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Habeşistan (Habeşi, Habeşistanlı)	Ethiopia (an Ethiopian person/thing, someone/something from Ethiopia)	habeşi (in lower case) -- [someone] who looks like an Ethiopian... Ethiopia is also known as Köleler Ülkesi (Slaves Country). Bilal-i Habeşi (born 581, died 641) is a legendary figure in Islamic history.
haciz	repossession, confiscation [due to unpaid debt]	haciz memuru; [a] repossession agent, [a] repo man haczetmek; to sequester haciz koymak/konmak; to place [goods] under a sequestration order
Hahambaşı	Chief Rabbi
Halep	Aleppo [ancient city in north western Syria]
Haliç	The Golden Horn [the waterway inlet that separates two parts of Istanbul, on the European side]
halife	caliph	halifelik; caliphate
harekat	[a military] operation
harem	See harem in the Ottoman Empire Encyclopedia.	Also see haremlik in the Ottoman Empire Encyclopedia.
haremlik selamlık [olmak]	[for] men and women [to be] sitting separately -- due to enforced modesty based on Islamic principles; [for] men and women [to be] occupying separate quarters (in a house) -- due to enforced modesty based on Islamic principles	Separate and unequal... Left click for clarity and image enlargement.
harita	[a] map
harp	war
Hartum	Khartoum [capital of Sudan]
hasar	damage, loss
hastane	hospital	1000 yataklı hastane gemisi; [a] 1,000-bed hospital ship
haşema/haşeme	baggy, calf-length swimwear for fundamentlist Muslim men Haşeme-style fashion for women and children Left click for image enlargement. We're told by a reliable source that the word haşema is actually an acronym made from three other words -- halifelik, şeriat, and mayosu (bathing suit)	In the news: 15-18 May 2003... Intent on projecting a more modern public-image at the first-annual AKP political 'working camp' (held at the beach this year in Antalya), Prime Minister (and AKP party leader) Recep Tayyip Erdoğan declared the 'haşema' to be unsuitable attire for attending parliamentarians. Most party-members complied with his edict, but a few of the more religiously-orthodox members defied him -- which fueled rumors of an AKP party rift. Swimwear fashion-show at the 2003 AKP 'work camp' in Antalya Hürriyet Gazetesi, 18 May 2003 Right click or use Print Preview for image enlargement
hava	air, weather, atmosphere, climate	hava tahmini; weather report
hava akını or hava baskını	air raid	Japanese air raid on Oahu, Hawaii December 7th, 1941 Left click for image enlargement.
hava küvvetleri	air force(s)
havale	Known for centuries in the 'oriental' world as hawala -- its meaning in the original Arabic-language is 'the transfer of money [or information] between two parties using a third party'.	Havale (or hawala) money transfers may be quite legitimate and/or fully traceable within well-controlled banking systems and procedures. But they are frequently made outside of the 'traditional' banking system, in markets and bazaars throughout the world -- via an underground system that is very conducive to money laundering...In fact it is one of the safest methods for money launderers [such as Osama bin Ladin] to transfer large sums of money without a trace. See 'Why Osama bin Ladin doesn't need the traditional banking system....
Hawaii Adaları	[the] Hawaiian Islands; usually shortened to Hawaii	Map of the Hawaiian Islands in Turkish-Hawaiian-English Left click for image enlargement.
hayalet uçağı	'stealth' aircraft
Hayber Geçidi	[the] Khyber Pass	Khyber also spelled Khaybar, or Khaibar, most northerly and important of the passes between Afghanistan and Pakistan. The pass connects Kabil with Peshawar. ₆₆
'haydut devlet'	[a] 'rogue state'	...a country deemed antipathetic to US interests. After terrorists attacked the World Trade Center on 11 September 2001, the list of such countries included Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Syria, and North Korea. Afghanistan was removed from the list following 'Operation Enduring Freedom', and Iraq was removed from it following 'Operation Iraqi Freedom'. See also 'axis of evil'...
Hayyam'dan rubailer	The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam The Comic! Omar Khayyam Is wine forbidden by Islam? Left click for image enlargement.	... refers to the collection of free poetical adaptations by Edward FitzGerald of quatrains (with a rhyme scheme *aaba) attributed to Omar Khayyam* (11th Cent. Persian mathematician, astronomer, and poet). These quatrains have been translated into almost every known language and are largely responsible for European ideas about Persian poetry. The quatrain was a popular means of expressing pieces of mystical wisdom.₁₁₉
Hazar Bölgesi	[the] Caspian Region	Wide-view map of the entire Caspian region in Turkish -- showing natural gas and petrol beds plus existing and proposed pipelines... Left click for image enlargement.
Hazar Denizi	[the] Caspian Sea
Hazar Çukurluğu	[the] Caspian Lowlands/Depression	...north of the Caspian Sea in parts of Kazakstan and Russia
hedef	[military] target [political] goal
Herodot (c. 484-420 BC)	Herodotus Bodrum citizens honor the 'Father of History' Left click for image enlargement.	...was the Greek author of the first great narrative history produced in the ancient world, the history of the Greco-Persian Wars.₁₁₉
heykel	statue	hekel ayaklığı; plinth [an architectural support for a statue]
'Black Comedy' Cartoon Sawed-off Saddam -- Figurative translation -- Saddam whispers to his two sons: Psssst... Uday, Kusay. Let's beat feet, boys. They've all gone home.
Hıristiyan/Hristiyan (Hıristiyanlık/Hristiyanlık)	[a] Christian (Christianity)
Hırvatistan (Hırvat, Hırvatça) (Only on CD)	Croatia (a Croatian person/thing, the Croatian language)
Hindu Kuş or Hindukuş Dağları	the Hindu Kush mountain range [spans west to east from northern Afghanistan, thru Pakistan, to Jammu and Kashmir]	The high passes of the Hindu Kush provided a gateway for Central Asian invaders bringing Indo-European languages into South Asia about 1500 BC. The passes have always been militarily significant, providing access to the northern plains of India for such conquerors as Alexander the Great, Genghis Khan, and Tamerlane -- and to Babur, the first Mughal emperor. During the period of British rule in India, the Indian government was concerned with the security of these passes and of an associated corridor to the south, the Khyber Pass. One source says that name Hindu Kush derives from the Arabic for "Mountains of India."⁶⁶ Another source says that it means "Hindu Killer"⁹¹ -- presumably because it has acted as a barrier against Hindu invaders throughout history. In any case, its earliest known usage by that name occurs on a map published about AD 1000.
Hindistan (Hint, Hintçe/İngilizce)	India (an Indian person/thing, the languages of India ['Indian'/English])
Hint Okyanusu	[the] Indian Ocean
Hiroşima	Hiroshima	...is where the first atomic bomb was dropped near the end of the Second World War.
Hollanda (Hollandalı, Hollandaca)	The Netherlands aka Holland (a Netherlander, a Dutch person [place or thing]; the Dutch language) Dutch Tourists safer in Turkey when compared to the rest of Europe Left click for image enlargement and legibility.	In the News: 31 August 2005 -- Dutch tourists rate 'Euro Zone' countries, for safety... Despite a steady increase in the Turkish crime rate during the past 3 years (a result of increased unemployment since the AKP came to power), Turkey remains Europe's safest country for Dutch tourists -- when compared to its 'competition'. That's according a spokeperson for Central Beheer (Holland's largest insurance company) -- as reported in the Telegraaf Newspaper recently. The same spokesperson listed France as Europe's un-safest country, followed closely by Spain and Italy. Hürriyet Gazetesi, (See photo-article at left.) A 'Personal Experience' with a nice Dutch twist...
hortum or hortumculuk	[slang for] embezzlement	hortumcu; an embezzler
hücum	[an] assault, charge, attack
Hürmüz Boğazı	[the] Straits of Hormuz
hükümet	government, administration, regime
HYP	Halkin Yükseliş Partisi -- The People's Ascendancy Party	The HYP party-chairman in 2005 is: Yaşar Nuri Öztürk.

Turkish Newspaper Readers Encyclopedic Dictionary 'H'

Turkish Newspaper Readers
Encyclopedic Dictionary
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