Kaanosaurus, Efe, and their grandparents

Nazar & Sunnet

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June 26th 2006
“Nazar çıktı” Neslihan (my sister-in-law) was pleased and relieved when one of her fine china plates fell on the tile floor and broke into a dozen pieces. “Nazar çıktı,” (the evil eye left) she said as she picked up the pieces. It had been a traumatic week for the family. A few days before, her parents (my parents-in-law) were on the road to her house in Ankara from Denizli (a ... read more

Middle East » Turkey

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Modern Turkey was founded in 1923 from the Anatolian remnants of the defeated Ottoman Empire by national hero Mustafa KEMAL, who was later honored with the title Ataturk, or "Father of the Turks." Under his authoritarian leadership, the country adopt... ... read more