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On Saturday morning, those who went to Ýstiklal Street or Galata came face to face with ads of people who “are looking for their relatives” on the walls or columns.
The project “I am looking for my relative”, the first of which was organized by Aris Nalcý in 2006 within the framework of the Galata Visibility Project, has been further developed this year, expanding over the streets of Paris, Karlsruhe, Berlin, Cologne and Beirut. All the 66 different types of ads, with a total of 2000 copies were stuck on the walls on the streets of Galata and Alfortville, Bastille Square, Cologne Cathedral, and Kreuzberg in Berlin. The project, aiming at revealing the fact that all the Armenians who spread over different countries and continents are looking for their lost relatives, has also included the Hadig Group (consisting of the volunteering reporters of Agos), the Nor Zartonk Platform and many other volunteers from Paris and Beirut.
Beginning from the first issues of the newspaper, Agos newspaper has always supported the search for lost relatives. Many people are not aware of the fact that they have relatives from “different” ethnic communities in their extended families. The project is based on the idea that there might be a grandma, a grandpa or an uncle in Anatolia who might be a relative of yours but whose ethnic identity has not been discovered. In our country where social memory is weak and where many people prefer to hide, or even forget about some crucial facts, people who begin to search for their relatives after learning about them over a long period face many difficulties, the principle one being lack of information.
Since all the people seeking their relatives had already lost other relatives who might provide them with the necessary information, they have to begin their search solely with the name of a village or family. At this point, what is vitally important is to provide a platform for them to voice their call.
The main difference of the project of this year when compared to that of last year is the addition of the web site, which brings a new type of function to the search. The web site includes not only the details of the project but also pages where you can look through the other ads or place your own ad.
The site, which is now only in Turkish, will soon be prepared in English, French, and German.
It all started with a “dream”… Although it seemed a bit impossible, people began to search for their relatives with the limited amount of information they have … Some dreams have already turned into reality… Some others are waiting for the day to come true…
For further information: www.akrabamiariyorum.com

http://www.norzartonk.org/en/

Love this idea....would love to find my relatives..I bet you can´t guess what my heritage is?

You sure look Caucassian, I´d bet you´re WASP but I won´t as once you said you were not Say, are you Turkish?

 Part Jew Part Arabic....

 you are a genetic bomb

 Arabic is the language..Ýts Arab.

Arabic is more like an adjective in English just like saying I`m Turkish, instead of saying I`m a Turk, you can say I`m Arabic instead of I`m an Arab.

 Ã dont think so..of course i may be mistaken!

Ý mean,if you want to say,i´m Turkish,you must add citizen or something...but you can say im Turk

Also arabic...must add something if you want to use,otherwise you should use Arab.

No?!

Ý think we need some confirming here

well, it`s better to say I`m a Turk instead of I`m Turk, cause It`s a noun. but yea I think this needs a clarification from a native speaker.

 I would say he is arabic rather than he is an arab ....

I always say ´I am THE Turk´, instead of ´I am a Turk´

 But arabic here is an adjective,not noun,still you can use it this way ?

 As a ´native´ English speaker I agree with tamikidakika.

I´m a Turk is correct. (Not I´m Turk)

You can also say "I´m Turkish" and "I´m Arabian" or "I´m an Arab" (not I´m Arab).

You can say ´I´m psychic", so I think "I´m Arabic" is also acceptable English.

I must say that I am not entirely convinced with ´I am arabic´. You might be using it as a native speaker but I never heard of ´I am arabic´ but ´I am an arab´.

Dictionaries giving ´the inhabitants of Ireland and their descendants elsewhere´ for irish for example. And also turkish as ´Of or relating to Turkey or its peoples, languages, or cultures´ (some of them).

Maybe it is just easy and simpler to use in daily spoken  English.

It´s so strange how many aspects of your own language you just don´t consider till someone points it out to you 

I never really thought about it before, but yes we do not  make a distinction between the language and the nationality often.

I for example would never ask someone ..Are you a Turk ?, i would say, Are you Turkish ?.

I am spanish, I am german , I am arabic  etc etc

For some reason it sounds slightly rude to say..Are you an arab?, or are you a Turk ?...can´t explain why but it definitely is more polite to say Are you Turkish ?

 I agree with this

now the question is..... do you say arabian or arabic?. I have a work colleague who calls herself arabic so this would be my point of reference

 I don´t if it´s such a good idea........You just might find out that you are related to some people here

 Hey, are you my niece?

Hmmmmmm, possibly....are you wealthy? 

She might be...if she didn´t spend so much money on holidays (vacations to you ).  Maybe she wants to find out if you are!

 No. I´m very, very poor. Dear niece, can I borrow some money?

 Ouh so sorry auntie. I have just sent off my last $250 to become ordained. 

 See.....what did I tell you???

money? where?

 On second thought: I don´t think we are family.....

 Oh how quickly family turns on each other! 

 Do I know you, Madam?

 Don´t cry gg ...you don´t really want a Dutch aunt!!

 Mommy? 

 I have never been in the US or involved with an American so..... Sorry.

 I think she meant me.......I have been to California.....

 That´s funny....that´s what my family calls my husband!  I had no idea there was more than one of you!

 Aha! Something else to confess?

 Something else..????    - what on earth do you mean??????

 Yes, something else!!  Like who is my daddy?????? 

 Any siblings around?

 I´ll send you a pm - I´m not telling Trudy - she can´t keep a secret.

 Arabic is the language, it is:

I am an Arab

I am Arabian

I am an Arab

He is an Arab

He is Arabian

He speaks Arabic

I speak Arabic

I am Turkish

I am a Turk

He is a Turk

He is Turkish

I speak Turkish

He speaks Turkish

btw I have traced much of my family back to the late 18th/early 19th Centuary except for my Great Grandfather who was a Turkish Sailor and moved on leaving my Great Grandmother pregnant with my grandmother.  He most probably did not know this of course, therefore he was an early 20th Centuary Dudu, very likely the first and most original. 

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btw I have traced much of my family back to the late 18th/early 19th Centuary except for my Great Grandfather who was a Turkish Sailor and moved on leaving my Great Grandmother pregnant with my grandmother.  He most probably did not know this of course, therefore he was an early 20th Centuary Dudu, very likely the first and most original. 

Wow, duduism dates back that long.... 

 Wow!!!!

I bet your grandmother had to send him a few lap dogs and and the latest mobile pen

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btw I have traced much of my family back to the late 18th/early 19th Centuary except for my Great Grandfather who was a Turkish Sailor and moved on leaving my Great Grandmother pregnant with my grandmother.  He most probably did not know this of course, therefore he was an early 20th Centuary Dudu, very likely the first and most original. 

 

 

Wow, duduism dates back that long.... 

 I think they were called Dodos back then! 

you`re quite wrong. the first Turkish dudu was Baltali Mehmet Pasa which means Mehmet Pasa with an axe! 

The story goes, Catherine surprised the Axe Man by visiting him in his tent one evening. Once she got rid of her headdress, Mehmet Pasha became aware of being in the presence of royalty, and was awestruck. She offered diamonds, and then whispered, "Along with the diamonds, I´m yours."

http://www.tallarmeniantale.com/catherine-the-great.htm

was your great grandfather carrying a big axe by any chance?

 ...and was her great grandmother Catherine the Great?? 

who said Catherine was the only chick he got

There are many sources saying that baltaci-catherina never met in reality..

But we Turks like this version anyway

It makes us feel good..

 Did you ever see the Marlene Deitrich version of Catherine...aka...Scarlett Empress

I have seen many Marlene DIETRICH movies, but never knew about  this one. Thanks for mentioning it.

 Just like to point out, as this is a bit misleading, that my Grand-mother was born in 1903.  So if anyone is aware of a Turkish sailor who was carrying one of those new fangled inventions called a Telephone (looking something like this perhaps) he could well be my Great Great Grandfather!!!