bostan
- noun
- Many families in Istanbul maintain a bostan where they grow vegetables and fruits for their own use.
- a traditional bostan
- the gardener of the bostan
- bostan market
Examples
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On a metropolitan scale, Istanbul's bostans no longer provide significant amounts of food.
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All across metropolitan Istanbul, bostans are regularly disappearing with little apparent concern, save that of the gardeners.
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Over the years, many bostans were whittled down in size as pieces were sold off and developed.
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The institution of the bostan has received little attention beyond the occasional human-interest story in a Turkish newspaper.
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Understanding the bostans helps us understand the constraints and obstacles faced by urban agriculture.
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Until recently, bostans were integrated economically and socially within the city's food production and distribution network.
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The contributions of Istanbul's bostans must be considered potential models for a sustainable Istanbul.
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From a historical perspective, this article examines Istanbul's bostans to understand their meaning and contribution to the city's people and landscape.
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Master gardeners of the bostans were viewed as experts, organized in guilds, and held in high esteem.
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Similarly, a bostan protects and enhances the Piyale Pasa Mosque, built by Suleiman the Magnificent's famous architect, Sinan.
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Etymology
The word bostan comes from Persian bostān, which means 'garden' or 'orchard'. So a bostan is a small 'garden' where people grow fruits and vegetables.