Femicides in Turkey: a film honours Bergen, the "Woman of Sorrow"
WEBApr 11, 2013 — The film “Bergen ” was released in Turkey on March 4. It tells the life story of singer Bergen, played masterfully by actress Farah Zeynep Abdullah. The film shows the singer’s transformation from a promising cello player to Turkey’s “Woman of Sorrow,” as her nickname has it.
Life in Gali - OBC Transeuropa
WEBApr 1, 2010 — It is 2:00 pm in the South-Caucasian city of Gali and a dozen men are eating in a small bar next to the old theatre. “Now we have to say that we are Abkhazians, and so we do,” the men confess. Nonetheless, they are Mingrelians (an ethnic sub-group of Georgian), who lived through each of the previous …
The Italian maritime republics and slave trade from the Caucasus
WEBOct 25, 2010 — Slave trade from the Caucasus to Italy. Indeed, in the 14th and 15th century most slaves bought in Italy came from the wider Black Sea region, including Cherkess, Abkhaz, and Tatars (but with few exceptions, not Georgians or …
Cres: Irena, Guerino, and San Martino medicinal herbs
WEBDec 23, 2013 — Guerino feels that he is walking in the footsteps of the Linardić family. But not always. As a young man, like many here, he spent some time away from the island, he worked on ships, on oil drilling platforms in the North Sea.
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What will the Euro effect be in Croatia? - OBC Transeuropa
WEBOct 13, 2020 — (Originally published by the portal H-Alter within our project EDJNet ). Right after the latest parliamentary elections in July 2020, Croatia, along with Bulgaria, entered the EU exchange rate mechanism (ERM-II), generally considered a waiting room for …
Open Balkan, a failed step in the right direction - OBC Transeuropa
WEBJul 4, 2019 — This article is realized with the support of the Unit for Analysis, Policy Planning, Statistics and Historical Documentation - Directorate General for Public and Cultural Diplomacy ofthe Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, in accordance with Article 23 ‒ bis of the Decree of the President of …
Rural Albania, the bet of those who stay - OBC Transeuropa
WEBJul 14, 2011 — After a long dance on the silvery waters of Lake Koman, the sun sinks to the west, behind a rosary of dark peaks. The late autumn sky becomes ethereal, almost like glass – it is in this moment, suspended between night and day, that you really feel all the distance between Mërtur and the rest of the world.
Lexical cleansing: Slavic toponyms in Albania (or out of?)
WEBJun 12, 2008 — Since Kosovo's declaration of independence, Albanian politicians appear to have gained popularity by coloring their talk with patriotism in an attempt to increase ratings rendered vulnerable by the country's serious political and economic problems.
The Sarajevo Tunnel - OBC Transeuropa
WEBSep 8, 2011 — For some it's a monument to the strength of the human spirit, others think it was a place of torture. A journey into the tunnel of Sarajevo, a 700 metre underground track which, for the inhabitants of the Bosnian capital, meant the …