In recent years, there are numerous insults, attacks on Ataturk in Turkey and surprisingly outside. People have no knowledge of Turkish history, very limited knowledge of Islamic religion, they haven’t read Ataturk’s book NUTUK, but they spread unfounded false accusations like a disease. My question is WHY? Why a man who died in 1938 bothers […]
Three kinds of LOVE
In the world there are three kinds of love. Even though we call them all “love” they are different in motive. The first kind of love comes with an “If”, it is conditional. If we meet certain expectations we receive “If” type of love. For instance: If you are a good boy/girl your teacher will […]
Goal setting for 2015
Unlike every year, this year I set no goals; have no list of New Year’s resolutions. Like most of us, I used set goals, have my new year’s resolutions just before the New Year and grand picture of what to achieve in the coming year. Write or update my goals / to do list to […]
Herbs as Alternative Medicine
There are thousands of herbs and spices from all corners of the world. Every one of them has a different usage and goodness in it. The real secret is to know which one to use when and how to combine them for effective benefit of healthy living. After catastrophic Chernobyl nuclear accident which was a […]
TRNC (Turkish Republic of North Cyprus) – Meds best kept secret
Turkish North Cyprus is one the best-kept secrets of the Mediterranean. It has the best local weather, food, people and a wonderfully relaxed atmosphere. Although culturally in many ways it is part of the middle east, visitors feel at home no matter which country they come from. It is the only country I know where […]
When nobody believes in you!
It usually starts with the ones close to you. Your wife/husband, sister, brother, mother, father and close friend etc. They start to hint things. You may have several attempts at certain projects, small or large with some success or no success. One by one they will start advising rather than seeking advice, without your asking. […]
Time to take writing seriously
I have been writing for a few years as and when I like at www.alemdag.org . My interest areas are mainly technology, martial arts and personal development. I can’t ignore travel, Turkish culture and history either. Writing was just a hobby to keep my few articles in one place. My few articles has been published […]
The Art of John Kingerlee
I met John (Mu’adh) and his wife Mo (Iman) during a recent visit to Ireland when we were thrilled to be guest in their home. Some mutual friends from the Norwich Muslim community had introduced them to us, so we called them before our arrival in Ireland and they both insisted that we should visit and […]
Hala Sultan (Umm Harâm bint Milhân) Tekke (Mosque) and Shrine
Cyprus has been ruled and visited by many people throughout history including the Persians, Romans, Venetians, Lusignans, Ancient Greeks, Ottomans and more recently the British – who leased Cyprus from the Ottoman Turks in the 1870s until Cyprus gained its independence in 1960. Each of these civilizations has in turn left behind unique traces on the island […]
A visit to The Grand Bazaar in Istanbul
Istanbul is a timeless city; a bridge between east and west and world class cultural and historical centre. Whenever I visit Turkiye I make sure to include time in Istanbul to see friends and family. The only problem I face is usually having too little time when there is such a wealth of cultural attractions […]