Inside: IUE Rhythm Club Book Review: The Siege Konsollar Çatışması That Moment Trivias Art Lifesytle Literature

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1 Inside: IUE Rhythm Club Book Review: The Siege Konsollar Çatışması That Moment Trivias Art Lifesytle Literature

2 İçindekiler / Contents File of the Month: CINEMA 2 Great Quotes from Great Movies Sayın Okurlar, Okulumuz Fen Edebiyat Fakültesi bünyesinde henüz bu yıl kurulmuş olan çiçeği burnunda Çeviri Kulübümüzün dördüncü sayısıyla yeniden sizlerle birlikteyiz. Kulüp üyelerinin titiz çalışmaları ve akademik danışmanımızın katkılarıyla çıkarmış olduğumuz her bir derginin kısa sürede okul sınırlarımızı da aşıp daha geniş kitlelere ulaşmasının mutluluğu içinde, sinema özel temamızla daha birçok konuda özveriyle hazırlanmış yazıların yer aldığı Mayıs dergimizle sizleri baş başa bırakıyoruz. Dear Readers, We are again together with you with the fourth journal of our very young Translation Club that was established earlier this year under the Faculty of Arts and Sciences in our university. We are more than happy that each journal, prepared by the delicate efforts of the club members and edited by our academic advisor, has become accessible to many a people in a short time, going far beyond our school borders. Now we leave you alone with our May issue, including the texts revolving around the theme of the month cinema, among the others. Editör / Editor : Nihal YETKİN Tasarım / Design : Sercan PEKEL İEU Çeviri Kulübü Üyeleri IUE Translation Club Members Ayşegül Duru TAPAN Ayşegül TANRIÖVEN Ebru ALTUN Efe TANRIÖVER Ersin BARIŞIK Feyyaz ÇİTİM Feyza SÜSAL Gökçe YAZMAN Leyla Belma GAZİ Müge AKÇİÇEK Necla AKAGÜNDÜZ Ömer Erşah ÇAKMAK Saygın KARABIYIK Sercan PEKEL Seval USLU Ümit TÜRE Yazgülü Ege ÖZKAN Zeynep KAYMAS 3 The Short Film Award Goes to Hiç Amerikan Film Endüstrisinin 100 Yılı 4 Oscar Bilginizi Test Edin 5 Becoming Jane 6 Coming Soon: Indiana Jones 7 A Story 8 Turkish Book Review 9 Book Review: The Siege 10 Atatürk and The Turkish Youth 11 Konsollar Çatışması 12 Trivia 13 Personality Test 14 Anneciğinizi Ne Sıklıkla Aramalısınız? 15 Bregovic to Compose for Atatürk Documentary 16 That Moment 17 IUE Rhythm Club Summer Olympics 19 Comics cevirikulubudergisi@gmail.com

3 Great Quotes from Great Movies Pulp Fiction (1994) The Wolf: Maybe I can give you guys a ride. Where do you live? Vincent: Redondo Beach. Jules: Inglewood. The Wolf: It's your future... I see a cab ride. Move out of the sticks, gentlemen. Schindler s List (1993) Amon Goeth: You want these people? Oskar Schindler: These people. My people. I want my people. Amon Goeth: Who are you? Moses? Léon (1994) Mathilda: Is life always this hard, or is it just when you're a kid? Léon: Always like this. Forrest Gump (1994) Forrest Gump: [running] I had run for 3 years, 2 months, 14 days, and 16 hours. [he stops and turns around] Young Man Running: Quiet, quiet! He's gonna say something! Forrest Gump: [pause] I'm pretty tired... I think I'll go home now. Full Metal Jacket (1987) Private Joker: The dead know only one thing: it is better to be alive. Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998) Eddie: The entire British Empire was built on cups of tea, and if you think I'm going to war without one, mate, you're mistaken. The Godfather (1972) Don Corleone: You talk about vengeance. Is vengeance going to bring your son back to you? Or my boy to me? Büyük Filmlerden Büyük Alıntılar Pulp Fiction (1994) The Wolf: Sizi evinize bırakabilirim. Nerede oturuyorsunuz? Vincent: Redondo Beach. Jules: Inglewood. The Wolf: Geleceğinizi görüyorum... bir taksi yolculuğu. Haydi kaybolun beyler Schindler s List (1993) Amon Goeth: Bu insanları mı istiyorsun? Oskar Schindler: Bu insanlar, benim insanlarım. İnsanlarımı istiyorum Amon Goeth: Kimsin sen? Musa mı? Léon (1994) Mathilda: Hayat hep mi bu kadar zor, sadece çocukken mi? Léon: Her zaman böyle. Forrest Gump (1994) Forrest Gump: [koşarak] 3 yıl, 2 ay, 14 gün, 16 saat koştum [durur ve döner] Young Man Running: Sessiz olun! Birşey söyleyecek! Forrest Gump: [duraklar] Çok yoruldum. Sanırım eve döneceğim. Full Metal Jacket (1987) Private Joker: Ölülerin bildiği tek bir şey var: Yaşamak daha iyidir. Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998) Eddie: İngiltere Krallığı çay üzerine kurulmuştur. Eğer çay olmadan savaşa gireceğimi zannediyorsan yanılıyorsun arkadaşım. The Godfather (1972) Don Coleone: İntikamdan bahsediyorsun. İntikam oğlunu sana geri getirecek mi? Ya da benimkini bana? Çeviren: Ersin BARIŞIK

4 AMERİKAN FİLM ENSTİTÜSÜNÜN 100 YILI 100 FİLM THE SHORT FILM AWARD GOES TO HİÇ The winner of the 2. Nokia Nseries Short Film Competition were announced. In the contest, with about 350 entries, the first prize went to film Hiç by Lokman Doğuş and Erkan Esenoğlu. The films Darbe by Eray Mert) and Retori by Candaş Şişman) followed it as the second- and the third-prized ones. Organized under the Film Festival with the cooperation of Nokia Nseries, the award ceremony of the contest, which had been continuing since October 6, 2007, was held in Beyoğlu Fitaş Cinema. Beside the award-winning three ones, other films in the top ten were shown as well. Furthermore, the films Hiç, Darbe and Retory can be watched before the films Gitmek, Ara and Tatil Kitabı, respectively. The first three films were awarded YTL 5000, YTL3000 and YTL2000. The three directors were awarded a Nokia N95 Multimedia Computer as a result of the contest judged by the rewarded director Nuri Bilge Ceylan, film critic Alin Taşçıyan, photography director Gökhan Atılmış, Nokia Marketing Manager SertaçŞener and Istanbul Film Festival codirector Kerem Ayan. The other seven finalists are as follows: Ahmet Tolga Baltacı, Barış Avar, Burkay Doğan, Leona Hamşikova, Mehmet İlter, Onur Nilgetay, Ozan Yıldırım. In the ceremony, Sertaç Şener delivered a speech on behalf of Nokia: Like the previous year, this year we combined our Istanbul Film Festival sponsorship with the Nokia Short Film Competition. Nearly 350 applications to the contest in the second year was an indicator that we meet our users at the right point. The mobile communication doesn t consist of talking on the phone only. You can also take, arrange, store or share all your moments time-independently by your computers just as you like. The one-to-one experience by the competitors manifests and proves the quality of the technology through the films shooted. Translated by Ayşegül TANRIÖVEN from Amerikan Film Enstitüsü, tüm zamanların en iyi yüz filmini açıkladı. Filmler, sinema sektörünün önde gelen başarılı isimlerinden oluşan bir jüri tarafından seçildi. Listenin başında, Orson Welles in 25 yaşındayken yönettiği, yapımcılığını üstlendiği ve senaryosunu yazıp oynadığı 1941 tarihli klasiği YURTTAŞ KANE filmi yer aldı. İlk 10 daki diğer filmler sırasıyla şunlar oldu: (2) CASABLANCA, (3) BABA, (4) RÜZGAR GİBİ GEÇTİ, (5) ARABİSTANLI LAWRENCE, (6) OZ BÜYÜCÜSÜ, (7) THE GRADUATE, (8) RIHTIMLAR ÜZERİNDE, (9) SCHINDLER in LİSTESİ, (10) YAĞMUR ALTINDA. Bu, Amerikan sinema tarihinde heyecan verici bir andır diyen Amerikan Sinema Enstitüsü Başkanı ve CEO su Jean Picker Firstenberg, İçinde bulunduğumuz yüzyılın sonu yaklaşırken, bu yüzyılda yaşanan en önemli gelişmeleri düşündüğümüzde, sinema şüphesiz en güçlü ve başarılı gelişmelerin içinde yer alır. Hem perdedeki hem de kamera arkasındaki Amerikan sinema sektörünün önde gelen isimlerinin yaptığı ortak değerlendirme sonucu, AFE, Amerikan sinemasının ilk yüzyılında standardı belirleyen ve mükemmelliğini ortaya koyan 100 filmi belirledi. Filmler son derece kişisel deneyimler olduğundan bu liste birçok değişik fikre ve tartışmaya yol açacaktır. AFE, bu yorumları hoşgörü ile karşılar ve bu önemli Amerikan sanat formuna karşı daha fazla itibar, saygı ve anlayış elde etmeyi ümit eder. diyerek sözlerine son verdi. AFE nin 100 Yılı 100 Film, AFE yetkililerinin, AFE tarafından hazırlanmış Amerikan film sektörünün çeşitli alanlarında çalışan 1500 yazar, yönetmen, aktör, yapımcı, sinematograf, editör, sinema tarihçisi ve eleştirmeni 400 filmlik bir aday listesinden seçim yapmak ve en iyi 100 Amerikan yapıtını belirlemek üzere geçen Kasım ayında davet etmesiyle başlayan ve 18 ay süren bir kutlamadır. Aday gösterilen tüm filmler Amerikan sinemasının ilk 100 yılında ( ) çekilmiş ve 1996 yılından sonra çekilen filmler listeye dahil edilmemiştir. Çeviren: Feyyaz ÇİTİM Kaynak:

5 - Oscar Bilginizi Test Edin!!! - Lütfen aşağıdaki soruları cevaplayınız. Doğru cevapları testin altında bulabilirsiniz. İyi şanslar 1) En çok Oscar kazanan kişi rekoru kimin elindedir? a) Alfred Hitchcock b) Walt Disney 2) Altın Ahududu Ödülleri törenine katılarak ödülünü kendisi alan ilk kişi kimdir? a) Paul Verhoeven (En Kötü Yönetmen, Showgirls) b) William Shatner (En Kötü Yönetmen, Star Trek 5) 3) Aşağıdaki Bond kızlarından hangisi hiç Oscar kazanmamıştır? a) Halle Berry b) Diana Rigg 4) 1973 de Marlon Brando nun En İyi Aktör ödülünü ( Baba filmindeki performansı için) anons etmek için sahneye kim çıkmıştır? a) Sacheen Littlefeather b) Marlon Brando 5) Oscar heykelinin boyu ne kadardır? a) 13.5 inç (34 cm) b) 18 inç (46 cm) 6) Oscar ödülü alan gelmiş geçmiş en genç kişi... dır. a) Anna Paquin b) Shirley Temple 7) Bir yılda en çok Altın Ahududu Ödülü alan film hangisidir? a) Showgirls b) Battlefield Earth 8) En İyi Görüntü ödülünü alan ilk renkli film hangisidir? a) Rüzgar Gibi Geçti b) Ben Hur 9) 1994 yılında En İyi Görüntü dalındaki ödülü Schindler s List adlı film kazandı, peki bir yıl öncesi aynı ödülü kazanan siyah beyaz film hangisiydi? a) Kazablanka b) Garsoniyer 10) Laurence Olivier 1949 yılında aynı zamanda kendi yönettiği filmi Hamlet ile En İyi Erkek Oyuncu dalındaki ödülü kazandı. Peki başka kim En İyi Erkek Oyuncu ödüllü performansını kendi yönetti? a) Mel Gibson (Cesuryürek) b) Roberto Benigni (Hayat Güzeldir) 11) En İyi Görüntü dalında ödüle aday gösterilen tek animasyon film hangisidir? a) Aladdin b) Güzel ve Çirkin 12) 1981 Oscar ödül töreni neden ertelendi? a) Ronald Reagan vuruldu. b) LA deki yoğun sel nedeniyle 13) Oscar ödülü kazanan ilk x-rated film hangisidir? a) Geceyarısı Kovboyu b) Otomatik Portakal 14) En çok Oscar ödülü kazanan kişi kimdir? a) Billy Crystal b) Bob Hope 15) Sadece 6 dakikalık performansına rağmen Oscar ödülünü kazanan oyuncu kimdir? a) Sean Connery (Robin Hood: Hırsızlar Prensi) b) Judi Dench (Aşık Shakespeare) Çeviren : Ümit TÜRE Kaynak:

6 As it can be easily predicted from the name of our film, it s all about Jane. Can we say so? Of course, we cannot. Becoming Jane is a film inspired by the real events in the book Becoming Jane Austen by Jon Spence. This romantic drama offers us a look into the early years and contentious love life of British author Jane Austen. Moreover, the film doesn t mention only her, but it also gives us the chance to reconsider the phenomena such as love, devotion and life. There have been some arguments about whether there had been any affair between Austen and a young Irishman called Tom Lefroy in real life, as shown in the film. According to Jon Spence s book and some other historical sources, it was no more than a friendship or an infatuation, but they all have accepted the existence of a relationship. For instance, prior to Spence s book in 2003, biographers Radovici (1995) and Tomalin (2000) have also acknowledged a relationship between Austen and Lefroy. But, this film directed by Julian Jarrold proposes that Jane Austen fell in love with Tom Lefroy (James McAvoy) and this relationship even influenced her later novels. Love is Life In our film, Jane Austen (portrayed by Anna Hathaway) is a county girl who looks into life from a different perspective unlike her contemporaries who generally just finds a mate and gets married eventually. She is really wise, she likes to write and wants to become an important writer. Despite the pressure exerted by her parents (in the role of his father, James Cromwell), especially by her mother (Julie Walters) to marry a rich man and the marriage proposal from the nephew of a wealthy and noble woman (Maggie Smith), Jane always wishes to marry for love. We can see how different she is from the other girls at this point. Her soul is independent and so powerful as to even run away with the man she loves. Yes, it is Tom Lefroy. He is a promising lawyer but notorious for his active (!) life and insensitivity, but he is handsome and hard to be refused by a young lady. Firstly, she considers him to be rude and inconsiderate, but in time, she gets affected by his intelligence and insolence. Then, she falls in love with him badly. But, dreams of love don t come true such easily. (Of course, I ll not tell you the whole story!) To sum up, the film shows us the 18th century England in which Jane Austen grew up and in my opinion, it tries to prove the importance of real love through the life of the English author, Jane Austen. When I think of the film in general, some scenes and utterances still affect me emotionally. Firstly, I remember the words of Tom Lefroy to Austen, What value will there ever be in life, if we are not together? and then the scene in which Mr. Lefroy said in a desperate but at the same time, expectant tone, Just love me...do you love me? to Austen. Although there have been some unfavorable comments and critiques about the film, I believe that it deserves much more praise. The place where the film was shot, the fascinating performance of Anna Hathaway, the captivating acting of James McAvoy, the screenplay and the emphasized merits like love most of us have already forgetten, all show that Becoming Jane must take its rightful place in your archive, life and especially in your soul. Please always appreciate love in your life, remember that your love means your life. Efe TANRIÖVER

7 4. Movie of the Series, Adventurer Archaeologist Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of The Crystal Skull played by Harrison Ford,, will meet with the cinephiles after an interval of 19 years on 23 May. The 1st Indiana Jones movie was presented to the audience in 1981 for the first time. According to the info, the 4th adventure of Indiana Jones is produced by Frank Marshall with George Lucas and Kathy Kennedy as the executive producers. The screenplay was written by David Koepp who had also written the screenplays of World of The Wars and Jurassic Park and directed by Steven Spielberg as the other three Indiana Jones films. Harrison Ford plays Indiana Jones who has a witty personality and a whip in his hand; and Shia LaBeouf, Cate Blanchett, Jim Broadbent, John Hurt and Ray Winstone also act in the film. A total of $1billion and 182 million revenue from the first three Movies The first movie of Indiana Jones Series, Raiders of the Lost Ark, was released in After the success of the film; in 1984, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom and in 1989 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade met with the audiences. The three movies which made a box office total of $1billion and 182 million were nominated for the Oscar in 14 categories, and won Oscar in 7 categories. In Turkey; people watched the 3rd movie of Indiana Jones, which was released in 27 November It was Steven Spielberg s and George Lucas s disapproval of the written tens of screenplays that have made the movie fans wait 19 years between the Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade and the Jones and the Kingdom of The Crystal Skull. Translated by Seval USLU from

8 DİCLE'DE BİR KÜÇÜK ÇİLEK İDİM BEN MECNÛN OLUP HAYAT BULDUM YENİDEN Dicle'nin serin yamaçlarında bir çilek idim ben. Son taşkında bedevilerin bağlar ve bahçeleri harab olunca geç yeşermiş, şiddetli güneş ile erken kızarmıştım. Bir gün kara kaşlı, kara gözlü bir arap kızı nazik elleriyle koparıp koydu sepetine beni. Dalım yaprağım benimle idi. Umuyordum ki al dudaklarına dokunacaktım. Olmadı. Adı Leyla idi, acımadan bir kazana attı beni sonra. Hurma lifleri, çöl dikenleriyle beraber kaynadıkça kaynadı suyum, dağıldım, ezildim. Henüz olgunlaşmamış bir hurma ile yanışta kol kanat olduk birbirimize, ama nafile!.. Gül dudaklar umarken dikenler battı yüreğime. Yanışım ateşten miydi, aşktan mı anlayamadım. Bir tekneye döktü güzeller güzeli sevgi dolu varlığımı, çiğnetti çocuklara. Güneşte büyümüştüm, güneşte kurutulup candan ayrıldım. Mermer ile merdane arasında lif lif karıştım aynı kaderi paylaştığım hurma ile, birbirimize sıkı sıkı sarılmayı öğrendik dikenlerle. Rengim solarken canıma batan liflerin ve dikenlerin hesabını soramadım kimselerden. Birkaç gün sonraydı, Leyla'nın ellerine değen mühreler, melankoli hastalarının başını okşayan merhametli hekimler gibi okşamaya başladı bağrımı bir bahar ikindisinde. O gün, Dicle'ye yansıyan gün ışıklarının tutuşturduğu kızıl renklere bakarken sevdim Leyla'yı ve nazik elleri üzerimde gezinirken tattım hazzını sevginin. Okşadığı bedenimde tarihe ad bırakan âşıkların en muhteşem yüreği çarpıyor gibiydi. Parşömen oluyordum görünüşte; ama içimdeki kıpırdanışlardan haberi yoktu yüzümü okşayan ellerin. Kazanda sarıldığımız o yeşil hurmadan üzerime bir hayat iksiri sinmiş gibiydi. Ölüyor muydum, yoksa diriliyor mu, kestiremiyordum. Var olmanın ayrımındaydım, nefes alıyor gibiydim. Leyla'nın elleri beni tutsun ve bırakmasın istiyordum. İçimde duygular vardı ve onun ellerinin sıcaklığıyla sonsuza kadar yanabilir, götürdüğü yere her gün yeniden gidebilirdim. Var idim, ama ne idim; anlayamıyordum. Gelişimini tamamlayamamış organizmalar, küveze konulmuş bebekler gibiydim; ama çok hızlı büyüyordum. İlk dadım, ilk aşkım oldu. Ne büyük mürebbiye idi benim için, ah bir bilseniz, yıldızlı çöl gecelerinde Leyla nın türkülerini dinlemek... Onun nefesinden özümsediğim kavurucu rüzgarın sesi kulaklarımdan kalbime bir bengisu gibi akıyor. Başkaları bana kağıt diyorlar şimdi ve bir tomar diye alıp satmaktan bahsediyorlar. Bir de Leyla bana dokununca hissettiğim şeyin adını söyleseler!.. İskender Pala I WAS A SMALL STRAWBERRY IN TIGRIS INVIGORATED AGAIN, BECOMING MAJNUN I was a strawberry on the fresh slopes of the Tigris. When the vineyards and orchards of the Bedouins were destroyed in the last flood, I turned green late and reddened early by the boiling sun. One day an Arabian girl with black eyes and eyebrows picked me up with her delicate hands and put me in her basket. My twigs and leaves were with me. I was hoping that I would touch her rosy lips but I could not. Her name was Leyla, and then she threw me into a boiler mercilessly. My water in the boiler boiled together with date palm fibers and desert erecters; I was dispersed and smashed. I and a raw date palm took ourselves under each other s wings in that glowing flare but it was all in vain!.. While I was expecting rosy lips, erecters pricked into my heart. I couldn t find out whether my burning was due to the fire or love. That beauty poured my essence full of love into a container and had it trampled over by the children. I had been grown up in the sun and I was separated from my soul after searing in the sun. I was mixed up with the date palm with which I shared the same fate in fibers by marbles and mandrels, and I and erecters learned to nestle with each other. I couldn t call anybody to account for the erecters and fibers that pricked into my body, while my color was fading. At a spring mid-afternoon the burnishes that touched Leyla s hands began to caress my heart like the compassionate physicians who caressed the heads of the melancholic sufferers. That day I loved Leyla while looking at the red colors that the day lights reflecting on the Tigris emblazed, and I tasted the indulgence of love while Leyla s gentle hands were stroking me. It was as if the magnificent hearts of the amorous people, who left their imprint on the history, had been beating on my caressed flesh. In appearance, I was turning into a parchment, but the hands caressing my face were unaware of the movement inside me. It was like that I absorbed the elixir of the green date palm which I embraced in the boiler. I could not understand whether I was dying or reviving. I was conscious of the existence and it seemed as if I were breathing. I wanted Leyla s hands to hold me, not to abandon me. I had feelings inside; I could be inflamed with the warmth of her hands forever and I could go over and over where she took me every day. I existed but I could not comprehend who or what I was. I was like the organisms that could not fully complete their growth or like the infants that were laid in the incubator; but I was growing up very rapidly. She became my first nanny and lover. You cannot imagine how great a duenna it was for me to listen to Leyla s songs in the starry desert nights. The sound of the blazing wind that I absorbed from her breath is still flowing from my ears right into my heart like an elixir. Now people call me paper and talk about buying and selling me as a roll. I wish they could name the emotion which I feel inside when Leyla touches me!.. Translated by Ebru ALTUN

9 Turkish Book Review Turkish Book Review is the first and only English book review of Turkey. It is published twice a year by plan b publishing company. The magazine is prepared in English and it aims to introduce the Turkish literature to the world. Being the first book review in English about the Turkish literature, it consists of various chapters, including novel, poetry, short story, young authors, children s books and also books about music, art, cinema, language, politics, history and Istanbul. Besides presenting contemporary Turkish literature and giving information about new publications, the magazine also has a chapter dedicated to the pioneers of the Turkish literature, called the Masters of Turkish Literature. The first issue of Turkish Book Review was published on July-December Some of the authors who contributed to the first issue were Ersan Uldes, Altay Oktem, Deniz Durukan, Necdet Neydim, Yusuf Eradam and Murat Akser. Turkish Book Review was distributed in Frankfurt Book Fair 2007, in cooperation with the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, General Directorate of Libraries and Publications. The magazine will continue to be distributed in many other book fairs across the world and it will also be available for sale in several bookstores specialized on magazines and books in foreign languages. Furthermore, an electronic copy of the magazine was sent to 10,000 publishing houses, literary agents, editors and translators in United States, Far East, UK and many European countries. The second issue of Turkish Book Review was published a short time ago. In the second issue, there is a special chapter about Mevlana. Moreover, among the others, you can read the following: an article by Sevengül Sönmez on Sabahattin Ali, an interview with Erdağ Göknar who was the translator of Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar, an article by Müge İplikçi on Sevgi Soysal and an article by Onur Caymaz on Orhan Kemal. As it is mentioned above, you can read this magazine online. It is only a click away. Just visit Ömer Erşah ÇAKMAK

10 The Siege will burn your heart! The Siege by Helen Dunmore Helen Dunmore s novel The Siege was published by Artemis Press. The novel The Siege enriches our emotions as much as it shatters the soul. Few books can burn your heart that much. Leningrad, September The city is seized by German tanks and the people of Leningrad are captured by Germans. The besieged residents are now faced with cells, starvation and the Russian cold. Under these conditions, the Levins are struggling for their lives. Dreaming of being an artist, 22-year-old Anna Levin has to live a life quite different from her dreams. She has to take care of her five-year-old brother and her blacklisted father. However, something unexpected happens and Anna falls in love with the young doctor Andrei. So, she now has one more supporter in her fight to keep her brother Kolya alive. In the novel, we witness not only a great love but also the impact of the war on human life. Dunmore describes even the horrifying scenes in a lyrical way. When narrating the war, she does not allow it to be more important than the story, so she backgrounds the war. The novel is also a first for Dunmore, as her previous works were mostly psychological thrillers. The author s novels have an outstanding atmosphere. She also manages to address the wants of the readers and triggers the curiosity by making us wonder who will survive and who will die. The Siege tells of a life and death struggle as well as the concepts love, art, betrayal, beauty and starvation. The struggle is made not only to survive but also to manage to remain humane against all odds. The Siege was published by Artemis Press in March. You will hardly wait for the end of the book, which will warm up your heart with great feelings despite the outrageous war. Helen Dunmore was born in 1952 in Yorkshire. She studied English language at York University. Before publishing her first book, she taught in Finland for two years and continued teaching later on. Writing reviews for Times and Observer, the author served as a judge of the selection committees of T.S.Elliot Prize and Whitbread Award. Since 1983, she has stood out as a poet. Helen Dunmore is the first author to win the Orange Prize for Fiction. Translated by Feyza SÜSAL from

11 ATATÜRK AND THE TURKISH YOUTH Turkey has never forgotten how Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder of the Republic of Turkey launched the nation's struggle for independence 89 years ago in Samsun (the 19th of May). Atatürk dedicated this day to the youth since he had many expectations from the youth and believed in the generations to come. Every year the May 19th Youth and Sports Festival is celebrated with athletic performances and ceremonies countrywide. Atatürk expresses the aim of the youth as in the followins statements: The chance of the Turkish youth is to obtain satisfactory results from every single attempt. Turkish youth; you walked, you are walking, do walk! The attempts you made are about to yield the attainment of the high ideal. Don t stop, do walk Happiness, welfare, delight and above all a great pride await you. Turkish youth! Pay attention to the very last word of my last statement! You ve already had pride and greatness. Don t show them! Hide them for yourself and be humble if needed. All the same, show your smashing fist when necessary. You can prove yourself through these qualities of yours. The quality that I expect from the current Turkish youth and that of next generations should emerge in this way. Dear youth! The life consists of struggle. Never hesitate to step forward in those that will be made the reason and the condition of the progress of the nation. In order to bring our nation to the point of progress, we ll all together prevent the possible hindrances. To this end, we ll use your intelligence, understanding, knowledge and, if necessary, your wrists, legs; but we will ultimately achieve that goal. This nation is going to reach the level of maturity it deserves with its sons/daughters like you. All my hope lies in the youth. -Yes, we all, as the Turkish youth, are aware of this goal.what enlightens our path is and will always be his principles. ATATÜRK VE TÜRK GENÇLİĞİ Türkiye Türkiye Cumhuriyeti nin kurucusu Mustafa Kemal Atatürk ün 89 yıl önce 19 Mayıs 1919 da Samsun da ulusun bağımsızlık mücadelesini nasıl başlattığını unutmamıştır. Atatürk, Türk gençliğinden çok şey beklediği ve gelecek nesillere inandığı için bu günü gençliğe armağan etmiştir. Her yıl 19 Mayıs günü Gençlik ve Spor Bayramımız yurdun her yanında spor gösterileri ve törenlerle kutlanır. Atatürk, gençliğin hedefini şöyle belirler: Türk çocuklarının kısmeti, her başarılı hamleden sevinç veren neticeler almaktır. Türk çocukları; yürüdünüz, yürüyorsunuz, yürüyünüz! Yaptığın hamleler sizi yüksek ideale ulaştırmak üzeredir. Durmayın, yürüyün Mutluluk, refah, sevinç, hepsinden sonra yüksek bir gurur seni bekliyor. Türk çocukları! Son sözümün son kelimesine dikkat! Gurur, büyüklük, sende zaten vardır. Bunu gösterme! Onu kendine sakla ve gerekirse büyük alçakgönüllülük göster. Fakat gene gerektikçe göster ezici yumruğunu. İşte bu niteliklerinle ispat edebilirsin ne olduğunu. Benim bugünkü ve yarınki Türk çocuklarından beklediğim nitelik bu şekilde belirmelidir. Sayın gençler! Hayat mücadeleden ibarettir. Milletin yükselme neden ve şartları yapılacak şeylerde atılacak adımdan kesinlikle tereddüt etmeyiniz. Milleti o yükselme noktasına getirmek için dikilecek engellere hep birlikte mani olacağız. Bunun için beyinlerinize, irfanlarınıza, bilgilerinize, gerekirse bileklerinize, bacaklarınıza müracaat edecek, fakat neticede mutlaka ama mutlaka o gayeye varacağız. Bu millet, sizin gibi evlatlarıyla layık olduğu olgunluk derecesine varacaktır. Bütün ümidim gençliktedir. -Evet, hepimiz, Türk gençliği olarak, bunu biliyoruz Yolumuzu aydınlatan onun ilkeleridir ve bu hep böyle olacaktır!...- İlknur Güntürkün Kalıpçı nın Özlemden Eyleme Doğru Atatürk kitabından alıntılar yapılmıştır. Translated by Leyla Belma GAZİ

12 PS3 ün piyasaya nihayet çıkması ve Nintendo Wii nin piyasada iyi bir yer edinmesiyle, bu iki konsol televizyonuzun yanındaki yeri kapma savaşına girişti. Bu yüzden, bu iki makineyi incelemenin size hangisinin doğru bir seçim olacağını gösterme açısından harika bir fırsat olacağını düşündük. PlayStation 3 Wii Üretici firma: Sony Dünya nın bir numaralı oyun konsolu üreticisi şüphe yok ki PS3 için çok zaman harcadı. Buna rağmen, PS2 nin olağanüstü başarısıyla birlikte piyasadaki üstünlüğü göz önüne alındığında, Sony üçüncü tur mücadeleye geç girdiği için belki de bağışlanabilir. Fiyat: PS3 ün en büyük sorunu bu. 20GB HD özelliklerine sahip bütçe dostu ürünün fiyatı yaklaşık 1000 YTL. Fakat çoğu kişi 60GB lık ürünü isteyecek ki bunun da maliyeti yaklaşık 1300 YTL. Yani, her durumda PS3 ucuz değil. Teknik Özellikler: Cihazın içinde öyle çok şey var ki bu yüksek maliyeti kısmen de olsa açıklıyor. İlk olarak, PS3, hem oyunlar hem de filmler için ultra yüksek çözünürlüklü görüntü kalitesi sağlayan Blu-ray oynatıcıya sahip ilk cihazlardan biri. İkinci olarak ise pazar lideri Nvidia nın geliştirdiği 1920x1080 piksel çözünürlüklü ve kablosuz bağlantıya sahip ekran kartı göze çarpıyor. İddiası: O bir PlayStation! Bu işin öncüsü ve hala piyasadaki lider oyun konsolu. Ayrıca en son teknoloji ürünü olan Blu-ray oynatıcı ile en üst düzey oyun konsolunu bir arada bulabileceğiniz en ucuz yol. Hedef Kitle: Şu anda bulunan bütün PlayStation hayranları (eski bütün oyunlar PS3 ile uyumlu). Fakat, setin şu anki fiyatı dolayısıyla dolu bir cüzdana sahip olmanız gerekiyor. Başarı Şansı: PS3 ün başarılı olacağı konusunda pek şüphe yok fakat bu zaman alacak. Fiyatının yüksek oluşu, piyasaya geç çıkışı ve makul fiyatlı etkileyici rakibi, Sony i bekleyen sorunlar. Fakat o yine de bir PlayStation! Başarısız olamaz, değil mi? Üretici Firma: Nintendo Yılların video oyun şirketi olan Nintendo, GameCube ile bir önceki konsol savaşından yenik çıktı. Buna rağmen, şimdilerde Nintendo, el konsolu Nintendo DS in olağanüstü başarısı ve devrim niteliğindeki yeni konsolu Wii ye gelen ilk pozitif tepkiler ile yeniden doğdu. Fiyat: Cüzi bir şekilde 800 YTL ödeyerek Wii konsol, uzaktan kumanda ve Wii Sports adlı oyun paketine sahip olabiliyorsunuz. Bu da demek oluyor ki cebinizden çok fazla para çıkmadan Wii deneyiminin tadını çıkarabilirsiniz. Teknik Özellikler: Yüksek teknoloji açısından bakıldığında göze çarpan pek fazla şey yok ama Nintendo en son teknoloji ürünü görüntülerden ziyade oynanabilirlik ve oyun akışı üzerinde yoğunlaştığını kabul ediyor. Konsolda 500 milyon poligon üretebilme kapasitesine sahip 3mb lık bir grafik kartı bulunuyor. Konsolun işlemcisi ise şaşırtıcı derecede düşük: 243 MHz. İddiası: Tamamen kontrol devrim niteliğindeki hareket algılayıcı tasarım artık oyunun bir parçası olduğunuzu daha çok hissettiriyor. Ayrıca, sadece Nintendo uyumlu Zelda ve Red Steel gibi çok özel oyun türleri ortaya çıktı. Rakibinden de çok daha ucuz. Hedef Kitle: Oyun akışına grafiklerden daha çok önem verenler, daha etkin bir kontrol sisteminden hoşlananlar ve kısıtlı bütçesi olan oyunseverler. Başarı Şansı: Çok yüksek makul bir fiyat karşılığında devrim niteliğinde bir yenilik. Sevilmemesi için hiçbir neden yok. Çeviren: Sercan PEKEL Kaynak:

13 * What is the Origin of the April Fool s Day? -The King of France,Charles IX, determined the first of January as the first day of the year.until that day, 25th of March had been traditionally accepted as the beginning of a new year in Europe. Due to lack of communication in that period, the new regulation by the king, could not be spread.those who heard about that, protested it and continued to abide by their traditional practice.they accepted 1 April as the feastday. Others,on the other hand,dubbed them the April fools and approved that this day would be that of the fools.they gave them presents,and invited them to feasts that would never be conceived; they fabricated many stories. After people realized the fact that January was now the first month of the year,the French people included it as part of their culture. And this day was later began to be celebrated all around the world. * What is the origin of a 7-day week? -Babylonians used to have a 7-day week. It had been believed that the number 7 was mysterious and auspicious as when the total number of the five planets,the sun and the moon were calculated, it was equal to seven, this mystical number. Later,the importance of this number increased as it was accepted that the heavens was sevenfold, there were mainly seven natural colours, and seven musical notes. Later,France changed the style and adopted a calendar,consisting of 7- day week, which was not welcomed. Russia introduced a new regulation of five days; this wasn t favoured by all the people either. Thus,it was eventually accepted that a week would keep having seven days. * Why Is It Equal to (+4) when (-2) and (-2) Are Multipled? -Assume that every week you go to your work by bus.you pay YTL1 as a fare for each day.assume that you bought ten tickets,every day two tickets are subtracted from the whole as you go to and come from the work.if you do it this way, then you will spend -10 tickets;that s, (- 2)x(+5)=(-10).Think about that,there is a holiday and Thursday and Friday fall on this holiday. This time,you don t use your two tickets for two days;that s you have (-2)x(-2)=(+4) tickets. Also, Do you know all these sober facts? Owl is the only bird which is capable of perceiving the blue color. All swans in the U.K. are the property of the Queen. The eye of an ostrich is bigger than its brain. There is much more sugar in one kilo of lemon than that of strawberry. Human eye never gets bigger while growing of ears and noses never end. Pearls dissolve in vinegar. Of the human brain 80% is water; humans use only 10% of their brains. The strongest muscle in a human body is the tongue. Captan Cook was the only one who went ashore,except for the Antarctic. There are 32 muscles in a cat s brain. Picasso used to burn his paintings in order to get warm during the hard times when he was young. Penguin is the only bird species which can swim but cannot fly. Translated by Ayşegül Duru TAPAN from

14 Choose one of the pictures above which you think represents you, and read the relevant comment about your personality test result below 1. Introvert- sensitive- tender: You become absorbed in thoughts about you and your environment more densely and deeply than much more people around you. You abhor cursory behaviors and speech. You prefer to be alone instead of speaking unnecessarily. Your connection with your close friends is so strong that it brings accordance and energy you need. Still you don t get bored of being alone. 2. Free- Iconoclast Unruly: You aim a life which is free and independent and provides opportunities to improve yourself. You have abilities to be successful in your hobbies and your work. Being indulged to your freedom sometimes may cause to make the opposite of the expected. You are not a person who obeys everything hastily. You actually want to do your way namely you like to row against the tide. 3. Dynamic Active- Extroverted: You don t avoid taking risk to participate in amazing and different works. A routine life may make you inefficient. What you love most is to be a star in every event. In fact you are the person who initiates the events. 4. Earthly- Equable- Adaptable: You aim to have a life, love and job which are not complicated and natural. Everybody respects you because you are sure of yourself and everybody takes support from you. And you know how you make people safe. You are known as a friendly and humanistic person. You refuse everything banal and dithyrambic. You don t follow the innovations in modernity. You think clothing must be comfortable and practical. 5. Professional-Pragmatic- Self-aware: Instead of being fateful about your luck, you are the one who likes to create chance for himself. You solve your problems in an easy and uncomplicated way. In your daily life you prefer to be realist. You are known as a responsible person at work. Due to your selfconfidence, everybody trusts you. You cannot wait to put your ideas into practice. 6. Peaceful-careful-compatible: You are an easy going person. You don t make your friend tired as you are fond of your freedom and private life. Sometimes you want to live in seclusion in order to think about the meaning of life or to enjoy yourself. So you know where to go but you are not addicted to loneliness. You are a peaceful person who takes life as is. 7. Careless- cheerful: You love a spontaneous and free life. You want to enjoy from life to the utmost level. You are a curious and modern person. You believe that all changes make you mature. There is nothing makes you more bored than being dependent upon something. You like to surprise and being surprised. 8. Romantic- dreamer- emotional: You are a really emotional person. You refuse to see events in a realistic perspective. what your emotions say matter to you. And you support the idea that there should be a room for dreams in life. You can t get along well with people who refuse to be romantic and who try to solve everything by mind. You refuse everything which limit your dreams and emotions. 9. Analytic-trustable-self- assured: You like to fill your life with precious things which pass unnoticed. For this reason culture plays an important role in your life. You ensure your elegant thoughts are not affected by environment. It is important for you to have an elegant life and prefer to be with such people. Translated by Necla AKAGÜNDÜZ

15 Anneciğinizi ne sıklıkla aramalısınız? Stuart Jeffries 9 Nisan 08 Guardian İngiltere milli takımı teknik direktörü Fabio Capello annesini her gün arar. İtalya nın kuzeydoğusunda bulunan Pieris te yaşayan dul annesi Evalina Capello (85) O mimoza gibi hassastır diyor. Peki konuşacak ne buluyorlar? Capello nun Real Madrid deyken benimsediği tuhaf dizilişine göre David Bentley İngiltere milli takımı orta sahasının sağında oynamalı mı yoksa oynamamalı mı diye mi konuşuyorlar? Muhtemelen hayır. Oğlunun kendisini ve ev yemeklerini özlediğini söylediğini belirten Evaline,. 61 yaşındaki oğlu hakkında O her zaman bir ana kuzusu olmuştur diye ekledi. Granit yüzlü bir muhallebi çocuğu! (Oğlu, annesi değil.) İtalya da Capello gibilere mammoni denir. Milanolu bir psikolog olan Dr. Annamaria Cassanese Bu tamamiyle Latin kökenlilere özgü, toplumsal yapımızın derinliklerine yerleşmiş bir özellik dedi. Örneğin, oğullarının düğünlerinde ağlayan anneler görürsünüz, ama o gözyaşları sevinçten değil, derin bir üzüntüdendir. İtalya Maliye Bakanı Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa geçen sene İtalyan erkeklere evden ayrılmaları için finansal teşvik önerdi (İtalya da evden ayrılma yaşı şaşırtıcı bir şekilde ortalama 36 dır). Hakkını teslim edelim, Fabio kalıpların dışına çıkarak evden 15 yaşında ayrıldı ve 40 yıldır evli. Mammoni yi unutun. Annenizi ne kadar sıklıkla aramanız gerekir? Fabio nun yaptığı doğru mu? Arkadaşlarım ve işarkadaşlarıma uyguladığım bilimsel olmayan bir ankette, şöyle cevaplar aldım: Bir tanesi Annemi her Pazar ararım, çünkü onun sesini duymak hoşuma gider. Eğer aramazsam, tüm hafta kendimi suçlu hissederim diyordu. Bir diğeri ise Annemi ayda bir destek olmak için ararım ama aslında onu sevmem. Hiçbiri mesaj çekmenin, elektronik posta atmanın ya da aile içi blog oluşturmanın telefonla aramanın yerinin yerini tutabileceğini söylememişti. Kimse babasını arama gereği duymuyordu ki bu telefonla iletişime özenen aile babalarına kötü bir haber. Annesiyle her hafta Skype görüşmeleri yapan bir arkadaşım var; annesi ikisine de webcam almış, böylelikle birbirlerini görebiliyorlar. Ama bu da bir o kadar yanlış. Belki de Fabio nun annesiyle yaptığı alışılmadık sıklıktaki görüşmeler İngiltere taraftarlarını endişelendirmeli. Annesi: Real Madrid de teknik direktörlük yaparken beni sık sık arar, ayrılmak istediğini söylerdi. diyor. Oğlu ev yemeği için İngiltere takımını yönetme kabusundan kaçmayı planlıyor olabilir. Onu İngiliz halkı anlamasa bile, annesi anlayacaktır. Çeviren: Yazgülü Ege ÖZKAN Kaynak:

16 Bregovic is going to compose for the Atatürk documentary Goran Bregovic, one of the worldwide famous representatives of the Balkan music, said that he is going to compose for the Atatürk documentary which is planned to air in September. Bregovic, who came to the Nilüfer district of Bursa to perform a concert at the recreation center opened recently, said in the press meeting held in Bursa Journalists Association that he is very happy to be in Bursa. Bregovic, who is going to have performances in Bursa for two days, said that he is going to sing the songs from his new album to music lovers with the Wedding and Funeral Orchestra. Bregovic said that he is going to have good time with the audiences. One of the journalists reminded him of the fact that he composed the music of many famous films and asked him if he has a new project. Bregovic said I had a meeting with the production company about a documentary related with Atatürk that will be aired in September. I am working on it now. I will work with the local musicians. I will visit the places where Atatürk lived. The music of the documentary will consist of Atatürk s favorite songs. He lived in Thessalonica, Macedonia and Turkey. I will visit these places and compose the music. Bregovic said that he is trying to obtain some information about Atatürk by reading a detailed book. He also said that he never received such a proposal and worked for a statesman before. Journalists asked Bregovic what he felt when he received the offer. He said This will be the first of its kind. This project will be a big responsibility not only for me but also for my whole team. Bregovic declined to name the company which would prepare the documentary. Translated by Müge AKÇİÇEK from

17 That moment This is the photo of affection for life. People who have lost one of their legs are playing football with the crutches. This that moment was taken by American photographer Adam Nadel Sierra Leonede. The that moment was taken in Katar. In fact, this is a photo of an interesting coincidence. On one side the competitors of a camel race and on the other side the competitors of bicycle race are competing mercilessly.the speed and direction of the races are different, however the competitors of both races have ambition to win. Translated by Zeynep KAYMAS from and

18 * First of all, can you give us a brief information about the club? Our club was established last year. We have been through many difficulties. We are organizing much better activities with the support of our school, administrative council and with the efforts of our teacher Teoman Dalcı. * What kind of instruments do you play? Generally we use percussions: Djembe, tumba, conga, bongo, shaker, bells, and different kinds of drums. Moreover, in order to show that we are environment-friendly, we are preparing interesting shows by using waste materials like plastic bottles, demijohns. * Can everyone play the instrument they want? We are trying to do that but their ability is important, for example we don t give tumba to someone who knows how to use drum sticks. * Could you talk about your teacher a little bit? How is his relation with you guys? Our relation with him is unique, he is not only our teacher but also a brother to us. He can do everything for the development of our group. Moreover, he makes outstanding efforts to teach something to us. * How many members does Young drums have? We have more than 200 enrolled members but we have 50 active members taking part in the demonstrations. * What are the criteria for the membership? Is talent compulsory? Actually talent is a must especially when it comes to rhythm. But we never say no to anyone who wants to develop himself by attending the rehearsals and we enable them to take part in demonstrations when we believe they have developed themselves. * Do you plan something specific for the future? Of course we have goals. After our establishment, many attempts started in universities in İzmir to establish rhythm clubs but we will always be one step ahead of them. Our goals are ambitious. * Are you open to new members? Always. * Can you tell us more about the demonstrations? We have left behind many great demonstrations and we will have very good demonstrations in the future. We are assessing the offers reasonably. We are taking part in the social responsibility projects. For example, we are practicing rhythm with the impaired, we are sharing their feelings and organizing demonstrations with them. We are introducing ourselves to people who don t know us. We are going to TRNC for the Eastern Mediterranean University Spring Festival,, with a group of 30 members the expenses of whom will be covered by them, in the middle of May * Finally is there anything you want to add about the club? We are always open to new ideas and suggestions. We are evaluating the corporation offers from the clubs and we are making fantastic works together with them. I wish your new club best of success I hope you can achieve all your aims. Gökçe YAZMAN

19 2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics will be celebrated from August 8, 2008, to August 24, 2008, with the opening ceremony at the Beijing National Stadium in Beijing, People's Republic of China. Some events will be held outside Beijing, namely football (in Qinhuangdao, Shanghai, Shenyang and Tianjin), equestrian (horse riding, in Hong Kong) and sailing (in Qingdao). The Olympic Games were awarded to Beijing, People's Republic of China after an exhaustive ballot of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on July 13, The official logo of the games, titled "Dancing Beijing", features a stylized calligraphic character jīng, meaning capital, referencing the host city. The mascots of Beijing 2008 are the five Fuwa, each representing one color of the Olympic rings. The Olympic slogan, One World, One Dream, calls upon the world to unite in the Olympic spirit. Athletes will compete in 302 events in 28 sports. The Chinese government has promoted the games to highlight China's emergence on the world stage, among the concerns about environmental issues and the human rights violations, particularly in Tibet. There have also been growing concerns of major nations boycotting the Olympics in protest of China's actions in Tibet. Saygın KARABIYIK

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