Turkish Letters


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The observations of a 16th-century Habsburg ambassador to Constantinople.




The Turkish Letters of Ogier Ghiselin de Busbecq


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A native of western Flanders, Ogier Ghiselin de Busbecq served in several posts as diplomatic representative for the Habsburg ruler Ferdinand I (King of Bohemia and Hungary, 1526–64, and Holy Roman Emperor, 1556–64). Busbecq's most famous mission was undoubtedly to the Ottoman Empire at the zenith of its power and glory during the reign of Suleiman the Magnificent. In four letters to his friend Nicholas Michault—who had been Busbecq's fellow student in Italy and afterwards was imperial ambassador to the Portuguese court—he details impressions on everything he saw and experienced in Turkey, including landscapes, plants, animals, Islam, ethnic groups, architecture, slavery, military matters, court practices, clothing, gender and domestic relations, and the Sultan himself. Suleiman (spelled Soleiman in the translation) the Magnificent is perhaps the most distinguished figure in Turkish history, and his reign saw the greatest extension of Turkish power. His devotion to his own religion and his tolerance of other faiths, his munificence and generosity, won him the fidelity of his subjects and the respect of his enemies. Busbecq was given the assignment of using diplomacy to check the raids of the Turks into Hungary, and he proved very effective with his quick sympathy, appreciation of the Turkish character, and untiring patience. He returned from Constantinople in the autumn of 1562 with an established reputation as a diplomatist. Busbecq's Turkish Letters is a treasure of early travel literature, reflecting Busbecq's rich literary talent, classical education, love for collecting antiquities, and remarkable power of observation. Delightfully entertaining reading, it also offers invaluable lessons on understanding and bridging cultural divides.







My First Turkish Alphabets Picture Book with English Translations


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Did you ever want to teach your kids the basics of Turkish ? Learning Turkish can be fun with this picture book. In this book you will find the following features: Turkish Alphabets. Turkish Words. English Translations.




The Turkish Embassy Letters


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In 1716, Lady Mary Wortley Montagu’s husband Edward Montagu was appointed British ambassador to the Sublime Porte of the Ottoman Empire. Montagu accompanied her husband to Turkey and wrote an extraordinary series of letters that recorded her experiences as a traveller and her impressions of Ottoman culture and society. This Broadview edition includes a broad selection of related historical documents on Turkey, women in the Arab world, Islam, and “Oriental” tales written in Europe.







Complete Turkish


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WITH AUDIO NOW! With this new edition, this book is restructured in order to present a more pleasant studying experience to Turkish learners. In addition, all dialogues at the beginning of the lessons and all following vocabulary are recorded by local speakers to aid the learning experience and develop your listening and pronunciation skills. Students will be guided for the audio material throughout the book. *All the Tracks are accessible through the Qr codes given at the beginning of each lesson.* Complete Turkish: The Absolute Course for Beginners (Complete Set) is the ultimate resource for those looking for an efficient way to start learning Turkish. This book provides a step-by-step guide to spoken and written Turkish. This book presents its audience with the necessary ingredients for successfully communicating in Turkish in the context of formal and informal situations, grasping the basic language, and attaining the ability to express your needs and desires in these social contexts. Learners will develop strong reading, writing, speaking and understanding skills. Learners will need no prior knowledge of Turkish is required. Complete Turkish: The Absolute Course for Beginners (Complete Set) is a fundamental resource for both self-learners and learners following a study program in an institutional setting. * First 15 units cover the most essential grammar points and language skills necessary to successfully handle basic social interactions. * Each unit starts with a fun dialogue, recounting the travels of Michelle and İbrahim in Turkey, while they are getting acquainted with the land, culture and people of Turkey. * Concise and very detailed grammar explanations guide the learner with enough knowledge about the Turkish grammar. * Learners will find abundant examples and exercises. * Final 5 units contain authentic reading material excerptions of a published Turkish Novel, with essential grammar and vocabulary explanations, designed to prepare the learner for understanding real-life Turkish. * At the end of the book learners will find Grammar Summary, Key to the Exercises, and Turkish – English and English – Turkish Glossaries. Complete Turkish: The Absolute Course for Beginners (Complete Set) is your trusted companion if you are; * a formal student learning Turkish in an institutional setting * a self-learner who wants to learn Turkish for fun and is starting from scratch * traveling to Turkey and looking for some helpful material to familiarize yourself with * a business person conducting business in Turkey * a Turkish Language instructor and looking for a textbook format course book No prior knowledge of Turkish is required for this book. This exhaustive book is aimed at bringing the student to advanced level. Upon completion, students are expected to reach the intermediate-high/advanced-low levels of proficiency as per the ACTFL Guidelines, or high 2 as per the ILR, or B2 as per the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR). Cover Photo: Hagia Sophia Mosque, 2021




Becoming Turkish


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Becoming Turkish deepens our understanding of the modernist nation-building processes in post—Ottoman Turkey through a rare perspective that stresses social and cultural dimensions and everyday negotiations of the Kemalist reforms. Yilmaz asks how the reforms were mediated on the ground and how ordinary citizens received, reacted to, and experienced them. She traces the experiences of the subaltern as well as the experiences of the elites and the mediators in the overall narrative—highlighting the relevance of class, gender, location, and urban and rural differences while also revealing the importance of nonideological, social, and psychological factors such as childhood and generations.