Saksagan
The Mystery of the Golden Gate Inscription
For many years, people believed that the famous inscription on the Golden Gate (Porta Aurea) of Constantinople was lost or perhaps even legendary. However,...
The Golden Gate
A Triumphal Entrance
Between the seventh and eighth towers north of the Sea of Marmara, stands a grand gateway called Yedi Kule Kapısı (the Gate...
Learning to Read and Write
It’s quite amusing to see Turkish men, some of them big and strong, struggling to learn how to read and write. In classrooms, there...
Hilmi Pashas Challenges in Macedonia
Hilmi Pasha has been the Viceroy of Macedonia for three years. He understands better than anyone how difficult it has been to achieve lasting...
Hilmi Pasha A Key Figure in Macedonia
Hilmi Pasha is the Inspector-General of Macedonia and one of the most impressive men in the region. He works to keep the peace between...
The Vali’s Garden
Under the shade of a small, pretty kiosk, beside a plantation and overlooking a dry, yellow river with a dusty plain beyond, sat the...
A Visit from a Turkish General
I was just about to take a comfortable nap when I heard a knock at the door of the British Consulate. A Turkish general,...
A Courteous Offer to Swap Horses
My Turkish friend, the leader of the group, noticed how awkward I looked on such a funny horse. He insisted that I "swap" horses...
Challenges in Augmenting Language
Challenges in Augmenting Language Corpora with Syntactic Information: A Focus on Bulgarian Verbs
Introduction
The creation of language corpora enriched with linguistic information occurs in an...
Highlights from Seventeenth Conference
Highlights from the Seventeenth Interparliamentary Conference in Geneva
Mr. Henri Fazy, an esteemed statesman and president of the Swiss State Council, warmly welcomed the delegates,...
