
Fikret Mualla Saygı was born in 1903 in Istanbul into a wealthy and respected family. The artist spent his childhood in Istanbul, attending Saint Joseph French School and later completing his education at Galatasaray High School. During his school years, Mualla attracted attention for his interest in sports, but suffered a serious accident during a football match that resulted in a broken right leg, leaving him with a lifelong limp. In the years 1918–1920, he lost his mother due to the Spanish f
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Miray GÜR

Color is a sensory effect produced in the human eye and visual system by light emitted from or reflected off surfaces of objects. For an object to be perceived as colored, light with specific characteristics must reach the eye from that object. Therefore, color perception depends not only on the physical structure of the object but also on the properties of the light and the observer’s biological system. Light is a form of energy carried by photons and characterized by wave properties within a s
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Ömer Said Aydın
WeOnce there was more color in life. When we woke up in the morning, we were filled with unnecessary excitement. We found joy in small things; a song, the clouds in the sky, even a brief message from someone we loved was enough to brighten our day. Now, many people carry the same quiet thought within them: “I don’t feel the way I used to.” Because we grew up a little. We broke a little. And we grew tired a little. And without noticing, we lost our colors. Life does not change a person all at once,
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Zeynepnur Karagülle

When you hear something constantly, after a while you begin to think it has always been there. As if it had no beginning. Some poems, some songs, certain music genres are like this. They play at a wedding, appear in a film, linger in your ear on a street corner… They are everywhere. So we accept them as “always present,” and some even call them “universal.” But in truth, of course, everything has a beginning—in someone’s life, in someone’s story… Today, if you are reading this, it means we are a
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Ayşe Aslıhan Yoran

The Story of Turquoise Turquoise is a color between blue and green. When you see it, it may remind you of the sky and the sea. It also symbolizes luck, peace, and protective power in many cultures. For Turks, however, it is a particularly special color—even its name is derived from the word “Türk”! So what exactly is turquoise, how is it made, and why is it so significant? Let us learn together! What Does Turquoise Resemble? The color turquoise resembles a blend of blue and green. Some shades of
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Mehtap Pamuk

Colors have always been there, as if from eternity. The blue sky, the green leaf, the red apple… We have named them, filled our palettes, and thought everything was complete. Pages of tones in paint catalogs, millions of options on screens… But then came a day, and a piece of news fell before us: “A new color has been discovered. Its name is Olo.” Olo’s strangeness lies here: it does not appear naturally on its own. You will not find it in the petal of a flower, in the veins of a stone, or in th
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Ayşe Aslıhan Yoran

Jasper is a colorful and hard stone found in nature. Due to the presence of different minerals within it, it can occur in many colors such as red, green, and brown, as well as various patterns. This stone is both visually appealing and easily shaped, which is why people have used jasper since ancient times to make jewelry and decorative objects. What Kind of Stone Is Jasper? Jasper is a naturally occurring colorful and hard stone. It is typically red, brown, yellow, or green. Its color and patte
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İbrahim Filiz

The Moon does not trace a perfect circle as it orbits Earth; its orbit is elliptical. Therefore, the distance between the Moon and Earth constantly changes. When the Moon is closer to Earth, it appears slightly larger and brighter in the sky. When it is farther away, it appears smaller. This variation in distance is the primary reason for the apparent change in the Moon’s size. However, this difference may not be very noticeable to the naked eye. Reasons for the Moon’s Apparent Larger Size Near
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Mehmet Bağcı

Dreams of fantasy never intersected on any axis. Blue was blue, green was green, never mixed in this universe. Nausea, ashamed, confined to a single body. Was there a color for you in the blackness? Tell me. I am burdened with the longing to reach you amid my pains. If reaching out to you was hard, you could have said so. You are the strangest triad I have ever failed to tame. Is it easier for you to give up and fall asleep? I try to cool my pains with ice. They have begun to melt along with me.
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