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With a capital T. ~;)
On the BBC
NB! There is no correct answer to number 4. They will be contacted soon. ~;)
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With a capital T. ~;)
On the BBC
NB! There is no correct answer to number 4. They will be contacted soon. ~;)
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Got 8/12. I would have gotten 9 if I knew what are spatz and fez. 10 if we consider that question 4 has no answer ;)
9/12 ~d
10/12. They must have fixed question 4... I did a lot of inferring and guessing.
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About question 4...
None of the answers is the Turkish for mountain, which is dağ. The first two are names of mountains. So is the third but it's spelled differently ("Kafkas").
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"Fez" is incorrect too. It's "fes" (as in Rudolf Hess). ~;)
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Me too.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kongamato
10/12 I feel so stupid.Answered that Istanbul is the Capital.:embarassed:
Similar to the Amsterdam-Hague stuff, I think (not the exact way though). It's soooooo normal that you think Istanbul is the capital. ~:)Quote:
Originally Posted by kagemusha
Yes m8,The Constantinopol option tricked me.~:)
That was an easy test, but I made a mistake which wasn't my fault heh. That is question 3, in Greece at least Dardanella is more often mentioned with regards to the strait, with the sea usually referred to as Hellespont, both being tho interchangeable terms.
Either way, Dardanelles are mainly the name of a town, and in Turkish the words are quite different IIRC, çanakale boğaz must be for the Dardanelles straits..
10/12. Not difficult at all.
10/12. Could have been worse.
8/12.
Gah!
Yay, got 10/12 too. Apart from question 4 I got the one about the fes wrong too.
11!!!!!! 11/12 !!!!
yeah, i know...
i rock harder than iron maiden!
You got 5 right!
Good, but not Kemal (perfect)
I need to brush up on my Turkish facts!
where's the cranberry sauce?
So if I wear a fes (or Fez, whatever) I can be arrested? Sweet!Quote:
Originally Posted by Mouzafphaerre
9/12. A lot better than I thought I did, and I didn't have a clue about the Saint one, I don't really pay much attention to Christian lore....
Were the Fez banned because of the Janissaries? They did wear them iirc. Of course I could easily be waaaay off. Anyone enforce that law?
9/12 sweet~:cheers:
Janissaries did not wear fes. The Law of Attire was one of the reforms following the foundation of Turkish republic. Mustafa Kemal introduced the prohibition of fes by showing up to the public with his modern hat when he landed in Kastamonu.
Touristically maybe but fes can not be used as a component of public wear.
[machovoice]So...[cough]LeftEyeNine, ever been to a Turkish Prison?[/machovoice]Quote:
Originally Posted by LeftEyeNine
Ok it's 2 a.m. right now. And my neurons can not carry any more sarcastic impulses..:bow:
[sleepyvoice]..Yarn..I don't get you KoA, what did you say ?..[/sleepyvoice]
I only got 6 right. Damn it, couldn't they ask more general Turk and Saljuq questions?
Hmmmm I could have sworn I saw a picture of a Janissary wearing one, but the picture could have been of something else, I may not remember correctly, or it could have been wrong, I trust you're right. At least I got that question correct....
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Originally Posted by Kaiser of Arabia
Practically, no. They sell it to tourists. But the law is out there, yes.
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Originally Posted by L'Impresario
Hellespontos: Çanakkale Boğazı (Straits of Dardanelles)
Propontis: Marmara
Bosporos: Istanbul or Karadeniz Boğazı (Straits of Istanbul or Black Sea)
Dardanelles: Çanakkale
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There is a small rate of possiblity, I guess, that the modernization of them may have effected their headwear turning to fes instead of that large woolen cloth. However I'm also doubtful that Nizam-i Cedid army that was organized in order to replace corrupted Janissary power were wearing fes. I think it was the Nizam-i Cedid army though I'm not sure.Quote:
Originally Posted by Uesugi Kenshin
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The Fes came into use in the "mainland" (it had been common practice in the mediterranean for long) well after the 1826 event. Can't recall the exact date though.
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