
Open White is the second poetry collection by M. Sadi Karademir. Published in January 2024 by Dergâh Yayınları as part of its Turkish Literature series, the work consists of 88 pages and contains short poems that reflect the poet’s emotional intensity through vivid imagery.Subject and ContentThe book is composed of poems centered on the emotional states of love innocence and passionate approaches. The poet establishes a strong dramatic tension between image and emotion, as in the lines: “Words d
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Muhammed Samed Acar
InThe presumption of innocence is a fundamental legal principle that holds a person innocent until proven guilty. This presumption serves to protect individuals accused of crimes from wrongful conviction and is recognized as an element of the right to a fair trial. Its recognition as a universal value rests on a minimum level of consensus. In the Anglo-Saxon legal system, it is viewed as a principle that determines the burden and standard of proof, while in continental European legal systems, it i
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There are fires in Hell so intense that even burning is forbidden,-perhaps the price of the savagery of possession is paid this way-Every truth bears upon it an ornament called goodness,If it is a lie, it has the taste of a crow's carrion., a wind blowing from evil.On the lute of every melancholy man,there is surely a woman seated upon the strings.Every freshness transferred to the soul eventually has its part trampled underfoot,Every killing has its own accent, distant from speech.The delicate
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Ayşe Aslıhan Yoran
OuI feel an indescribable excitement within meMy eyes drift far away, endlesslyI seem to be thinking of somethingSomething profound and deeply meaningfulI do not know how I appear from the outsideBut inside me, a restless child is running aroundA kite glides through the clouds in the skyAnd when we heard that sound as children, we always looked up at the heavensOne of those passenger planes is flying over us nowAnd the ball of children playing across the street rolls to our feetThen a voice calls
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The Cemetery of Angels (Melekler Mezarlığı), authored by Ali Başhan, was published in Istanbul in 2022 by Dergâh Publications. The narrative centers on themes of death, childhood, innocence, and collective memory, opening with a story where a town is shaken by the sudden death of a child nicknamed "The Storm" (Fırtına). The narrator awakens to the sound of roosters, only to learn that The Storm has fallen into an eternal sleep. The child, referred to as an “angel” by the townsfolk, is laid to re
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Muhammed Samed Acar

The Cemetery of Angels, written by Ali Başhan, was published in Istanbul in 2022 by Dergâh Yayınları. The narrative opens with the story of a small town shaken by the sudden death of a child nicknamed “Storm.” The narrator awakens to the sound of roosters crowing at dawn and learns that Storm has slipped into an eternal sleep. The child, regarded by the townspeople as an “angel,” is buried in a ceremony that becomes a lasting imprint on the collective memory.ThemesInnocence and Sinlessness: Stor
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Muhammed Samed Acar

You might be slightly surprised when you first hear this saying. In fact, this proverb describes how innocent and well-intentioned people suffer alongside those who commit a wrongdoing or make a mistake. It is like green, sturdy branches standing next to dry, easily flammable ones in a fire—all of them are consumed by the flames. Let us explore the depth of this saying together.Where Does It Come From? 🤔This proverb is like a story passed down from generation to generation since ancient times.
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