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...large museum space. So Splendors is installed in the downtown Memphis Cook Convention Center. The 26,000-sq.-ft. facility within the center was built for boat shows, union conventions and the like, but the exhibition's designers have created a temporary museum space befitting the 16th century Sultan Suleyman the Magnificent. The King's home at Graceland can't touch...
From birth they were surrounded by artwork. For many of the sultans, being a gifted artist was as important as being a great warrior: Suleyman I was a poet, Ahmed III a calligrapher and Selim III a composer. Keepsakes and baubles were always in demand for birthdays and special occasions. Their studios and warriors worked overtime, and the court attracted masters of the West like Gentile Bellini. This constant infusion of diverse styles from conquered territories and visiting artists mutated and enriched the designs, resulting in art that was fanciful and sometimes outright gaudy...
Turkish Prime Minister Suleyman Demirel so far has resisted pressure to intervene, but the mere suggestion of a NATO member becoming embroiled in the conflict helped catapult Karabakh to the top of the agenda at the U.N. and other international forums. The military commander of the Commonwealth of Independent States, Yevgeni Shaposhnikov, warned that armed involvement by foreign nations could transform the Karabakh conflict into World...
When Turkish Premier Suleyman Demirel ruled out granting full autonomy to 10 million Turkish Kurds last week, his decision marked yet another crushing blow to this long-suffering Muslim people with a distinct language and history of its own. Demirel's announcement came in the wake of the worst fighting between the Turkish government forces and Kurdish guerrillas since...
...Turks abandoned Ozal for an older-model politician. For the nominal winner, Suleyman Demirel, 67, the right-wing leader of the True Path Party, victory was sweet revenge against a political enemy whom he had long since sworn to oust from office. But with only about 27% of the vote, Demirel was carefully looking for partners with whom to form a fragile coalition. Demirel, who served six times as Prime Minister during the 1960s and '70s, was twice removed from office by the armed forces. This time, in addition to high % inflation, he inherits a budget deficit of $6 billion...