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Bayraktar (surname)
Bayraktar is a Turkish surname and word that consists of the Turkish word “bayrak (/bɑɪrɑq/)” for flag and Persian suffix "دار(/dɑːr/)", literally meaning flag-owner or " flag-bearer". People Notable people with the surname or epithet include: Bajraktari * Muharrem Bajraktari (1896–1989), Albanian Muslim guerrilla fighter and political figure Bayraktar * Alemdar Mustafa Pasha (died 1808), also known as ''Bayraktar Mustafa Pasha'', Ottoman grand vizier * Erdoğan Bayraktar (born 1948), Turkish politician and former government minister * Gülşen Bayraktar (born 1976), Turkish pop singer * Hakan Bayraktar (born 1976), Turkish footballer * Sami Bayraktar (born 1978), Turkish-Belgian futsal player * Selçuk Bayraktar (born 1979), Turkish UAV engineer and businessman * Selim Bayraktar (born 1975), Turkish actor * Ufukhan Bayraktar (born 1986), Turkish footballer * Uluç Bayraktar (born 1974), Turkish film director See also * Alemdar Alemdar is a Turkish word orig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turkish Language
Turkish ( , ), also referred to as Turkish of Turkey (''Türkiye Türkçesi''), is the most widely spoken of the Turkic languages, with around 80 to 90 million speakers. It is the national language of Turkey and Northern Cyprus. Significant smaller groups of Turkish speakers also exist in Iraq, Syria, Germany, Austria, Bulgaria, North Macedonia, Greece, the Caucasus, and other parts of Europe and Central Asia. Cyprus has requested the European Union to add Turkish as an official language, even though Turkey is not a member state. Turkish is the 13th most spoken language in the world. To the west, the influence of Ottoman Turkish—the variety of the Turkish language that was used as the administrative and literary language of the Ottoman Empire—spread as the Ottoman Empire expanded. In 1928, as one of Atatürk's Reforms in the early years of the Republic of Turkey, the Ottoman Turkish alphabet was replaced with a Latin alphabet. The distinctive characteristics of the Turk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bajrak
The ''bajrak'' (pronounced or , meaning "banner" or "flag") was an Ottoman Empire, Ottoman Administrative division, territorial unit, consisting of villages in mountainous frontier regions of the Balkans, from which military recruitment was based. It was introduced in the late 17th century and continued its use until the end of Ottoman rule in Rumelia. The bajrak included one or more clans. It was especially implemented in northern Albania and in parts of Kosovo (Sanjak of Prizren and Sanjak of Scutari), where in the 19th century these regions constituted the frontier with the Principality of Serbia and Principality of Montenegro. These sanjaks had notable communities of Gheg Albanians (Muslims and Catholics), Serbs and Slavic Muslims. The Albanians adopted the system into their clan structure, and bajraks endured during the Kingdom of Serbia (1882–1918) and People's Socialist Republic of Albania (1944–1992). Overview The bajrak was a territorial unit of the Ottoman Empire, c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turkish Language
Turkish ( , ), also referred to as Turkish of Turkey (''Türkiye Türkçesi''), is the most widely spoken of the Turkic languages, with around 80 to 90 million speakers. It is the national language of Turkey and Northern Cyprus. Significant smaller groups of Turkish speakers also exist in Iraq, Syria, Germany, Austria, Bulgaria, North Macedonia, Greece, the Caucasus, and other parts of Europe and Central Asia. Cyprus has requested the European Union to add Turkish as an official language, even though Turkey is not a member state. Turkish is the 13th most spoken language in the world. To the west, the influence of Ottoman Turkish—the variety of the Turkish language that was used as the administrative and literary language of the Ottoman Empire—spread as the Ottoman Empire expanded. In 1928, as one of Atatürk's Reforms in the early years of the Republic of Turkey, the Ottoman Turkish alphabet was replaced with a Latin alphabet. The distinctive characteristics of the Turk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Persian Language
Persian (), also known by its endonym Farsi (, ', ), is a Western Iranian language belonging to the Iranian branch of the Indo-Iranian subdivision of the Indo-European languages. Persian is a pluricentric language predominantly spoken and used officially within Iran, Afghanistan, and Tajikistan in three mutually intelligible standard varieties, namely Iranian Persian (officially known as ''Persian''), Dari Persian (officially known as ''Dari'' since 1964) and Tajiki Persian (officially known as ''Tajik'' since 1999).Siddikzoda, S. "Tajik Language: Farsi or not Farsi?" in ''Media Insight Central Asia #27'', August 2002. It is also spoken natively in the Tajik variety by a significant population within Uzbekistan, as well as within other regions with a Persianate history in the cultural sphere of Greater Iran. It is written officially within Iran and Afghanistan in the Persian alphabet, a derivation of the Arabic script, and within Tajikistan in the Tajik alphabet, a der ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Standard-bearer
A standard-bearer, also known as a flag-bearer is a person (soldier or civilian) who bears an emblem known as a standard or military colours, i.e. either a type of flag or an inflexible but mobile image, which is used (and often honoured) as a formal, visual symbol of a state, prince, military unit, etc. This can either be an occasional duty, often seen as an honour (especially on parade), or a permanent charge (also on the battlefield); the second type has even led in certain cases to this task being reflected in official rank titles such as Ensign, Cornet and Fähnrich. Role of the standard-bearer In the context of the Olympic Games, a flagbearer is the athlete who carries the flag of their country during the opening and closing ceremonies. While at present a purely ceremonial function, as far back as Roman warfare and medieval warfare the standard-bearer had an important role on the battlefield. The standard-bearer acted as an indicator of where the position of a m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muharrem Bajraktari
Muharrem Bajraktari (15 May 1896 – 21 January 1989) was an Albanian Muslim guerrilla fighter from Lumë (region), Lumë in northern Albania, and a political figure during World War II. Family and early life His father was Nezir Bajraktari, and he had a brother, Bajram. He emigrated to Yugoslavia. Interwar period In December 1924, when Zog I of Albania, Ahmet Zog returned to Albania, he divided the country in four zones, as per the four best military captains: Muharrem Bajraktari of the north-east (Krumë), Fiqri Dine of the north-west (Shkodër), Prenk Pervizi of the centre (Tirana), and Hysni Dema of the south (Vlorë). Bajraktari was dismissed from his commanding position in the gendarmerie because he refused to cooperate with the British-Inspector General. In 1936, Bajraktari had a disagreement with Zog, left Albania and went to Yugoslavia where he met with Draža Mihailović in the summer of 1936. World War II At the beginning of the war Bajraktar was one of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alemdar Mustafa Pasha
Alemdar Mustafa Pasha (also called Bayraktar Mustafa Pasha; born 1755, died 15 November 1808) was an Ottoman military commander and a Grand Vizier born in Hotin (modern Khotyn) in the then Ottoman territory of Ukraine in 1765. Of Albanian origin, he hailed from the village of Goskovë near Korçë). Both '''alemdar''' and '''bayraktar mean "the standard bearer" and were names given to the same rank in the Janissary corps. Alemdar Mustafa Pasha is often regarded as a pioneering figure, who recognized the need for a modern army - he was instrumental in setting up the French military mission in 1796. Early career He was originally the ''ayan'' (provincial notable) of Rusçuk, and one of the strongest ayans of his time. He rose to power through the Janissary corps, and, having been promoted to commandership, took part in the wars against Austria and the Russian Empire.The deposition of the reforming Sultan Selim III in 1807, and his replacement with the reactionary Musta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erdoğan Bayraktar
Erdoğan Bayraktar (born 10 October 1948 in Trabzon, Turkey) is a Turkish politician. He is the former Minister of Environment and Urban Planning of Turkey under Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's government and member of parliament for Trabzon from the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), resigning from both offices on 25 December 2013. He was the president of the government-established to embezzle state funds, before being elected as an MP. His appointment to the ministry was declared by Prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on 6 July 2011 with the other members of the new cabinet. He gained his bachelor's degree from Istanbul State Engineering and Architectural Academy. Then he got his graduate degree from Istanbul University in civil engineering. Between the years 1973 and 1994, he worked as a general contractor. During his military service (between 1977 and 1979), he worked as the deputy head of controls and controlled the constructions of 6,000 military ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gülşen Bayraktar
Gülşen is a Turkish given name for females (originally from Persian Golshan/گلشن, means place of flowers). People named Gülşen include: * Gülşen Aktaş (born 1957), Turkish schoolteacher and political scientist * Gülşen Bayraktar, Turkish pop singer * Gülşen Bubikoğlu, Turkish actress * Gülşen Degener Gülşen Degener (born 25 October 1968, in Şanlıurfa) is a female Turkish-born, Germany-resident professional carom billiards player. Career Gülşen Degener was born in Şanlıurfa, southeastern Turkey on October 25, 1968. She began playing b ..., Turkish carom billiards player See also * Gulshan (other) {{DEFAULTSORT:Gulsen Turkish feminine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hakan Bayraktar
Hakan Bayraktar (born 11 February 1976 in Samsun, Turkey) is a Turkish retired association football midfielder. He started his professional career in the 1994–95 season, playing for K.F.C. Lommel S.K. in Belgium. He joined Gaziantepspor in 1997, and Fenerbahce in 2001. He also played for Çaykur Rizespor and Kayserispor. In the 2003–04 season, he only played one game and returned to Gaziantepspor for the remainder of the season. In 2004, he joined Akçaabat Sebatspor, playing one season before joining Sivasspor. He joined Malatyaspor in 2007. After a quite good season for the second league team Diyarbakirspor, Bayraktar signed for his former team Gaziantepspor once again. He returned to Belgium to play in the amateur leagues. He has been capped for Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with a small portion ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sami Bayraktar
Sami Bayraktar (also known as ''Sammy Bayraktar'' in Belgium; born 1978) is a Turkish- Belgian futsal Futsal is a football-based game played on a hardcourt, hard court smaller than a football pitch, and mainly indoors. It has similarities to five-a-side football and Indoor soccer, indoor football. Futsal is played between two teams of five players ... player. Sami Bayraktar currently plays for Alliance Ecaussines and played for Barca Ottignies between the 2003 and 2007 seasons. He is a member of the Turkey national futsal team in the UEFA Futsal Championship.http://www.uefa.com/competitions/futsal/news/kind=1/newsid=490596.html References External links Profile at futsalteam.com 1978 births Living people Turkish men's futsal players Belgian people of Turkish descent Place of birth missing (living people) {{Turkey-footy-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Selçuk Bayraktar
Selçuk Bayraktar (born 7 October 1979) is a Turkish engineer and businessman. He is the chairman of the board and the chief technology officer of the Turkish technology company Baykar. He is also known as the architect of Turkey's first indigenous unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) Bayraktar TB2 and first supersonic unmanned fighter jet Bayraktar Kızılelma. Bayraktar is also the founding chairman of the Turkish Technology Team Foundation. Early life and education Originally from Trabzon, Bayraktar was born in 1979 in the Sarıyer district of Istanbul, the second child of Özdemir Bayraktar and Canan Bayraktar. His father Özdemir (1948–2021) established the Turkish aerospace firm Baykar in 1984. Selçuk began his education in Sarıyer Primary School, thereafter enrolling in Robert College from which he graduated in 1997. In that year, he began higher education in the Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering at Istanbul Technical University. During h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
