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inside | suFi & FlAMenco | Republic celebRAtion | GAtes oF
bYZAntine | FiRe oF AnAtoliA
FAll 2005 | vol. 7 | issue 23
contents
FAll 2005
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16
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10 from suFi to FlAMenco
11 a celebRAtion of
FeAtuRe
tuRkeY
ARticles
16 GAtes of bYZAntiuM
20 FiRe of AnAtoliA
03 pResident’s letteR
04 schedule of events
05 open book
Community News
Peace in the World
Flu Shots
A Special Thanks
08 from the tAcAM
ARchives
08 clAssiFieds
22 tAstY Recipes
23 editoR’s letteR
2 23 boARd MeMbeRs
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letter
pResident’s
Dear FrienDs,
i would like to start my letter by wishing everybody a happy new
year. Another busy year is behind us. We started with the General
Assembly meeting and continued our events with the Father’s
day picnic, Zafer bayrami picnic, ottoman poetry night at the
university of Michigan, Farmington heritage Festival, chicago
turkish Festival, wonderfully prepared celebration of the october
29th Republic day Gala, seker bayrami celebration, great show of
Fire of Anatolia, AtAA’s convention in chicago and saying goodbye
to a great friend of our community canan and cuneyt ozaktay. it
was definitely a very busy seven months for me. I met many people,
I would like to leave you with this poem from
i made new friends and i learned many things: it was a good year
Cahit Sitki Taranci
overall, despite being very busy.
deseM ki
i would like to tell a little bit of my experience in AtAA’s con-
vention in chicago. i listened to many good seminars: it was very
interesting to meat with turkish people from all the over united desem ki vakitlerden bir nisan aksamidir.
states. i listened to their problems, their solutions and experi- Ruzgarlarin en ferahlaticisi senden esiyor.
ences while we had lunch together. Mostly, i liked the evenings
sende seyrediyorum denizlerin en mavisini,
when we all sat down, talked and talked about everything and
ormanlarin en kuytusunu sende gezmekteyim.
anything. While we are all trying to adopt to life in united states,
senden kopardim ciceklerin en solmazini.
i realize that we still miss our country, our customs and especially
the friendships that we cherish. how lucky we are that we are not topraklarin en bereketlisini sende surdum.
alone: we have our community, which provides us the comfort of not sende tattim yemislerin cumlesini.
being alone.
Remember, you should be receiving your membership renewal desem ki sen benim icin,
forms very soon, and a survey attached too. please renew your hava kadar lazim,
membership, it is very important that you support tAcAM: all the ekmek kadar mubarek,
work we do, we are doing it for our community—none of us have
su gibi aziz bir seysin;
any gain but only working countless hours to do something for our
nimettensin, nimettensin!
community. please do not forget to send your dues. tAcAM exists
desem ki....
because of your support, without you tAcAM has nothing. Also,
you should be receiving a survey to fill out, this survey will tell us inan bana sevgilim inan.
what you want, what kind of activities you would like to attend, etc. evimde senliksin, bahcemde bahar;
let us know what you want, let’s hear from you, our members. We ve soframda en eski sarap.
can only serve you better if you tell us what you want.
ben sende yasiyorum,
now, i will end my letter thanking everybody who has worked
sen bende hukum surmektesin.
very hard to help tAcAM and our community, you are greatly
birak ben soyleyeyim guzelligini,
appreciated. i salute you for your efforts and work. thank you for
giving me the opportunity to serve you. thank you all and have a Ruzgarla, nehirlerle, kuslarla beraber.
great year! Gunlerden sonra bir gun,
sayet sesimi farkedemezsen,
Ruzgarlarin, nehirlerin, kuslarin sesinden
bil ki olmusum.
Fakat uzulme, musterih ol;
ve neden sonra
leYlA d. AhMed
kabirde boceklere ezberletirim guzelligini,
2005-2006 TACAM PRESIDENT
tekrar duydugun gun sesimi gokkubbede
hatirla ki mahser gunudur
ortaliga dusmusum seni ariyorum.
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schedule of events
January 2006
15 sundAY | Kurban Bayrami: lamb and pilav will be served
February
18 sAtuRdAY | Fund raising Event: at night, club house at
Willow Court, Southfield, MI 48034
april
1 sAtuRdAY | From Sufi to Flamenco: an encounter in music,
song and dance with cross-cultural currents from spain and the
orient. location tbA, organized by “peace in the World”
23 sundAY | Children’s Day: more information will be posted in
the upcoming issues of the Anatolian voice and the website
as always, check www.TACAM.org for more up-to-date information
diyanet takvimi
Yilbasi | 1 ocak
Kurban Bayrami | 10-14 ocak (4 gun)
sponsoR’s AdveRtiseMent
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MEDITERRANEAN BAGUETTES EUROPEAN CHOCOLATES WHOLE LEAF TEAS
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open book
community neWs
• doctors Jennifer and baran sumer are happy parents of Ayla
Anastasia sumer. she was born June 17, 2005. baran is doctors
timur and nilufer sumers’ son.
• ilkim erturk has ventured into the business world with the
opening of her diverse store ionnia in Ann Arbor. the store
features imports and hand-painted originals from central Asia Arun Sinha
and especially turkey.
• Arun bartu sinha made his debut on Wednesday, november 9th at 2:00 am,
weighing in at 8lb 1oz, and is 20” tall. he is the child of Rana and sanjay.. Ayla Sumer
peace in the World upcoming events For 2006
the “peace in the World” initiative is very excited to pioneer
the planning of the first turkish Festival in Michigan for
september 2006. to make this event successful, we are in need of
many volunteers. please contact us at info@peaceintheworld.
org or 248.701.1050, if you would like to take part in this exciting
event. An event that will promote and show the American public
our hospitality, culture and food. this Festival will be very
similar to the one in chicago at the daley plaza. it will have the
Ankara olgunlasma Fashion show, Folklore dancers, Whirling
dervishes, Mehter takimi and delightful turkish cuisine such as
turkish coffee.
about the Flu and shots
options FoR pReventinG the Flu
influenza (flu) kills about 36,000 people in the united states per year. infection with the virus can result in
symptoms: such as muscle aches, fever, sore throat, cough, fatigue and nausea. Getting a flu shot is still the best
way to avoid the illness, but other options are also available.
is the Flu shot the best choice FoR Me?
Flu vaccines contain the virus strains that scientists predict will be most widespread during the upcoming flu
season. the viruses have been killed, so they cannot cause infection. the vaccine is injected into the upper arm. it
takes about 2 weeks after vaccination to be protected, so the best time to get the shot is between october 15 and
November 15. People at high risk for the flu should get a shot. They include:
• children 6 months to 23 months
• caretakers of babies younger than 6 months
• children aged 2 years or older who have a chronic illnesses, such as heart disease, diabetes, a blood disorder,
or a weakened immune system
• Adults aged 65 years or older
• people who live in nursing homes
• Women planning a pregnancy during this season
• those aged .5 to 18 years who take daily aspirin
• healthcare workers
people who should not get a flu shot include babies younger than 6 months and people allergic to chicken eggs or
who have had a fever. Most people do not experience side effects from the shot.
AM i Able to Get the nAsAl Flu vAccine?
the vaccine is available as a nasal spray, although there are differing opinions about its effectiveness. About 3
million doses are expected to be available.
healthy people aged 5 to 49 years can spray the vaccine in their noses instead of getting a shot. side effects of
the spray may include a runny nose and vomiting. pregnant women and people around someone with a weakened
immune system should not use the nasal vaccine. (continued on next page)
AnAtoliAn voice 
ARe AntiviRAl dRuGs An option FoR Me?
these drugs are another option for preventing the flu or for shortening the length of it if you take the drug within
2 days of sickness. These drugs are most often used in people at high risk of complications from the flu and are
estimated to be 70% to 90% effective in preventing the flu. However, they can cause trouble sleeping, shakiness and
depression. As always, consult your doctor for advice.
sourCe: postgraduate Medicine, september 2005
TEXT SouRCED by bIRol HAlICIoglu
thank you!
TACAM would like to thank all of the staff, performers, contributors, volunteers and sponsors for dedicating count-
less hours of their own time to provide a most anticipated and enjoyed evening. Thank you!
coMMittee
script Writer: ebru basaran
Mineozalp Chair script editors: ozlem Falkiewicz and Mine ozalp
ebru basaran co-producers: ebru basaran, ozlem Falkiewicz and
ozlem Falkiewicz Master of Ceremony Mine ozalp
verda Gurol Narrators: Ebru Basaran and Kemal Tarakcıoglu
tuba Gurtekin powerpoint® Presentation: Beyza Sarıoglu
canan ozaktay Music: Mine and Gokhan ozalp
Beyza Sarıoglu special effects: onur bay
voula sonbay english translation: tuba Gurtekin
didem seyhoglu
Cast in the order of appearance
sponsoRs
paper boy: ekin kayaalp
semra Adman – donated home-made baklava lord kitchener: Ron shull
leyla & Ferid Ahmed – donated brownies, fruits and voice of Ataturk: serdar eren
the cake Halide Edip Adıvar: Didem Seyhoglu
Mete & Mehpare Gencyuz – Donated Turkish flag village Woman: neziha Agrawal
balloons Voice of Officer Ali: Yuksel Taskın
Meral & kemal Goknar – student sponsorship student 1: neeki ozdemir
verda Gurol – donated fruits and the cake student 2: ozlem Falkiewicz
birol halacoglu – student sponsorship French teacher: Mine ozalp
Birsel & Alev Kusefoglu – Donated Turkish flag district Governor: hakan Günel
balloons and Çarık key chains as party favors Hallac Asım: Onur Bay
treasures by tasci (Mr. and Mrs. Gokhan Ozalp) kahveci Ali: serdar eren
– donated bookmarks as party favors hasan: ekin kayaalp
otheR contRibutoRs And of course, tAcAM would like to thank all of our
donors for making it possible to support tAcAM
leyla and Ferid Ahmed – logistics through their generous donations for the silent Auction.
cigdem biber – Ataturk costumes,
vcd from turkey sponsoR’s AdveRtiseMent
sermet Gurol – balloons and
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TEXT by STICHTINg KulSAN
from suFi to FlAMenco
an encounter in music, song and dance
eAsteRn profound mysticism and Andalusian vivid who was often a
realism; music from monasteries alongside popular musician/com-
expression; the music, rhythms and dance of southern poser himself.
Spanish flamenco contain an unmistakable Oriental the musicians
element, which originated with the mystic 12th century also actively
Eastern Sufis. The Sufis and dervishes paid little at- participated in
tention to the borders between the two islamic caliph- the mystical
ates of East and West. The migration and influence also gatherings in
moved in the other direction. in this way, spanish-Jewish the tekke or
composers and musicians played an important role in the Mevlevihane,
colorful ottoman music, which developed in istanbul at the houses of the
the sultan’s court and in the islamic dervish monasteries. dervish orders.
The “ilahi” (Islamic hymn) performed by the Sufi singer hymn and Ayin,
from turkey, is effortlessly and harmoniously continued classical compo-
in the “martinete” (basic form of Flamenco), by the Fla- sitions for the dervish ceremonies, formed the core of the
menco singer from spain. combinations of string instru- mystical music, with lyrics taken from court poetry and
ments such as the kanun (cither) with the guitar, rhyth- from mystical folk poets, such as Yunus emre.
mic improvisations on the caja and the küdüm and the the Jews developed their own sephardic culture out
mystical melodies of the ney (reed flute) create tensions of elements of their culture from spain, supplemented
which dissolve with the accompaniment of the songs. in and combined with ottoman elements: they greatly con-
rhythm and movement of dervish-dance and flamenco, in tributed to ottoman classical and mystical music. in is-
the harmonies of the ilahi and martinete, the boundaries tanbul, Jewish composers made names for themselves in
are blurred. oriental music as well as in Jewish; such as izak Algazi
and david behar.Melodies from byzantine-Greek church
oRientAl inFluences in FlAMenco music sometimes sound remarkably similar to islamic
mystical hymns or Jewish synagogue song. in the mosaic
over time, Flamenco has developed in Andalucia to
of cultures people influenced one another. An example is
take its present form. the Moors occupied this area for
the Greek-orthodox musician lambadarios petros at the
centuries, with cordoba serving as the capital. because of
time of sultan selim iii (1789-1807), who conducted the
the colonization and occupation of Andalucia by various
choir of the Greek patriarchal church. he taught the ney
peoples, the Moorish, byzantine, Jewish and Mozarabic
and was also a musician and composer at the court of the
cultures greatly influenced flamenco. Furthermore, the
sultan.
15th century saw the arrival and influence of the nomadic
de tekkes and Mevlevihanes are sometimes re-
gypsy population. From the 17th century until 1860,
ferred to as the music schools of the ottoman empire. in
flamenco was a part of popular culture—especially of
these schools the complicated and rich vocal and instru-
the gypsies and the poor. the orientalism in the “canto
mental makam music was passed on from teacher to pupil
joudo” (deep voiced songs) as well as the complicated 12
orally, a tradition which continued into the last century,
beat rhythms can be explained by the contact of southern
involving both the secular classical music and the reli-
spanish society with the Greeks, byzantines and Arabs,
gious mystical Sufi music, which plays an important role
and also by the influence of Christian liturgical chanting,
in the classical musical treasury of turkey. the creation
which has both syrian and hebrew roots.
of the secular turkish Republic began the end of palace
ottoMAn suFi Music life and the tekkes, resulting in a disruption and stand-
still of the musical tradition. in the second half of the
islamic music developed differently in different countries. last century the teaching of music was taken up again by
the culture which developed under the ottoman empire teachers at the conservatory, some of whom had received
was clearly enriched by the great diversity of peoples,
their education in the old tradition.
cultures and traditions of this society. the mystical music
and dance from the Far East, Tasavvuf (Sufi), became one
of the pillars of ottoman classical and religious music.
the classical musicians served the palace of the sultan,