Will Of The Emperor
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Yürüks struggle to keep traditions
ALANYA - The Taurus Mountains are home to the oldest Turkish lifestyle. Yürüks have never given up their nomadic culture and have carried it through the centuries. Today, however, the Yürük lifestyle is eroding away and appears destined to die, only to remain in books and museums.
Watching a Byzantium palace perish over time
ISTANBUL - Squatters have invaded a Byzantine palace in Istanbul's Sarayburnu district while drug addicts and homeless people have commandeered the rest of the grounds. Time has been hard on the 1,200-year-old Bukaleon Palace and a big part of it is now considered a slum area.
Grand city keeps enchanting
ISTANBUL - Istanbul’s historic peninsula has hundreds of fascinating places to visit above ground and underground. On top of everything, the city is constantly changing, especially as 2010 approaches and Istanbul will be crowned one of the European Capitals of Culture. However, this magnificent city with an extremely rich and enchanting history, home to three civilizations, is also home to many places that have changed very little over time
New exhibit connects Topkapı, Alhambra palaces
ISTANBUL - Because of their similar political symbols and meanings, Spain's Alhambra Palace and Turkey's Topkapı Palace are the subjects of a new exhibiton set to open as part of the Second Alliance of Civilizations Forum. The exhibition will include 19th century photos from artists such as Jean Laurent and Abdullah Biraderler
The last sultan!
Did you have a chance to see Bernardo Bertolucci’s "The Last Emperor"? It is a dramatic history of Aisin-Gioro "Henry" Pu Yi, the last of the Emperors of China, from his lofty birth and brief reign in the Forbidden City, the object of worship by half a billion people; through his abdication, his decline and dissolute lifestyle; his exploitation by the invading Japanese, and finally to his obscure existence as just another peasant worker in the People's Republic.
20 years to put the ’grand’ back into the Grand Mabeyn
ISTANBUL - The Grand Mabeyn within the Yıldız Palace complex has been undergoing careful renovations for 20 years and the restoration is finally complete. All that remains to be done is assembling the furniture and interior decor within the old building, which used to host heads of state during the latter years of the Ottoman Empire
Let's lend an ear to ASİAD's Başaran
At times of economic crisis, it is of course difficult to think strategically. Governments need to produce fast solutions, companies seek ways to quickly pare costs. But it also worth keeping in mind that these are the moments in which many institutions will be created or recreated for the coming century or so.
St. Andrew’s Day: From Middle East to Scottish highland
ISTANBUL - In Istanbul an ecclesiastical ceremony will take place Sunday at the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate in Fener and the president of the World Council of Curches Cardinal Walter Casper will attend. The Pope was present at the ceremony that took place in November 2006.
