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Tag Archives: Ottoman Empire
Random Comments on the Turkish Language
My native language is Turkish. I grew up in northern Turkey. I started learning English in high school but it was already too late. The language processing part of my brain was already formed according to Turkish syntax. In 1981 … Continue reading
Posted in history, linguistics, Turkish
Tagged Anatolia, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, Ottoman Empire, Turkey, Turkic, Turkish, Turkish language
Salonika, you are on my mind
My paternal grandparents were forced to immigrate to Turkey from a village near Salonika. This happened in 1923 as part of the “mübadele” (population exchange between Greece and Turkey). They were traumatized by this experience all their lives. When they … Continue reading
Posted in society, history
Tagged history, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, Ottoman Empire, Turkey, Salonika, Sabbatai Zevi
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Spiritual Undercurrents of Anatolia
Turkish (Anatolian) society is going through a tumultuous transformation. On the surface, it seems as though the society is becoming more dogmatic. Sunni Islam is taking over all state institutions. It would not be an exaggeration to say that Mustafa … Continue reading
Posted in history, society, spirituality
Tagged Anatolia, Human, Indo-Iranian languages, Middle East, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, Ottoman Empire, Turkey
