Evil Eye
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Ward Off The “Evil Eye” With A “Nazar Boncuk” In Istanbul
in TravelThe belief in the powers of the nazar boncuk, or “evil eye bead,” is found throughout the Mediterranean and Aegean, spreading from Turkey to as […]
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Death in Istanbul | Deccan Chronicle
in Culture/ArtTurkish Forum Liquidation Sale An Evil Eye By Jason Goodwin Penguin India pp.292, Rs 499 There have been Chinese detectives, women detectives, friar detectives and […]
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Death (and food!) in Vienna and Istanbul
in Culture/ArtAn Evil Eye Jason Goodwin Farrar, Straus, Giroux Edgar-winner Goodwin’s Istanbul investigator, the sultan’s eunuch Yashim, navigates the backrooms and intrigues of the sultan’s harem […]
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Book review: ‘Evil Eye’ a thrilling vision of an Ottoman hero
in Culture/ArtBy Steve Donoghue, Sunday, April 10, 7:24 PM Raymond Chandler, who knew a thing or two about the fictional detective, famously wrote that he must […]