Muhammed Rıza Şeceryan-Röportaj-Voice of Iran
6- the poet Movlana's name is not actually Rumi. He is belkhie from northern khorasan where I also came from. Everything he wrote is in Persian. That is not a single sentence in Turkish. But the Turks want him for their own and call him Rumi. It is not true what some say that Mewlana had something to do with Islamic mysticism. He existed in a totally different world. That is why the West has became aware of him. (1:27:49)
The Founder of the Turkish Republic, Father of Turks
" There are two Mustafa Kemals. One the flesh-and-blood Mustafa Kemal who now stands before you and who will pass away. The other is you, all of you here who will go to the far corners of our land to spread the ideals which must be defended with your lives if necessary. I stand for the nation's dreams, and my life's work is to make them come true. "
Ghazi Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
Şahsiyet (Persona)
Şahsiyet (Persona): A Must-See Turkish Cult Classic in the Making
(Cat Costumes, Serial Killings, and English Subtitles: Turkish TV Series Şahsiyet Has it All.)
If you watch Turkish TV to learn Turkish or other reasons, you may feel that you’ve sacrificed part of your life for this language. The episodes usually last up to two hours, and the
Konstantinapolde sözleşirsen seni Istanbulda bekliyor olacak :)
youtu.be/i5zCnj-a5SY
Istanbul was Constantinople
Now it's Istanbul, not Constantinople
Been a long time gone, Oh Constantinople
Now it's Turkish delight on a moonlit night
Every gal in Constantinople
Lives in Istanbul, not Constantinople
So if you've a date in Constantinople
She'll be waiting in Istanbul
Even old New York was once New Amsterdam
Why they changed it I can't say
People just liked it better that way
So, Take me back to Constantinople
No, you can't go back to Constantinople
Been a long time gone, Oh Constantinople
Why did Constantinople get the works?
That's nobody's business but the Turks
Istanbul
Istanbul
Hagia Sophia: World Council of Churches appeals to Turkey on mosque decision
bbc.com/news/world-euro...
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"By deciding to convert the Hagia Sophia back to a mosque you have reversed that positive sign of Turkey's openness and changed it to a sign of exclusion and division."
He writes that the decision "will inevitably create uncertainties, suspicions and mistrust, undermining all our efforts to bring people of different faiths together at the table of dialogue and co-operation".
"In the interests of promoting mutual understanding, respect, dialogue and co-operation, and avoiding cultivating old animosities and divisions, we urgently appeal to you to reconsider and reverse your decision," the letter continues.
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And Turkey's most famous author, Orhan Pamuk, told the BBC: "There are millions of secular Turks like me who are crying against this but their voices are not heard."