tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8523387207360002001.post1281651553928074931..comments2018-10-06T12:05:44.102-07:00Comments on Beep!: Farewell, Virgin MarySamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13401141137689708966noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8523387207360002001.post-53555940434222879242018-10-06T12:05:44.102-07:002018-10-06T12:05:44.102-07:00As a former inhabitant of Tatavla in Constantiple/...As a former inhabitant of Tatavla in Constantiple/Istanbul 60 Years ago:<br />2) Tatavla was not really posh, but always 100% Greek until the mid of the 20th century. Its Turkish name today is Kurtulush.<br />5) Therapia is called Tarbya today and is a neighbourhood on the European bank of the Bosphorus, formerly a summer recreation place.<br />6) Genti kule is a transliteration of the greek spelling of a turkish word. Since Gamma at the beginning of a word reads as Y and delta + my read as D (delta alone would sound like th in "the"), the word is pronounced "yedi" and means seven in Turkish. Yedi Kule now is also the name of a neighbourhood near the old city walls.<br />Thanks to Sam for his researches and results! <br />O Tatavlalis<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11607363438926341593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8523387207360002001.post-36127906898955939772010-06-13T22:01:24.623-07:002010-06-13T22:01:24.623-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09295186107580902340noreply@blogger.com