The Fund for Miss Stone’s Ransom
Dr. Peet was responsible for managing the fund that was raised by the citizens of the United States to pay the ransom for Miss...
Sarafoff’s Suspected Involvement in the Kidnapping
Boris Sarafoff was quickly suspected of being involved in the kidnapping of Miss Stone. The British minister, acting on behalf of the United States...
The Kidnapping of Gerasim Kirias
Before Miss Stone’s kidnapping, another foreigner, Gerasim Kirias, was kidnapped. He was an Albanian Protestant preacher who had become a British citizen. He also...
Ararat Urartu
Urartu Kingdom and Mount Ararat
Urartu was the name of a kingdom that existed in the 8th and 7th centuries BC, located near the east...
The Euphrates River in Prophetic Texts
The Euphrates as a Boundary of Time
In the Bible, the Euphrates River is sometimes used to mark the end of times, especially in first-century...
Kirk Kilise Wine and Its Secret
The wine from Kirk Kilise is very good. However, most Turks don’t drink wine—they are mostly teetotalers. So, the wine is taken to the...
The Dreary Landscape
The sky was gray, and the wind howled. The land looked dull and lifeless. The Turkish villages were messy, made up of mud huts....
Talking with the Vali
We talked about many different things. Every once in a while, a general or colonel was called over to join the conversation. However, as...
Strategy for Grammar Construction
Continuity
In the realm of language, compound verb forms can be subject to interruptions, allowing the insertion of various elements, such as adverbials and nominals....
