Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Turkish term or phrase:
Habur maskaralığı
English translation:
Habur farce/fiasco
Added to glossary by
SeiTT
Mar 26, 2013 10:17
11 yrs ago
Turkish term
Habur maskaralığı
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Hi
Please see again:
http://www.sabah.com.tr/Gundem/2013/01/14/su-testisi-su-yolu...
Öldürülen 3 PKK'lı kadının cenazelerinin Türkiye'ye getirilmemesini isteyen Bahçeli, "Habur maskaralığına çevirmesinler" dedi.
Best wishes, and many thanks,
Simon
PS Is Habur perhaps the name of a city? If so, which one?
Please see again:
http://www.sabah.com.tr/Gundem/2013/01/14/su-testisi-su-yolu...
Öldürülen 3 PKK'lı kadının cenazelerinin Türkiye'ye getirilmemesini isteyen Bahçeli, "Habur maskaralığına çevirmesinler" dedi.
Best wishes, and many thanks,
Simon
PS Is Habur perhaps the name of a city? If so, which one?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +5 | Habur farce |
Raffi Jamgocyan
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| 5 -1 | Khabur absurdity |
Salih YILDIRIM
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References
| Habur |
Mehmet Ali Bahıt
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Proposed translations
+5
7 mins
Raffi Jamgocyan
Türkiye
Türkiye
Native in Turkish
Works in field
Türkiye
Microsoft Certified Tech. Specialist
Native in: Turkish (Variant: Standard-İstanbul ) 
Works in: English to Turkish, Turkish to English
Related KudoZ points
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16
Selected
Habur farce
alternatively shame, disgrace
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Note added at 1 saat (2013-03-26 12:13:02 GMT)
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Habur is the name of the port of entry
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Note added at 1 saat (2013-03-26 12:13:02 GMT)
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Habur is the name of the port of entry
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Many thanks, Raffi, excellent solution!"
-1
6 hrs
Salih YILDIRIM
United States
United States
Native in Turkish
United States
Meticulous, scrupulous, curious work!
Native in: Turkish (Variant: Standard-İstanbul ) 
Works in: Turkish to English, English to Turkish, French to Turkish, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
12
Khabur absurdity
I'd define in this way.
Reference comments
12 mins
Mehmet Ali Bahıt
Native in Turkish
In other words...
Native in: Turkish
Works in: English to Turkish, French to Turkish, Turkish to English, and 3 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
8
Reference:
Habur
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khabur_(Tigris)
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Note added at 13 mins (2013-03-26 10:31:18 GMT)
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In this context though, it refers to the border crossing of the same name.
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Note added at 14 mins (2013-03-26 10:32:26 GMT)
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I meant "border checkpoint", not "border crossing" :)
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Note added at 13 mins (2013-03-26 10:31:18 GMT)
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In this context though, it refers to the border crossing of the same name.
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Note added at 14 mins (2013-03-26 10:32:26 GMT)
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I meant "border checkpoint", not "border crossing" :)
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