ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD TURKOMAN
From Medieval Latin Turcomannus, from Persian turkumān resembling a Turk, from turk Turk + māndan to be like.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TURKOMAN»
Discover the use of
Turkoman in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
Turkoman and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Oriental Rugs:
Turkoman
This is the first major monograph to be published on Turkoman rugs for almost a decade. It is an invaluable record of the weaving of the nomadic tribes of Central Asia and is sure to secure a place in any carpet library.
Erich Aschenbrenner, Uwe Jourdan, Richard D. Parsons, 1989
2
The Great Game: pt. 1. Journey to Khiva through the
Turkoman ...
Martin Ewans. There are two ordinary modes of executions, viz., hanging and
impaling. A man condemned to be hanged is generally brought to the Khan's
palace, in front of which, or the Privy Council Hall, the sentence is carried out; but
the ...
3
Library of Congress Subject Headings
Turkmen folk songs USE Folk songs, Turkmen Turkmen genre painting USE
Genre painting, Turkmen Turkmen horse USE Turkoman horse Turkmen imprints
(May Subd Geog) Turkmen Islamic poetry USE Islamic poetry, Turkmen Turkmen
...
Library of Congress. Cataloging Policy and Support Office, 2006
4
Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization: yearbook
Although repression under Saddam Hussein's government is directed at all
opposition, distinctive ethnic and religious minorities were especially targeted,
leading to violations of the linguistic, cultural and property rights of the Turkoman.
Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization, 1997
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Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization: yearbook
It is nevertheless estimated that the Turkoman population in Iraq exceeds two
million. Despite the fact that the Turkoman constitute the third largest ethnic group
in Iraq, with a historical presence of over one thousand years, the distinct identity
...
6
Encyclopedia of the Stateless Nations: S-Z
Turkomans Turkmens; Turkoman is; Trukhmeny; Turkmanis; Turkomanis; Iraqi
Turks; Trukhmenis POPULATION: Approximately (2002e) 2,840,000 Turkomans
in the Middle East, concentrated in northern Iraq, with smaller populations in ...
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Trefoil: Guls, Stars & Gardens : an Exhibition of Early ...
The different guls, considered by ethnographers to be tribal insignia, allow us to
distinguish between rugs woven by specific Turkoman tribes of Central Asia; for
example, the Tekke tribe displays the Tekke gul (Pl. IV), the Salor tribe the Salor ...
8
Social Origins of the Iranian Revolution
were also members of the Fedayeen formed the Political and Cultural
Headquarters of the Turkoman People. This organization soon gained the
support of the vast majority of the Turkoman people, who participated in their
rallies and marches.
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Kipling and Afghanistan: A Study of the Young Author as ...
In addition to the views in the Civil and Military Gazette, the article in the Journal
of Indian Art provided a portrait of an unmarried Turkoman girl, as well as
illustrations of a coronet, another type of earring, two further types of breast
ornaments, ...
10
Law as Metaphor: From Islamic Courts to the Palace of Justice
The third ethnic group consisted of remnants of the once powerful Turkoman
confederacy, which occupied an ecological niche on the higher, inland plain,
lying about twenty-five miles east of the town of Bodrum. The fourth ethnic group
was ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TURKOMAN»
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Turkoman is used in the context of the following news items.
Pandruyas praises role of Kurdish Peshmerga
After a statement released by four political blocs in Kurdistan Parliament concerning seats reserved for the minorities, the Turkoman sides in Erbil held a press ... «Kurdish Globe, Jul 15»
Turkoman refugees from Iraq outraged at lack of Turkish gov't aid …
Thousands of Turkoman fled to Turkey, from Mosul and Tal Afar since June 2014 after the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) laid siege on the towns. «BGN NEWS, Jan 15»
Iraqi forces take Amerli town from Islamic State fighters
US airstrikes near a Shia Turkoman town north of Baghdad have cleared the way for militiamen and Iraqi troops to rescue 12,000 residents from jihadis who had ... «The Guardian, Aug 14»
Islamic State militants are gang-raping, selling hundreds of Yazidi …
The militants are keeping hundreds of Yazidi, Christian, and Turkoman women in Mosul's Badush prison, gang-raping some and selling others as brides for as ... «New York Daily News, Aug 14»
Islamic State militants seize Syrian airbase
Islamic radicals have seized most of an airbase in eastern Syria and are tightening a stranglehold on a minority Turkoman community north of Baghdad, as their ... «The Guardian, Aug 14»
UN chief strongly condemns systematic persecution of minorities in …
“Equally repugnant are reports that Turkoman, Yazidis and Shabaks are facing abductions, killings or the destruction of their property,” Mr. Ban continued, “and ... «UN News Centre, Jul 14»
Iraq's minorities under fire
Turkomans Front official Aydin Maroof told local media on 6 July that 200 Turkomans have been killed and 200,000 displaced as a result of ISIS attacks in ... «IRINnews.org, Jul 14»
The liberation of Kassab comes after three months of terror
They were mistreated for 12 days, in which they suffered greatly, all the while watching from the windows as Turkoman men in civilian clothes went house to ... «rabble.ca, Jul 14»
Turkoman Volunteers Fight ISIL Militants Near Kirkuk
Ethnic Turkoman Iraqis took up arms to fight radical Sunni militants of the ... at the insurgents' positions as many Turkoman families fled the area after days of ... «RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty, Jun 14»
Caught between sides: Turkomans are victimized in Iraq
After the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) took control of Mosul, the group has also mobilized to capture many Turkoman (Iraqi Turkmen) dominated ... «Journal of Turkish Weekly, Jun 14»
