Durrusehvar Sultan

https://www.firstpost.com/living/durrushehvar-the-resolute-princess-how-the-ottoman-dynasty-heir-brought-style-reform-to-nizams-hyderabad-7941381.html/amp

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dürrüşehvar_Sultan

Despite being a member of Ottoman royal family, she refused to be buried in Turkey, since she was upset that the Turkish Government refused her father's burial in Istanbul in 1944.

The Republic of Turkey was very cruel to the Ottoman dynasty, Thanks to the first rulers’ legacy.

Balkans and the Ottomans

I was not knowledgeable when I first came to Canada, as the education system in Turkey is biased. 

Ataturk is god. 

Kemalism is nothing but good. 

The Turks came into existence in 1923.  There was nothing prior to this date. 

I mean it, this is how the system was. 

I hear it is better now, but 20 or 25 years ago it was not good.  Go back 50 years, and it was even worse. 

I had to leave the country to learn about my past, about the Ottomans and the prior empires ruled by the Turkic people. 

Anyway, today I was at the YMCA and met a dude from Moldova. 

Now 20 years ago I would have said, “hello bud, and walked away.”

Now, I asked him about the Ottoman Empire and how him and I today are from different counties, but only, I repeat only 100 years ago, we were under the same government.  

We had a good chat.  

The Balkans were ruled by the Ottomans for over 400 years.

People got along. 

Thank you,

Ustad Kadir Misiroglu

Ustad Kadir Misiroglu

Mr Kadir Misiroglu was born in the northern city of Trabzon, in the town of Akcaabat, on the following date of January 24, 1933.  He is a history researcher, who has brought forth well researched information regarding Turkey, Ottoman Empire, Ataturk (founder of the Turkish Republic), Anatolia and neighbouring lands, Islands in the Aegean Sea, Armenian conflict/war and the war of independence.  

All the researched topics by Mr Misiroglu have information that conflict with the previous version given by the Turkish republic.  

I follow him on YouTube, but he only speaks Turkish, for people of other languages, obviously this is a problem/dilemma.   My future project is to blog/vlog regarding some of the important information he has brought forth.  

Here below is a YouTube video, check it out, even if you donot understand, you will get a glimpse/understanding of his style. 

https://youtu.be/5bEHm5elP8w

Enjoy,

Ben

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Kibar Feyzo, Hadi Yine Seyredin

Kibar Feyzo, Hadi Yine Seyredin

Bilinmezdir ama bu guzel Turk filmin senaryosu, oyuncu Ihsan Yuce tarafindan yizilmis.  Onun bu filmde cok guzel bir rolude vardir.  Mujde Ar'in babasini canlandirir, film geregi ismi Huso'dur.  Tabiiki, seyretmeyenler bilmezdir, Mujde Ar'in kocasida Kemal Sunal'dir.   

          Kibar Feyzo 

Diger bir kac oyuncuyuda sayiyim asagiya:

Sener Sen,

Ilyas Salman (Bilo),

Adile Nasit (Sakine Anney),

Erdal Ozyacilar (Zulfo), 

Bahri Ates (Topal Hoca)

Filmin kısaca konusu soyledir:

Kibar Feyzo (Kemal Sunal) askerden dondukten sonra Gulo'ya (Mujde Ar) evlenme teklifi eder.  Tabiiki, bu ufak koyde Gulo'ya baska erkekler talip olur, bunun bir tanesi Bilo'dur (Ilyas Salman).  Gulo'nun babası 'Baslik parasi' denen uygulamayi cok ileri goturur ve 'Acik artirma' uygular, kizi icin.   

Ve boylece film baslar.  

          Baslangic sahnesi 

Damat elbette buyuk bir borcun altina girer ve bu parayi odemek icin para kazanmasi lazim.  Damat, yani 'Kibar Feyzo' borcunu odemek icin 'Sehre' gidip calismaya baslar.  Sehre her gidip donusunde, koylulere 'Artik Aga'lik kalkti' gibi laflar eder.  Ve boyle Aga'ya karsi cephe olusunca, filmde cok guzel, dusundurucu, aydin ve anlamli sahneler olusur.  

Maho Aga, Sener Sen tarafindan canlandirilir ve o ve diger oyuncular, bu filmi 'American filmi' olarak cekseydiler, elbette o senenin 'Oscar'ini' herbiri alirdi.  Ve tabiki 'Best picture' kategorisinde bu film kazanmasi suphesizdir.  

          Kemal Sunal, rahmetli

Film:

Koy hayatini,

Feodal (Agalık) düzeni, 

Toreleri,

Muzikal Turkuleri,

Koy insanının cehaletini, &

Bunlarla birlikte gelen yobazlıgı 

Kara mizah yoluyla elestiren sahane bir filmimizdir. 

         Meshur savunma 

Cok kere seve seve seyrettigim bir film'dir, tavsiye ederim.  

Saygilarimla, 

Ben

Mustafa Kemal Ataturk in a Catafalque

Mustafa Kemal Ataturk in a Catafalque 

The founder of the 'Republic of Turkey' passed away on November 10, 1938, in Istanbul.  

Ataturk's body was put in a zinc-lined mahogany casket of walnut wood; and placed on a catafalque.  

       Galata area of Istanbul 

The catafalque was used to move the body from 'Dolmabahce Palace' to 'SarayBurnu' neighbourhood and placed on the ship 'Ertugrul' to leave Istanbul.  

          Karakoy area of Istanbul 

Here are two historical and heartbreaking pictures of thousands of mourning Istanbul'ians paying their respects of the passing catafalque. 

Amazing pictures don't you think?

Thank you for visiting our site,

Ben

The Mission of Bandirma Ship

The Mission of Bandirma Ship

The 'Bandırma' was an Ottoman ship, which became famous for the historical role in taking Mustafa Kemal Ataturk from the city of Constantinople to the northern city of Samsun on May 16, 1919.  This journey marked the start of the Turkish National Movement against the Imperial powers.  

     Mustafa Kemal Ataturk

The 'Bardirma' became famous, when it sailed with the important guest of Mr Kemalr, to the city of Samsun.   Mr Kemal was the Inspector of the 'Ninth Army Troops' of the Ottoman Empire.  

Mr Kemal was sent to Anatolia by Vahdeddin Sultan's Decree to oversee the 'Turkish National Movement' to free the Ottoman lands from Imperial powers of England and France; to name a couple of ambitious and opportunistic powers.  

Mr Kemal was accompanied with 22 officers, 25 soldiers and 8 administrative staff.  The crew sailed on the old ship named 'Bandirma' with an un-functioning compass and set foot on land in Samsun, 3 days later, on May 19, 1919. 

     Bandirma Ship

Upon landing, Mr Kemal started the movement that resulted in the declaration of the 'Republic of Turkey' a short 4 years later.

Thank you for reading,

Ben