Summary: Winner of the Palme d'Or at this year's Cannes, the new film from Turkish auteur Nuri Bilge Ceylan (Once Upon A Time In Anatolia) is an immersive and provocative drama. Set in the picturesque and striking landscape of Cappadocia in Central Anatolia, Winter Sleep focuses on a small village, half-empty, in the wintry off-season. The film follows a local celebrity, Aydin, an actor who runs a small...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN WINSummary: The boundless imagination of Terry Gilliam yields a dazzling fantasy of epic proportions. Inspired by the extravagant exploits of the fabled Baron Munchausen, this spectacle born of a famously turbulent production follows the whimsical eighteenth-century nobleman as he embarks on an outlandish quest that takes him from faraway lands to the moon to the belly of a sea monster and beyond,...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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1 available in Fantasy DVDs, Call number: BLU-RAY FANTASY ADVSummary: An aspiring writer returns home after university and finds his ambition at odds with the deferred dreams of his gambling addict father. As his own fantasies mingle with reality, he grapples with the people and the place that have made him who he is.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN WILMinor Empire (Musical group)
Contents: Dünya -- Yurtsuz -- Iki Keklik -- Ağ elime mor kınalar yaktılar -- Tohum -- Bahar -- Güneş Türküsü -- Mendilimin yeşili -- İstanbulʼdan üsküdarʼ a yol gider -- Babam -- Selanik Türküsü -- Uyuttum atları -- Tutam yar elinden.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: World Trip Records 2017
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK MINMcPherson, Charlotte
Summary: At first glance, Turkey may seem Westernized and entirely "modern" -- but appearances can be misleading. It is above all a land of contrasts, a heady mixture of Oriental etiquette and ultramodern city life, deep-rooted religious faith and determined secularism, a fierce sense of national pride and openness to foreign ideas. The Turkish people are very much their own center of gravity, and for...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Kuperard Publishing 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 915.61 TURFox, Margalit
Summary: "Imprisoned in a remote Turkish prison camp during World War I, having survived a two-month forced march and a terrifying shootout in the desert, two British officers, Harry Jones and Cedric Hill, join forces to bamboozle their iron-fisted captors. To stave off despair and boredom, Jones takes a handmade Ouija board and fakes elaborate séances for his fellow prisoners. Word gets around camp,...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 FOXCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 FOXContents: Bundan sonra (Selda) -- Uzun ince bir yoldyim (Özdemir Erdoğan ve Orkestrasi) -- Kirpiklerin ok ok elye (Alpay) -- Sür efem atini (Mazhar ve Fuat) -- Yağmur (Erkin Koray) -- Yagmur (Erkin Koray) -- Kara Yazi (Ersen) -- Yakar Incedeni Inceden (Edip Akbayram) -- Bir Yağmur Masali (Hardal) -- Ince Ince Bir Kar Yağar (Selda) -- Hop Dedik (Erol Büyükburç) -- Tatli Dillim (Cem Karaca) -- Ağlarsa Anam...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Normal/Q.D.K. Media 2005
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK LOVBrotton, Jerry
Summary: When Queen Elizabeth was excommunicated by the pope in 1570, she found herself in an awkward predicament. England had always depended on trade. Now its key markets would be closed to her Protestant merchants. To complicate matters the staunchly Catholic king of Spain was determined to destroy her, bolstered by the gold pouring in from the New World. In a bold decision with far-reaching...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 327 BROKhoury, Raymond
Summary: Istanbul, 1683: Mehmed IV, sultan of the Ottoman Empire, is preparing to lay siege to Vienna, capital of the Holy Roman Empire, when a mysterious visitor arrives in his bedroom, naked, covered in strange tattoos, to deliver a dangerous, world-changing message. Paris, 2017: Ottoman flags have been flying over the great city for 300 years, ever since its fall, along with all of Europe, to the...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC KHODe Bernières, Louis.
Summary: During the finals days of the Ottoman Empire, the young men of the village are instructed to battle the invading forces during the Great War and destroy the peace.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Vintage International 2005
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC DEBGolkar, Golriz
Summary: "Engaging images accompany information about Turkey. The combination of high-interest subject matter and narrative text is intended for students in grades 3 through 8"
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Bellwether Media 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 956.1 GOLKhoury, Raymond
Summary: "Istanbul, 1683: Mehmed IV, sultan of the Ottoman Empire, is preparing to lay siege to Vienna, capital of the Holy Roman Empire, when a mysterious visitor arrives in his bedroom-naked, covered in strange tattoos-to deliver a dangerous, world-changing message. Paris, 2017: Ottoman flags have been flying over the great city for three hundred years, ever since its fall-along with all of Europe-to...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Center Point Large Print 2020
Copies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: LP FIC KHOContents: Esin var âsiyanin var : (poems of Mehmet Akif) -- Efendimsin : (poems of Seyh Gâlib) -- Halk için Mûteber : (poems of Kanuni Sultan Suleyman Han) -- Ey gönül yâri iste : (poems of Fuzulî) -- Ey bülbül-i seydâ : (poems of Niyazi'i Misrî) -- Rûzi seb : (poems of Sultan Selim III) -- Ol lezzeti vehhale : (poems of Nâbî) -- Sabreyle gönül : (poems of Hoca Dehhânî) -- Zahmi sinemden : (poems of Bâkî).
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: CMP Records 1991
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD INTERNATIONAL/MIDDLE EAST BILSummary: Travels through five countries along the Silk Road between China and Turkey, featuring the cultures, modern traditions, and histories of the regions.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by Questar, Inc. 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 915.1 SILDubin, Marc S. (Marc Stephen)
Summary: "A captivating combination of European and Middle Eastern cultures, Turkey has been inspiring travellers for generations. As well as its truly remarkable landscapes, which range from sculpted mountains to golden-sand beaches, you'll find spellbinding cities and a unique array of Roman, Ottoman and Byzantine architectural marvels. Packed with insider tips and advice, this fully updated tenth...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Rough Guides 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 915.61 TURSummary: Rick Stevens is your perfect travel partner, guiding you through 60 hours of discoveries in his favorite European cities, villages, and off-the-beaten-path destinations. The complete DVD set brings you every one of Rick's half-hour TV shows- plus his highly acclaimed, hour-long TV specials.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 914 RICAltın Gün (Musical group)
Contents: Badi̇ sabah olmadan (4:43) -- Su siziyor (4:04) -- Leylim ley (4:14) -- Dere geliyor (3:46) -- Çit çit çedene (4:06) -- Rakiya su katamam (3:40) -- Canim oy (3:23) -- Kalk gidelim (4:32) -- Güzelliğin on para etmez (3:47) -- Doktor civanim (3:55).
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK ALTSummary: A beautifully composed and magical documentary that introduces viewers to the colorful residents of a Turkish retirement home, a community made up of pranksters, historians, artists, and would-be Casanovas. An Independent Spirit Award nominee, Mizrahi's playful, dreamy film is one of the most unforgettable cinematic experiences of the year. Has some forced English subtitles.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC DISSummary: Twenty-four lectures on the history of Asia Minor, from its origins as a civilization in Anatolia to the Ottoman Empire.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2001
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 939.3 GRECall number: DVD 939.3 GRE
Ibrahim, Raymond
Summary: A sweeping history of the often-violent conflict between Islam and the West, shedding a revealing light on current hostilities The West and Islam--the sword and the scimitar--have clashed since the mid-seventh century, when, according to Muslim tradition, the Byzantine emperor rejected Prophet Muhammad's order to abandon Christianity and convert to Islam, unleashing a centuries-long jihad on...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: De Capo Press, Hachette Book Group 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 355 IBRAkyol, Gaye Su.
Contents: Hologram -- Akil olmayinca -- Kendimin efendisiyim ben -- Fantastiktir bahti yarimin -- Kendimden kaçmaktan -- Dünya kaleska -- Eski tüfek -- Uzat saçini Istanbul -- Nargile -- Anlasana sana aşiǧim -- Mona Lisa -- Berdus.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Glitter Beat 2016
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD INTERNATIONAL/MIDDLE EAST AKYAkyol, Gaye Su.
Contents: Istikrarli Hayal Hakikattir -- Bagrimizda Tas -- Laziko -- Gölgenle Bir Basima -- Meftunum Sana -- Sahmeran -- Bir Yarali Kustum -- Hemserim Memleket Nire -- Bosluk Ve Sonsuzluk -- Halimiz Itten.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Glitterbeat Records 2018
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD INTERNATIONAL/MIDDLE EAST AKYSummary: Through the eyes of three stray dogs wandering the streets of Istanbul, the film explores what it means to live without status or security. As they search for food and shelter, Zeytin, Nazar and Kartal embark on inconspicuous journeys through Turkish society that allow viewers an unvarnished portrait of human life through the unfamiliar gaze of dogs.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2021