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Monumentality, Monstrosity, and Counter-Memory: A Case Study from Turkey

ulasck@gmail.com (Ulas Keles) — Wed, 02 May 2012 02:29:02 GMT

Meltem Ahiska, Keyman Visiting Scholar, is associate professor of sociology at Boğaziçi University, Istanbul. Her current research is on the emergence of Turkey as a nation-state in particular, and the nature of modernity in general. Her earlier research addresses the forms of communication developed by the Turkish governing elite in the first half of the twentieth century to "Westernize" the country and to create a national community where in fact none existed. She has published a book of poems, Havalandırma, and co-curated exhibitions. In addition to her many articles, essays, and poems, she is the author most recently of Occidentalism in Turkey: Questions of Modernity and National Identity in Turkish Radio Broadcasting.

Ahiska attempts to trace the invisible cracks of the present time in between monumental representations and social memory by introducing the concept of monstrosity. Focusing on the case of the broken Worker's Monument in Tophane, Istanbul, which has been subjected to destructions ever since the time it was put in place in 1973 and which still stands in the same place as a crippled and unidentifiable body, and by questioning the history of erecting Atatürk monuments all around Turkey since mid-1920s, she re-visits the concepts of locality, "the people," the law and its exceptions in the light of what remains monstrous in social memory, or in other words, counter-memory.

WHEN: Thursday, May 3, 2012 - 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM

WHERE: 1902 N. Sheridan Rd. Evanston, IL 60208

CONTACT: Rita Koryan, r-koryan@northwestern.edu

Kebab House

ulasck@gmail.com (Ulas Keles) — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 03:15:11 GMT

23 Nisan Proclamation

ulasck@gmail.com (Ulas Keles) — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 02:44:50 GMT

The Space Between: A Panorama of Cinema in Turkey

ulasck@gmail.com (Ulas Keles) — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 02:34:51 GMT

April 27- May 10

Location: Walter Reade Theater, Lincoln Center in New York City

Fee: Non Member Fee: N/A / Member Fee: N/A

This program is co-presented by The Film Society of Lincoln Center

The film series curated by Richard Peña, Director of the Film Society of Lincoln Center, features 25 feature films ranging from the 1950s to recent works, all restored, copied and subtitled in English. Films are selected for their quality, themes, and significance in artistic and international recognition levels as well as being a milestone in the film history of Turkey.

Canakkale Sehitlerini Anma Gunu

ulasck@gmail.com (Ulas Keles) — Sun, 18 Mar 2012 15:02:31 GMT

Bugun Canakkale Sehitlerini Anma Gunu,

Canakkalede bugun Ataturk ben size taaruz degil olmeyi emrediyorum dedi.Ve onlar vataninin ozgurlugu icin Canakkalede sehit oldular. Bizim ozgurlugumuz icin hayatlarini veren sehitlerimize minettariz, CANAKKALE GECILMEZ sozunu dunya kitaplarina yazdiran sehitlerimizi sukran ile aniyoruz.

Yurtta Baris Dunyada Baris - Ataturk

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Is ariyorum

ulasck@gmail.com (Ulas Keles) — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 00:31:36 GMT

Amerikan Turk vatandasiyim. Iktisat mezunuyum. Turkiyede bankacilik, ithalat ve ihracat tecrubem var. Amerikada Donkin Donuts & Baskin Robins'te 7 yil is tecrubem var. Dokuz yil Florida'da yasadim. Telefonum 773 782 53 66. (Ilan tarihi 14-MART-2012)

TADAM Medical Ball

ulasck@gmail.com (Ulas Keles) — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 08:31:19 GMT

The Turkish American Doctor's Association of Midwest (TADAM) 9th Annual Medical Ball will take place in Chicago Marriott O'hare on Saturday, March 10, 2012. Ahu Gural & Dr. Ilhan Sami Ozulu will perform at the event.

Please refer to TADAM web site for detail information.

Contact: Songul Ozgen (630)-910-3616 gultay@aol.com / Dr. Yesim Gulecyuz (708) 207-2792 yfgulec@yahoo.com

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Middle East Music Ensemble - Turkish Concert

ulasck@gmail.com (Ulas Keles) — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 04:31:01 GMT

Date: Sunday, March 11, 2012

Time: 6:30pm until 8:00pm

Location: University of Chicago - International House, 1414 E. 59th St. Chicago, Illinois

Free Admission!

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Zulfu Livaneli Konseri ile ilgili onemli gelisme

ulasck@gmail.com (Ulas Keles) — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 18:32:54 GMT

Degerli Dostlar,

14 Ocak 2012 Cumartesi gunu saat 8 pm'de Chicago’da (Northeastern Illinois University Auditorium) yapilacak olan Zulfu Livaneli konseri ile ilgili onemli bir gelismeyi size uzulerek bildirmek zorundayiz.

Bugun Istanbul'dan aldigimiz habere gore Zulfu Beyin agir gribal bir enfeksiyon gecirmekte oldugunu ve ses tellerinde olusan iltihaplanma nedeniyle dokturunun bu hafta Amerika turu icin seyahat etmesine izin vermedigini buyuk bir uzuntuyle ogrenmis bulunuyoruz. Bu nedenle elde olmayan sebeplerden dolayi Chicago konseri yine ayni Auditorium'da 27 Ocak 2012 Cuma aksami saat 9:00 pm' de gerceklestirilmek uzere ertelenmistir.

Biletleri tamamiyle satilan ve buyuk ilgi goren bu konseri tarih degisikliginden dolayi siz dostlarimizdan ozur diliyor, ve yapilan otel ve ucak rezervasyonlari nedeniyle sizler kadar bizleri de magdur durumda birakildigini hatirlatmak istiyoruz.

Bu durumdan magdur olan bilet almis misafirlerimiz diledikleri taktirde en gec 16 Ocak Pazartesi gunune kadar Kaya Armagan'a kayaarmagan@hotmail.com email adresinden veya (773) 822-2222 no'lu telefondan bildirmeleri durumunda bilet bedelleri kendilerine geri iade edilecektir. Ellerindeki biletleri kullanarak konseri ayni salonda 27 Ocak Cuma aksami izleyebilecek misafirlerimizin biletleri ve assign edilmis koltuklari aynen gecerli kalacaktir.

27 Ocak Cuma gunu sizleri tekrar aramizda gorecegimizi umarak bu olumsuz gelismeden oturu sizlerden bir kez daha cok cok ozur diliyoruz.

Lutfu Livaneli Konser Organizasyonu

Konser Bilgisi

Yer: Northeastern Illinois University Auditorium,

3701 W Bryn Mawr Ave, Chicago, IL 60625 Map it

Tarih: 27 Ocak 2012

Kapi Acilis: 8:30 PM

Konser Baslama: 9:00 PM

Turkish-language Transcriptionist/Captioner

tasdelenbaris@yahoo.com (Administrator) — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 03:38:33 GMT

Experienced transcriptionist fluent in Turkish and English needed to transcribe Turkish-language audio AND translate into an English transcript and vice-versa.

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The work isn't steady yet, but it will have fast turnaround. Are you flexible and reliable? We've been in business for 20 years and need to be able to offer this service. If you're good, we'll be able to keep you busy. We’ve got Internet captioning, too. We’ll help you learn how to caption, and your work will be proofed.

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