10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ZAPTIEH»
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cried the zaptieh. The Captain watched with a satisfied smile on his face. Kevork
ran toward her, but the Captain drew out the sabre from his belt and struck
Kevork's cloth-bound feet with the broad side. Kevork fell. The Captain held the
point of ...
Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch, 2003
2
The Blaze in the Balkans: Selected Writings 1903-1941
A zaptieh—the one who had recognised Hil at the entrance of the town—
descended from the bank and stood in his path. Hil gazed wildly round. Flight
was impossible. It would have been followed at once by a bullet. 'Where are you
off to, ...
Robert Elsie, Bejtullah D. Destani, 2014
3
Convent of Cypresses, a Hill of Bones
Escort of seventy zaptieh under command of Faiki Bey. Day 2 Faiki Bey levies
400 lira from convoy for its safety. Faiki Bey disappears. Day 3 First women and
girls taken by Kurds. Open violation by zaptieh. Day 9 All horses sent back to ...
4
Christians Under the Crescent in Asia
We bade farewell to our host, and rode off under the guidance of his son, who
acted as our zaptieh. We soon came to the edge of the hill, and found that the
range up whose long sloping back we had ascended for hours, dipped suddenly
on ...
Edward Lewes Cutts, E. L. Cutts, 2006
exclaimed the zaptieh (who was not a Caesarean). “My soul ! they can outwit the
devil himself. Have you not heard the tale ? ” “I have not heard,” said Fatti'ih. “This
it is,” said the zaptieh. “Upon a day the devil came to Kaisariyeh. ' Khush geldi ...
6
Through Bosnia and the Herzegovina
94r BEHAVIOUR OP OUR ZAPTIEH TO BAYAIIS. ce. hi. from obeying my lord's
commands; but a rayah man coming up, the Zaptieh, notwithstanding our
indignant Jok ! jok ! (No ! no !) succeeded in requisitioning bim, and in spite of all
our ...
7
Collected Works of Isabella L. Bird:
High up along the mountain side in a wavy line lay the path to Van in the
deepening shadows, and the zaptieh, this time holding up three fingers, still
urged on the caravan, and the Kurd responded by yells and howls, dancing and
jumping like ...
8
Through Bosnia and the Herzegovina on Foot During the ...
We were much amused at our Zaptieh, who showed religious scruples against
taking the sour wine of the country, obtainable here, but drank copious draughts
of Arrack (Raki), and showed no objection to Rum. At Doboj, however, where we
...
9
Missionary Life in the Middle East
My Turkish zaptieh was standing on the other side of the alley smoking. My host
then rose and said that, as we foreigners were fond of fine views, maybe I would
enjoy the sight from the roof of the broad plain that lay below us. I had scarcely ...
10
From Cairo to Baghdad: British Travellers in Arabia
... a Zaptieh [Turkish policeman], a Barber, a Prisoner, a Native mission teacher,
the Zaptieh's saddle-bags, a Sword, Two umbrellas, a Bandbox containing a
Sewing Machine, the Fruit-seller's Stall, and one hundred and fifty Oranges in a
cloth; ...
NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ZAPTIEH»
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Les Mozabites, la mort d'un rêve berbère ?
Le paysan qui n'a personne au-dessous de lui, victime des exactions qui se poursuivent avec méthode, du Wali (gouverneur) au simple Zaptieh (policier) ... «Le Matin DZ, Jan 14»
