ottoman Stools To Add To Your Living Room
Small seating that will lend massive style points
-
Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan Hails Ataturk On Death Anniversary
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday hailed the founder of modern Turkey Mustafa Kemal Ataturk on the 78th anniversary of his death but added the country's influence should go well beyond the borders of the state he created.
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Over 40 Ancient Shipwrecks Discovered In Black Sea
Scientists have discovered a rare collection of over 40 shipwrecks in the Black Sea, including those from the Ottoman and Byzantine Empires, which provide insight into the ways of life and seafaring that stretch back into prehistory.
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A Miserable Little Village At The Center Of The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
For a quick reality check on the current stalemate in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, there's no better place to visit than this little village of miserable huts and sheep pens in the middle of nowhere.
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The Long History Of Muslims And Christians Killing People Together
In 1683, a vast Ottoman army camped outside the gates of Vienna. For centuries thereafter, the siege and final decisive battle that took place would be cast as a defining moment in a clash of civilizations -- that time the forces of Islam were halted at the ramparts of Christendom.
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How a Karma-Seeking Redditor Uncovered One of the World's Rarest Atlases
A reference librarian at the National Library of Norway came across an old Ottoman atlas in the collections there that seemed perfect for a Reddit board devoted to the appreciation of maps. Weeks later, he figured out that the map in question was a previously-unknown copy of one of the rarest atlases in the world: the Cedid Atlas.
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100-Year-Old Armenian Recalls Father's Death in Genocide
She was only a few months old when Ottoman forces came to take away her Armenian father, but a century on Shamiram Sevak can still imagine her dad hugging her tightly to say goodbye.
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Turkey Says Shares Armenian Pain Over Ottoman Killings
Turkey on Monday sought to reach out to Armenians ahead of the 100th anniversary of the mass killings of their ancestors in the Ottoman Empire, saying it shared their pain and wanted to heal the wounds of the past.
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Vladimir Putin to Attend Genocide Centenary in Armenia
Russian President Vladimir Putin will attend ceremonies marking 100 years since the mass killings of Armenians under the Ottoman Empire in April, the Kremlin said today.
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Turkish President Vows To Impose 'Arabic' Ottoman Lessons in Schools
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan vowed today to make lessons in the Arabic-alphabet Ottoman language compulsory in high schools
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Indian Soldiers' Bravery in World War-I Remembered in Sydney
The valour displayed by Indian soldiers in freeing Haifa, in what is now Israel, during World War-I in 1918 has been remembered in Australia.
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Angelina Jolie to play Gertrude Bell
Angelina Jolie is set to star in forthcoming film Gertrude Bell, a biopic of a pioneering figure in the Middle East in the early 20th Century.
