silk may yet cause a military coup. Even so‚ the code that dictates what Turkish women may or may not stick on their heads when they study at universities or take government jobs has a comic absurdity. In the wig shops that have sprung up across Istanbul‚ the Christina Aguilera-ish blonde dos are worn by the clubbers and transvestites who party in bars around polyglot Taksim Square‚ but the bestselling model is a mouse-brown‚ fringed bob of synthetic hair‚ bought in the thousands every September
Premium Turkey
for being the first Christian Roman Emperor. He established the great Constantinople. It was situated so it could control trade between the Mediterranean and the Black Sea. This meant it practically controlled global trade. This city later becomes Istanbul of Turkey. He helped Christians by favoring them‚ giving lots of money to the church‚ and rebuilding the churches that were lost in the great persecution. Constantine died in 22 May‚ 337 at Nicomedia. At Constantine’s death at Nicomedia in AD 337
Free Roman Empire Ancient Rome Augustus
The largest hippodrome of the ancient world was that of Constantinople (now Istanbul)‚ which was begun under the Roman emperor Septimius Severus in ad 203 and completed by Constantine in 330. In this hippodrome much of the seating was supported on tiers of great vaults instead of the more usual embankment. The stadium could house
Premium Roman Empire Ancient Rome Rome
Cakıcıer1‚ E.Seda Erdinler2‚ Göksel Ulay3 and Ahmet Muhlis Do an4 1 Duzce University‚ Faculty of Forestry‚ Department of Forest Industrial Engineering‚ Duzce‚ 81620‚ Turkey. 2 Istanbul University‚ Faculty of Forestry‚ Department of Forest Industrial Engineering‚ Istanbul‚ Turkey. 3 CAD Engineer‚ Numarine Yacht Company‚ Istanbul‚ Turkey. 4 Forest Industry Engineer‚ Duzce‚ Turkey. Accepted 27 February‚ 2009 Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) targets enabling the machine operators to undertake the
Premium
Now known as Istanbul‚ Byzantium played a very big part in architectural history. Its people‚ the Byzantines‚ developed some of the main architectural features that we still see today. They‚ although originally developed in Rome‚ are renowned for their development of the basilica‚ and their use of domes and alabaster‚ among many other things‚ such as religious depictions and silken textile. A basilica is a building typically used for Christian devotion. It is a rectangular‚ building‚ with colonnades
Premium Gothic architecture
PRE-DEGREE INTRODUCTION TO ENGLISH BENG011 TEST 1 – 12th MARCH 2013 INTERNAL EXAMINER: Leanne Coetzee‚ Janine Shamos TOTAL MARKS: 100 DURATION: 1 Hours SECTION A: Comprehension 50 Marks SECTION B: Language 50 Marks INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES: 1. Read each question carefully. 2. You must answer ALL sections. 3. Answer all questions in the answer book provided. 4. Answers must be given in full sentences – marks will be deducted for point form and incomplete
Premium Cat Question
chitectureIslamic Architecture Islamic architecture encompasses a wide range of both secular and religious styles from the foundation of Islam to the present day‚ influencing the design and construction of buildings and structures in Islamic culture. What is Islam? * The name of the religion is Islam‚ which comes from an Arabic root word meaning "peace" and "submission.“ * Islam teaches that one can only find peace in one’s life by submitting to Almighty God (Allah) in heart‚ soul and
Premium Islam Mosque Muhammad
about 780‚000 square kilometres. Turkey is a republic. There are 81 provinces in Turkey. The money of Turkey is called Turkish Lira The capital city is Ankara‚ a city in central Anatolia. The cultural and economic center is Istanbul‚ which is in Europe. In the past Istanbul was called Constantinople. Turkey was founded in 1923‚ after the war of independence. Before that‚ Turkey was the core of the Ottoman Empire. This war of independence was between 1919-1922 after World War I. Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
Premium Health care Public health Health
Albanians and Bosnians‚ Roms‚ Yazidis‚ Germans settled in the East (“the kartofeln”‚ the potatoes) and Poles settled near Istanbul in the village called Polonezköy (“the Polish village”) (1). The largest minority in Turkey have been the Kurds. My interest in this ethnic group is because one of my close friends is a Kurd from Iraq and of course who can forget our favorite waiter in Istanbul‚ Turkey Hamdin Genc. I know that the Kurds are known for their constant struggle to attain an independent nation of
Premium Turkey Iraq
you understand children and gives her the ability to communicate with them very well. Almost all my education life‚ we went to the same school‚ but in time‚ things have changed and we began to spend less time together. I got into a university in Istanbul but my family stayed in Antalya. I could visit them 3 or 4 times in a year and they were working‚ so they couldn’t come and visit me whenever they want. The distance affected our relationship in a bad way of course. At first‚ we were just talking
Premium