Recent content by Kivanch K

@ FAM "special word for them-"pomak" which means "dirty". " Calling ethnic minorities, sexually different people or other segments of a society special names derives from micro-fascism and generally supported by local governments in non-democracies and even under-developed democracies. This...

The European mindset against Turks and its roots Kalimera Marianne, Ti kanis? I know the Greco-Turkic struggle has a long history and I wouldn't like to get myself in such an irrational discussion, for I'm one of those people who believe in the brotherhood between the Greek and Turkish...

I think in our region, nationality makes no sense at all. According to historians Bulgarians are originally Turkic. Because one the first settlers in the region were Avar Huns. Even the name "Bulgar" comes from Turkish which means "Ten Tribes" But eventually people in the region got blended...

As a person living here I must tell you that Turkish community is the least homogeneous in the world. You can't tell the difference between the Turks living in the western Anatolia and the Greeks; Laz people in the Black Sea region looks like Georgians and Russians; South-Eastern people look...

Correction: 1.Hagia Sophia is no more a Mosque. After proclamation of Secular Republic in 1923 It has become a museum. 2.French was not the only language in Ottoman courts. Because the Ottoman Emp. was a multi-national empire, court language was consisted of more than 40 languages. Ottoman...

Well at least I'll try to.. ))

Southern accent sucks. It's like an Essex boy trying to speak Irish while chewing 45 gums in his mouth ))

Russian alphabet was adapted from old Greek alphabet with some modifications made by Saint Kyrill (or Kyrillos) Hence it is called "Kyrillic". It has a resemblance with Greek alphabet but it's different.

None is...

Turkish, English, Spanish, Italian, Dutch, German and Russian... Guess which one is my favourite? ))

I was a vegetarian for 3 years...

The greatest contribution of Greeks to the world is the question "Why?" Thanks to Thales. Kalispera to neighbours.

And guys don't worry! Europe never will be a Muslim continent. And I believe, in the future, it won't be a christian continent either.

What an astonishingly conflicting quote mein vriend! First I'd like to state that my mother is of christian origin and my father is muslim and I grew up here in Istanbul. You stated that christians are being treated badly here. My question is: When? It seems to me that you are talking about...

Well your argument suggests that the EU is a geographical entity, which is paradoxical as it is. First of all EU is not just a land mass but a union formed by "ideas" like equality, freedom, human rights and many others as stated in the EU constitution. But let us assume that EU is a...