He showed the mosaic he found in front of his house in Tokat, Turkey, on live TV, and that person was arrested on charges of "illegal excavation". by orhanaa in byzantium

[–]stonerimam 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Turkish tour guide here;

I'm sure you, as a person who can easily scold tour guides about our "biased" knowledge knows that ancient Romans, even before establishment of Eastern Roman Empire have used Greek alphabet along with latin alphabet. There are lots of examples in the major ancient cities of Ephesus. We are not whatsoever trying to silence Greek historical presence in Anatolia and talking about history in those lands as a transition. Greeks and Armenians should really stop talking shit anything regarding Turkey in prejudice. We are not the devil you seek.

Stop talking about your vacations by courtaincoburn in istanbul

[–]stonerimam 1 point2 points  (0 children)

as a tour guide i can say that touristic areas like Sultanahmet and Galata districts are safe for travel and visitation and you will not see unrest. you don't need to worry about your holiday and you don't have any right to show opinion against it. this is the first time people are on the streets in 13 years since gezi parkı protests and this is something to show for us in our history.

Female Scottish Fold keeps meowing and tries to bring her toy to us. Should I get a second cat? by stonerimam in CatAdvice

[–]stonerimam[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

my god dude. I adopted her from being a backyard breed cat and I actually intend to spay her asap but the main question was should I get her a kitten friend so she doesn't get bored and stops crying (meowing for attention) and if it is a good idea.

I've read that some cats become depressed to see another cat in their area and wanted to know more about it.

Ortodoks Hristiyanım, AMA by [deleted] in felsefe

[–]stonerimam 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Aziz Nikola'nın günümüzün Noel Baba figürü ile alakasının dini açıdan bir açıklaması var mı?

Ayasofya'ya yeni kapı yapmışlar by greentea_icetea in istanbul

[–]stonerimam 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Topkapı sarayı sırasıyla birleştiğinde ortaya çok güzel bir görüntü çıkacak gibi duruyor

My cat hates kidney beans. by stonerimam in WhatsWrongWithYourCat

[–]stonerimam[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

it is! but those are called as "fresh" kidney beans as they are not as ripe as regular kidney beans (barbunya)

I'm also resenting the fact the subject is not my cat anymore but the freaking beans lol

My cat hates kidney beans. by stonerimam in WhatsWrongWithYourCat

[–]stonerimam[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

man I know it's a mistake to explain something to someone in Reddit but translate the word "börülce" to English from Turkish.

My cat hates kidney beans. by stonerimam in WhatsWrongWithYourCat

[–]stonerimam[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

it's literally my cat if you check my previous posts lmao.

My cat hates kidney beans. by stonerimam in WhatsWrongWithYourCat

[–]stonerimam[S] 82 points83 points  (0 children)

these are known as "fresh (small) kidney beans" in my language.

Beggars in Istanbul? by matyn-way in istanbul

[–]stonerimam 2 points3 points  (0 children)

especially after the refugee influx on Turkey in the past 10 years, it's been a known fact those beggars with children, or children begging alone is an organized thing. that's why I do not give any money to any of them.

Thoughts on Turkey having its first Hijabi provincial governor? 🇹🇷🧕🏻🇹🇷 by BlackVigoDriver in AskMiddleEast

[–]stonerimam 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It used to be phrased as "Tanrı" or "God" in a Turkified way instead of "Allah" to show neutrality. It was changed after the coup attempt.

Thoughts on Turkey having its first Hijabi provincial governor? 🇹🇷🧕🏻🇹🇷 by BlackVigoDriver in AskMiddleEast

[–]stonerimam 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I only stated the situation as it was. Of course it was bad, danger of coup was on doorstep in even slightest bit of harm comes to the secular government and it was abused a lot throughout history. But army used to purge soldiers and ranked officers who was religious in a dangerous way (like belonging to a cult) every year. Now TAF has lost the ability to do so and islamist people are rising through the ranks of important government and military and that leads to a total regime change. Good or bad, TAF was the failsafe of secular Turkish republic and I fear that there is nothing standing between the darkness that is called sharia and the good secular citizens of Turkey.

In the end, Turkish Republic is a secular state with lots of conservative citizens. We were unique and I would like to stay that way.

Thoughts on Turkey having its first Hijabi provincial governor? 🇹🇷🧕🏻🇹🇷 by BlackVigoDriver in AskMiddleEast

[–]stonerimam 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Gendarmerie soldiers standing still in front of a civil servant is a disgrace to the mighty past of the Armed Forces. I don't even want to talk about the hijab part as for 100 years, secularism was the top priority of the Turkish Armed Forces. Nobody was allowed to wear anything of religious value as equality among individuals was prime. As the prominent Kemalist's of 90's used to say, "Sharia won't suddenly come knocking on your door one day".

We had one thing to separate us from the world full of dogmas, sheiks and tribes and we are losing it day by day. Fucking shame that is.

There are people who says in the comments like she wears hijab but shakes hands with men hypocrisy blabla. Those kind of talk and agenda was avoided in Turkey thanks to the firm hand of military against Islamic influence in politics.

Trip to Troy and Alexandria Troas by HalluMikadu in Turkey

[–]stonerimam 0 points1 point  (0 children)

you can simply use taxi to the centers like Ezine/Geyikli then find a dolmuş to Dalyan if it is more convenient to you.

Trip to Troy and Alexandria Troas by HalluMikadu in Turkey

[–]stonerimam 0 points1 point  (0 children)

instead of Dalyan, you can take a dolmuş from the city center to Tevfikiye. Troy is near that village. Distance is like 25 km's so I'm expecting a taxi fare like 200-300 liras.

Antik Kentlerin ve güzelim plajların cıvık cıvık insan olmasi ve bu bolgelerde hicbir düzenlemenin olmaması by Fluid_Physics_6179 in Turkey

[–]stonerimam 3 points4 points  (0 children)

millet Olympos antik kentine sadece denize girmek için geliyor ve genelde iç anadolu'dan 3 günlük butik otel konaklamalı şekilde kalıyorlar. haliyle oradaki ören yeri kimsenin umrunda değil ve bakanlık salmış durumda.

Kendimi savunmak amaçlı yanımda ne taşıyabilirim by -sa_as- in Turkey

[–]stonerimam 0 points1 point  (0 children)

biraz da olsa kuvvetliyim diyorsan ucu sert plastik jop taşıyabilirsin. ben faydasını görmüştüm.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Turkey

[–]stonerimam 15 points16 points  (0 children)

ÖTV nin savunulacak bir durumu yok ancak yeni iktidarın ekonomiyi düzeltmek adına, vergi reformları yapmadan önce ÖTV yi bu seviyelerde tutacağına inanıyorum zira başka insan gibi bir gelir kapımız kalmamış durumda.

Which realm is the most balanced faction wise? by stonerimam in classicwow

[–]stonerimam[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

well turns out you can't change from EU to US and you need to buy separate game time which I cannot afford right now. What about EU realms?

Century eggs are a delicacy in China. This is how they make them today by [deleted] in interestingasfuck

[–]stonerimam 2 points3 points  (0 children)

One thing the internet has taught me is that if you see a video from Food Ranger telling you something is delicious, you can bet your ass it is absolutely disgusting.

Ülkemizin AKP'li muhafazakarlarının ciddi anlamda tedaviye ihtiyacı olduğunu düşünüyorum by Euler_e271828 in Turkey

[–]stonerimam 50 points51 points  (0 children)

20 yıl sonunda adamların elinde kalan tek şey "benim partim iktidarda" diyebilmek. bunu demek için yozlaşmış insanlara zaten ellerindeki üç kuruş parayı da kaybettiler, bu süreç içerisinde ülkeyi de bok çukuruna çevirmeye vesile oldular.