Browsing by Subject "Levantines"

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Andrew Mango's Legacy: a levantine scholar documenting Turkey's metamorphosis
(Bilkent University, 2020) Kardar, Mani; Akram, Mohamed Wasim Mohamed; Ghaffarzadeh, Nima; Moutaoikil, Oussama; Mohamed, Yahya Mahmoud Ahmed Elnouby
The paper aims to provide an overview of Andrew Mango's life and work regarding Turkey and its surrounding topics. It is argued that Mango's efforts greatly influenced the field of Turkish Studies, as a result of his cultural background and his perspective of Turkey and it sinhabitants. This is firstly addressed by exploring his Levantine roots and early life to present how they shaped the point of view that he held regarding his birth country. Moving on, his works will be expanded up on in order to present what made them standoutfromthealreadypresentwritingsin his field, them ostnotableof which being his biography of Atatürk. Lastly,theim pression heleft on his colleagues and reviews of his works by others will beusedtofur the rassess the argument in greater depth.
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İzmir Amateur Levantine Theatre
(Bilkent University, 2020) Seddik, Haritha; Butt, Eeman; Wali, El Mona; Abuova, Nagima; Kalassina, Loulwa
Mr. Ugo Braggiotti along with his sister Linda Tito founded what is known today as the 'Izmir Amateur Levantine Theatre' (IALT) back in 2008. By utilizing the little but rich literature surrounding the theatre, this paper will study the different periods of the theatre's life, the history of the people behind the theatre, and how the preservation of the Levantine culture was upheld through customs specific to Levantines in the region. The aim of increasing the theatre's influence and following their predecessor's steps, as we will see, has allowed for the preservation of Levantian culture through the acts and charity work which is what the Braggiottis initially aimed for upon the theatre's establishment.