Backgammon

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English Title
Backgammon
Turkish Title
Tavla
Location
Ortaköy
Province
Istanbul
Photographer
Ayako Oishi
Year Taken
2005
Narrative
Playing backgammon over coffee or tea is a very popular pastime. Traditionally, people count in Persian while playing, so the player who just rolled six-four would announce it as şeş-çar.
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University of Michigan Language Resource Center
Copyright Holder
Ayako Oishi
filename
06012

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1280 x 960
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164 KB
Record
06012
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/t/tlpic/x-06012/06012

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"Backgammon." In the digital collection Turkish Life in Pictures. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/t/tlpic/x-06012/06012. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 25, 2024.
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