Wednesday, March 25, 2015
Red Dots - Week 11
Memorial Sculpture:
Memorial of Sultan Mehmed II the Conqueror: Mehmet II, called the Conqueror, was born in March 30, 1432 and died in May 3, 1481. as a sultan of the Ottoman Empire between 1444-1446 and 1451-1481, he extended the Ottoman control from southeastern Europe to the Danube and from Anatolia to the Euphrates river.
Sculpture of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk and other founders of the Turkish Republic on the Republic Monument at Taksim Square in Istanbul, Turkey
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Turkey Istanbul Topkapi Palace Gulhane Park the first statue Ataturk in Turkey was erected in 1926 sculpted by Heinrich Krippel
Live:
Congratulations on the birth of your child in Turkey! We encourage you to apply for a Consular Report of Birth Abroad (CRBA) and a U.S. passport for your child as soon as possible. A CRBA is an official record confirming that the child acquired U.S. citizenship at birth.
Birthday is not very important to Turkish people. as any other country, they usually celebrate the party at restaurant or at home with friends and relatives.
Marriage :
Today, men usually are expected to marry after they complete their mandatory military service, in some more traditional areas right before.
General marriage ages are around 22 for men and around 20 for women, with 5-6 years variation upward. . Older siblings are usually expected to get married before younger siblings, particularly if they are of the same gender.
Different kinds of Marriage:
Death :
Turkish law allows remains to be embalmed as soon as possible following death.
The Next of Kin or another individual who is responsible for making funeral arrangements for your loved one should contact a suitable funeral home in Turkey to assist with local arrangements. While you are free to contact any funeral home you wish, and while we cannot endorse any private business
This preparation consists of three important operation; washing of corpse, wrapping in shroud and praying performed at the funeral. Anybody who died is prepared for burial as quick as possible. If a person died in the morning burial ceremony is performed at the time of afternoon prayer, if he/she died afternoon, corpse remains at that night and buried in the morning. Burial ceremony may be delayed for arrival of relatives who lived at distant places.
wash the corpse before burial. Female corpses are washed by women washers, male corpses by male washers. Persons who perform this work are professional washers, hodjas, experienced washers, religious men/women, one of individuals in the house of death or among neighbours in case of absence of any professional person, and in same places deceased person’s loved ones upon his/her will.
Washing is carried out in washing rooms of cemeteries at great cities, at a secluded corner of garden of house in villages
After praying performed at the time of funeral, coffin is carried to cemetery by religious community. Dead person is laid in grave in the manner that his/her right hand side faces direction of Mecca. Dead person is buried in grave usually without coffin. However, sometimes dead person may be buried with coffin. It is a widespread practice to inscribe and cut epitaphs and signs on tombstones for the purpose of describing identity, sex, destiny of dead person
dead person has been commemorated through religious ceremony and meal. First of all comes the 40th day, 52nd day and anniversary of dead person. Although it is very seldom, on the third and seventh days dead person has been also commemorated in a certain way. In fact, such days corresponding to certain numbers have become important due to religious, magical and traditional qualifications brought therein; and gradually a number of customs have been inserted into their structure as a main element.
Tombstones are the most beautiful examples expressing Turk’s rich inner world, fine taste, high thought with their structural features and with inscriptions cut thereon. These are such tombstones that they are sometimes a history, sometimes lament, and mostly a grievous and painful echo felt via words of dead person. Personalities and identifications have been realised through their forms, inscriptions. Graveyards are museums, tombstones are however monuments of dead persons laying therein, evidence of their existence.
Memorial of Sultan Mehmed II the Conqueror: Mehmet II, called the Conqueror, was born in March 30, 1432 and died in May 3, 1481. as a sultan of the Ottoman Empire between 1444-1446 and 1451-1481, he extended the Ottoman control from southeastern Europe to the Danube and from Anatolia to the Euphrates river.
Independence monument in Taksim square on the 16th October, 2013 in Istanbul, Turkey. the monument was made by the Italian sculptor Pietro Canonica.
Congratulations on the birth of your child in Turkey! We encourage you to apply for a Consular Report of Birth Abroad (CRBA) and a U.S. passport for your child as soon as possible. A CRBA is an official record confirming that the child acquired U.S. citizenship at birth.
Birthday is not very important to Turkish people. as any other country, they usually celebrate the party at restaurant or at home with friends and relatives.
Marriage :
Today, men usually are expected to marry after they complete their mandatory military service, in some more traditional areas right before.
General marriage ages are around 22 for men and around 20 for women, with 5-6 years variation upward. . Older siblings are usually expected to get married before younger siblings, particularly if they are of the same gender.
Different kinds of Marriage:
1. In the past, marriage among relatives, such as cousins, was common in Turkey. Today such kind of marriage is not practiced that much any more due to impact of urbanization.
2. Another kind of marriage is that in the case of death of a brother, where the widowed sister-in law is wed with a single or widower brother-in law (Levirat). This is done in order to keep the inheritance of the deceased in the family and for the children’s welfare. Similarly, it is also possible that a sister gets married to a deceased sister’s husband (Sororat). However, this rural tradition too is disappearing fast.
2. Another kind of marriage is that in the case of death of a brother, where the widowed sister-in law is wed with a single or widower brother-in law (Levirat). This is done in order to keep the inheritance of the deceased in the family and for the children’s welfare. Similarly, it is also possible that a sister gets married to a deceased sister’s husband (Sororat). However, this rural tradition too is disappearing fast.
3. “taygeldi” marriage. In this marriage, the children from previous marriages of a widow and widower, who get married, may get married as well.
In the past, particularly in rural areas, men would “snatch” or kidnap a girl that they wanted to marry, but were not allowed to for one reason or the other, mostly due to objection by families. It also happened that a girl and boy run away in mutual agreement to overcome family objection to their matrimony. In some regions, there is also a type of “snatching” called “oturakalma”, where a girl goes to the home of the man that she loves and settles there, many times at the objection of her own family.
In the past, particularly in rural areas, men would “snatch” or kidnap a girl that they wanted to marry, but were not allowed to for one reason or the other, mostly due to objection by families. It also happened that a girl and boy run away in mutual agreement to overcome family objection to their matrimony. In some regions, there is also a type of “snatching” called “oturakalma”, where a girl goes to the home of the man that she loves and settles there, many times at the objection of her own family.
4. Another type of marriage which was often practiced in the past is “beÅ¿ik kertme”. While children were yet in their cradle, they were promised or “engaged” to each other by their families. In the past, the rejection of marriage by the girl or boy once they reach marrying age, would be regarded as dishonor to the family and even could cause bloody family feuds. This type of arranged marriage is almost extinct today.
5. marriage arrangement or custom in Turkey is marriage of “iç güveysi”. In this marriage, a man settles in the home where his wife lives. Usually in case of inability to pay a dowry for the bride or the absence of a son on the part of the bride’s family leads to this kind of arrangement.
6. other type of marriage called “Berder” or “deÄ¿iÅ¿-tokuÅ¿, deÄ¿iÅ¿ik” ( exchange, changing) two families may marry their daughter and son to another family’s son and daughter. Such kind of marriages releases the two families of an old custom to pay a dowry to the bride’s family, since they “even” out.
Death :
Turkish law allows remains to be embalmed as soon as possible following death.
The Next of Kin or another individual who is responsible for making funeral arrangements for your loved one should contact a suitable funeral home in Turkey to assist with local arrangements. While you are free to contact any funeral home you wish, and while we cannot endorse any private business
This preparation consists of three important operation; washing of corpse, wrapping in shroud and praying performed at the funeral. Anybody who died is prepared for burial as quick as possible. If a person died in the morning burial ceremony is performed at the time of afternoon prayer, if he/she died afternoon, corpse remains at that night and buried in the morning. Burial ceremony may be delayed for arrival of relatives who lived at distant places.
wash the corpse before burial. Female corpses are washed by women washers, male corpses by male washers. Persons who perform this work are professional washers, hodjas, experienced washers, religious men/women, one of individuals in the house of death or among neighbours in case of absence of any professional person, and in same places deceased person’s loved ones upon his/her will.
Washing is carried out in washing rooms of cemeteries at great cities, at a secluded corner of garden of house in villages
The second procedure which is necessary for preparing corpse for burial is to shroud the corpse. Colour of shroud is white. Number of pieces is different for woman and man. This is also a tradition that has been implemented by the great majority of the people of Anatolia. Furthermore, there are different traditions.
The third phase is to perform prayer at the time of funeral. According to Muslim Religion a number of conditions are required to perform praying at the funeral.
After praying performed at the time of funeral, coffin is carried to cemetery by religious community. Dead person is laid in grave in the manner that his/her right hand side faces direction of Mecca. Dead person is buried in grave usually without coffin. However, sometimes dead person may be buried with coffin. It is a widespread practice to inscribe and cut epitaphs and signs on tombstones for the purpose of describing identity, sex, destiny of dead persondead person has been commemorated through religious ceremony and meal. First of all comes the 40th day, 52nd day and anniversary of dead person. Although it is very seldom, on the third and seventh days dead person has been also commemorated in a certain way. In fact, such days corresponding to certain numbers have become important due to religious, magical and traditional qualifications brought therein; and gradually a number of customs have been inserted into their structure as a main element.
Epitaphs
Tombstones are the most beautiful examples expressing Turk’s rich inner world, fine taste, high thought with their structural features and with inscriptions cut thereon. These are such tombstones that they are sometimes a history, sometimes lament, and mostly a grievous and painful echo felt via words of dead person. Personalities and identifications have been realised through their forms, inscriptions. Graveyards are museums, tombstones are however monuments of dead persons laying therein, evidence of their existence.Tuesday, March 24, 2015
Red Dots - Week 10
red dot is on the drawer in the chemistry laborary
Tuesday, March 10, 2015
Thursday, March 5, 2015
Sunday, March 1, 2015
Red Dots - Week 7
Eye - Opener about Istanbul
I. Stereotypes, myths:
- Stereotypes:
- Black Hair and dark skin
- Wearing a headscarfs is mandatory for women
- Traditional Clothing
- People are extremely hospitable.
- Men are dominant, women are submissive and stay at home.
MYTHS:
- Turkish people are uneducated: it is wrong. School education is compulsory for 6 - 18 year old. There are over 100 universities in Turkey, some of which are very good, well respected and internationally known.
- The water is dirty: It is wrong. In most areas the water is perfectly safe to dink, especially those where the water is freshly soured from melting snow on the mountains, springs, etc. There are some cities where old pluming pipes affects the safety of the water, but on whole the water is clean, however it may upset people if they are not used to it, as it has a higher mineral content and particularly high chlorine levels.
- The country is unsafe.
II. Discussion:
- From the assignment I have gained a number of information about Turkey in general and Istanbul in specific:
+ the general information about Istanbul, Turkey: the location, population, primary industry, and so forth.
+ Know more famous places.
+ How my major develop in Istanbul
+ How Istanbul people live and interact to each other.
+ This is the best way for me traveling a new city, Istanbul, through out the Internet.
- After the assignment I also have some experience for researching a project in the future. the project was followed step by step from the general information to the specific one. After that, it also brings me to open my eyes thinking about some theories which are related to that city. it facilitates the way I do the research and would not out of the topic. if I have to research any city in the future, I will know what information I need to look for.
- Stereotypes:
- Black Hair and dark skin
- Wearing a headscarfs is mandatory for women
- Traditional Clothing
- People are extremely hospitable.
- Men are dominant, women are submissive and stay at home.
MYTHS:
- Turkish people are uneducated: it is wrong. School education is compulsory for 6 - 18 year old. There are over 100 universities in Turkey, some of which are very good, well respected and internationally known.
- The water is dirty: It is wrong. In most areas the water is perfectly safe to dink, especially those where the water is freshly soured from melting snow on the mountains, springs, etc. There are some cities where old pluming pipes affects the safety of the water, but on whole the water is clean, however it may upset people if they are not used to it, as it has a higher mineral content and particularly high chlorine levels.
- The country is unsafe.
II. Discussion:
- From the assignment I have gained a number of information about Turkey in general and Istanbul in specific:
+ the general information about Istanbul, Turkey: the location, population, primary industry, and so forth.
+ Know more famous places.
+ How my major develop in Istanbul
+ How Istanbul people live and interact to each other.
+ This is the best way for me traveling a new city, Istanbul, through out the Internet.
- After the assignment I also have some experience for researching a project in the future. the project was followed step by step from the general information to the specific one. After that, it also brings me to open my eyes thinking about some theories which are related to that city. it facilitates the way I do the research and would not out of the topic. if I have to research any city in the future, I will know what information I need to look for.
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