varos

A walk around Istanbul's majority working - and lower-middle-class neighborhoods, known as varos, is a testimony to the AKP's grip on Turkish society and the weak nature of the opposition.

Turkey’s Media War 2008

The AKP is the only party organized in the varos overall, with complementary grass-roots and clientalist networks that distribute government material assistance to the inhabitants of these neighborhoods in return for votes for the AKP.

Turkey’s Media War 2008

Administrative divisions: 19 counties (megyek, singular - megye), 20 urban counties* (singular - megyei varos), and 1 capital city**

The 2000 CIA World Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency

Administrative divisions: 19 counties (megyek, singular - megye), 20 urban counties* (singular - megyei varos), and 1 capital city**

The 2001 CIA World Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency

He wrapped the varos in hotu-leaves, and put them in the umu to steam on the red-hot stones, and began to open oysters and fry fish in brown butter, as Tatini and I hastened to the beach for a bath.

Mystic Isles of the South Seas. Frederick O'Brien 1900

I think varos excellent when wrapped in hotu leaves, and grilled as a lobster.

Mystic Isles of the South Seas. Frederick O'Brien 1900

Six varos make a good meal, with bread and wine, and they are most enjoyable hot -- also most indigestible.

Mystic Isles of the South Seas. Frederick O'Brien 1900

She is richer in flavor, and more deadly than the male to one who has a natural diathesis to poisoning by varos.

Mystic Isles of the South Seas. Frederick O'Brien 1900

It was not entirely fishless, for before the bell rang we would see over the railings a few handfuls of varos, crayfish, and shrimps and perhaps a dozen small baskets of oysters.

Mystic Isles of the South Seas. Frederick O'Brien 1900

There are crabs and crawfish, eels and shrimps, prawns and varos, all hung up on strings.

Mystic Isles of the South Seas. Frederick O'Brien 1900