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Demet is a Turkish feminine given name and is from the Greek goddess Demeter. Other variations of Demet include Demetri, Dem, Demetria, Demetra, Metra and Demi; the common diminutive form of the name is also used as a nickname for Demet. People with the given name include * Demet Akalın (born 1972), Turkish pop folk singer, former model * Demet Akbağ (born 1959), Turkish theatre and film actress * Demet Bozkurt (born 1996), Turkish women's footballer * Demet Demir (born 1961), Turkish activist * Demet Evgar (born 1980), Turkish actress * Demet Mutlu, Turkish businesswoman * Demet Müftüoğlu (born 1974), Turkish artist * Demet Özdemir (born 1992), Turkish actress * Demet Sağıroğlu Demet Sağıroğlu (born 5 December 1966) is Turkish pop music singer. In 1989, she was part of the backing vocals group with Kayahan who bid to represent Turkey in 1989 Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Ve Melankoli" coming close second t ... (born 1966), Turkish pop music singer * De ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Demeter
In ancient Greek religion and mythology, Demeter (; Attic: ''Dēmḗtēr'' ; Doric: ''Dāmā́tēr'') is the Olympian goddess of the harvest and agriculture, presiding over crops, grains, food, and the fertility of the earth. Although she is mostly known as a grain goddess, she also appeared as a goddess of health, birth, and marriage, and had connections to the Greek Underworld, Underworld. She is also called Deo (). In Greek tradition, Demeter is the second child of the Titans Rhea (mythology), Rhea and Cronus, and sister to Hestia, Hera, Hades, Poseidon, and Zeus. Like her other siblings but Zeus, she was swallowed by her father as an infant and rescued by Zeus. Through her brother Zeus, she became the mother of Persephone, a fertility goddess. One of the most notable Homeric Hymns, the ''Homeric Hymn to Demeter'', tells the story of Persephone's abduction by Hades and Demeter's search for her. When Hades, the King of the Underworld, wished to make Persephone his wife ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Demet Akalın
Demet Akalın (born 23 April 1972) is a Turkish singer and former model. Due to the popular songs she has released since the middle of the 2000s, she has become one of the most recognizable names of Turkish pop music. Akalın, who was born in Gölcük, Kocaeli, initially decided to pursue a career in modeling and started working as a model for Neşe Erberk's agency. She also acted in a number of motion picture films and television series in the 1990s. Simultaneously with modeling, she started singing in the casinos, and released her first studio album, '' Sebebim'' in 1996 which was not successful. With the release of the album ''Banane'' in 2004, she became well-known in Turkey. The album's lead single, "Aşkın Açamadığı Kapı", earned Akalın a Turkey Music Award for the Song of the Year. ''Kusursuz 19'' (2006) received a gold certification from Mü-Yap and with the success of '' Dans Et'' (2008), she became one of the influential figures of Turkish pop music. Her album ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Demet Akbağ
Demet Akbağ (née İybar; born 23 December 1959) is a Turkish theatre and film actress. Biography Demet Akbağ was born on 23 December 1959 in Denizli as the third child of Benan and Oktay İybar. Her maternal family is of Turkmen descent. Her paternal family is of Kurdish descent. Her father's religion is Alevism. His family was in Denizli at the time because of the duty of his grandfather as the head of justice department in the city. Her father was a journalist and photographer. She has two elder siblings, Sedef and Kemal. As her parents separated when she was 13, she and her mother and grandmother moved to Istanbul in 1972. She later enrolled in the Istanbul Girls High School, and as her parents got separated she started attending the Erenköy Girls High School and finished her education there. After finishing high school in 1982, she entered Istanbul Municipal Conservatory and completed school in four years. Her first marriage, when she was 21, lasted four years. She st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Demet Bozkurt
Demet Bozkurt (born February 20, 1996) is a Turkish Association football, footballer. She was part of the Turkey women's national under-19 football team in 2015. Private life Demet Bozkurt was born in Sarıyer district of Istanbul Province, Turkey on February 20, 1996. Through her footballer career, she was able to enter the Marmara University to study physical education. Playing career Club Bozkurt's curiosity for playing football started at a young age. Her mother told her that she might not continue to play football unless she received her school' good marks. She worked hard, and received good marks. Her mother took her then for registration at the local sports club. Bozkurt obtained her license from Kireçburnu Spor in her hometown on October 1, 2010. She became a defender, where she played all season. At the end of the 2014–15 season, she enjoyed her team's promotion from the Turkish Women's Second Football League, Women's Second League to the Turkish Women's Second Foot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Demet Demir
Demet Demir (born March 12, 1961) is a Turkish LGBT activist. She was awarded the Felipa de Souza Award in 1997 for her activism. Biography Demir was born in Yalova on March 12, 1961. After her parents divorced, she and her sister moved to Istanbul when Demir was five. Demir was assigned male at birth, but discovered her trans identity around the age of 17, on reading about Bülent Ersoy. Her subsequent meetings with similar people at Taksim Gezi Park and nearby nightclubs, which were attended LGBT people, reinforced her preferences. In 1979, she became involved with Turkey's leftist movement and was arrested on 1 May 1980 during a demonstration for Labour Day. All throughout, she used to hide her trans-sexuality to gain acceptance within the political movement. Post her arrest, she was allegedly tortured by police, before being sent to hospitals dealing with sexual diseases in a bid to ''cure'' her of homosexuality. After the 1980 coup in Turkey, Demir was sentenced to 15 mont ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Demet Evgar
Demet Evgar (born 18 May 1980) is a Turkish actress and singer known for her roles in feature films and TV series. She also pursues an active career as an actress in theatre where she had made her debut. She has founded theatre institutions such as "Pangar", "Hata Yapım Atölyesi", "Müşterek", "Multi Arts Production". Evgar was born in Manisa in 1980. Her paternal family is of Albanian origin. While Ottoman Empire was collapsing, other part of her family is of Turkish descent who immigrated from Thessaloniki, today part of Greece. Her brother is director Yiğit Evgar. Her film career has awards and box office successes. In her television career, she starred in the rom-com ''1 Kadın 1 Erkek'' for 8 seasons. She also played supporting roles in the hit comedy series ''Emret Komutanım'', ''Yedi Numara'', and ''Tatlı Hayat''. She played the role of "Kara Fatma" (guest star) in the period series ''Vatanım Sensin'' and had a leading role in drama series ''Avlu'' and ''Alev Alev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Demet Mutlu
Demet Mutlu is a Turkish entrepreneur. She is the founder and CEO of Trendyol, an e-commerce operating in Turkey and Europe. She left Harvard Business School in 2010 and founded Trendyol. She is also an investor and co-founder of Peak Games, and one of the largest companies in the global mobile gaming industry which was acquired by Zynga for $1.8 billion. Education and career Demet Mutlu graduated cum laude from New York University with a degree in Economics. After working for a number of companies in marketing and business development in Switzerland, Japan, America and Turkey, Demet Mutlu started her MBA at Harvard Business School Harvard Business School (HBS) is the graduate business school of Harvard University, a private research university in Boston, Massachusetts. It is consistently ranked among the top business schools in the world and offers a large full-time MBA p ... in 2009. During a visit to Turkey during the summer after her first year at Harvard Business Scho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Demet Müftüoğlu
Demet Müftüoğlu Eşeli (born 1974) is a Curator, Creative Director and the co-founder of ISTANBUL’74. Since 2010, she has been the Creative Head of Istanbul International Arts & Culture Festival (IST. FESTIVAL) which she co-founded with Alphan Eşeli. Background & Early Life Demet Müftüoğlu-Eşeli studied Business Administration at Bilkent University, followed by a move to New York where she studied at the Fashion Institute of Technology. Between 2000-2012, Müftüoğlu Eşeli has worked as a creative consultant at the Vakko. In 2000, she conceptualized and developed Turkey’s first multi-brand concept store V2K Designers. In 2007, she has collaborated with Grand Classics to present a film screening ceremony hosted by Daniel Day-Lewis and organized the International Herald Tribune Luxury Conference held in Istanbul and hosted by Suzy Menkes Suzy Peta Menkes (born 24 December 1943) is a British journalist and fashion critic. Formerly the fashion editor for the Int ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Demet Özdemir
Demet Özdemir Koç (born 26 February 1993) is a Turkish actress and former dancer. Personal life Demet Özdemir was born on 26 February 1992 as the youngest of three children. She moved to Istanbul with her mother and siblings after her parents' divorce, when she was seven years old. Her grandmother was the one of Turkish minorities in Bulgaria. She immigrated from Bulgaria to Turkey. Her grandmother and her brother later immigrated to Germany. She died in 2022, Germany. On 28 August 2022, she married musician and actor Oğuzhan Koç. Dance career Initially, she was a backup dancer for Bengü and later joined the dance group of ''Efes Kızları''. Özdemir then appeared on Mustafa Sandal's music video "Ateş Et ve Unut". Acting career She had her first casting for Fox's fantasy series '' Sana Bir Sır Vereceğim'' alongside her first partner Ekin Koç, playing the character "Aylin" with electric power. This role became phenomenon for young audience. The series developed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Demet Sağıroğlu
Demet Sağıroğlu (born 5 December 1966) is Turkish pop music singer. In 1989, she was part of the backing vocals group with Kayahan who bid to represent Turkey in 1989 Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Ve Melankoli" coming close second to Grup Pan who won with "Bana Bana". In 1990 she tried again with Kayahan with the song "Gözlerinin Hapsindeyim" for 1990 Eurovision Song Contest The Eurovision Song Contest 1990 was the 35th edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. It was held in Zagreb, SR Croatia, Yugoslavia, following the country's victory at the with the song " Rock Me" by Riva. It was the only time Yugoslavia ... and winning the bid went on to accompany Kayahan to Zagreb where the Turkish entry finished 17th. Starting mid-1990s, she developed a successful solo career with a number of albums. Discography Albums *1994: ''Kınalı Bebek'' *1996: ''Şikayetim Var'' *1998: ''Sımsıcak'' *2000: ''Papatya Falları'' *2004: ''Korkum Yok'' *2012: ''Hiç Özlemed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Demet Şener
Demet Şener (born 11 April 1977) is a Turkish actress and former model who was Miss Turkey 1995. Biography Demet Şener was born youngest of three children, in İstanbul. She studied at Nişantaşı Kız Lisesi and began modeling in 1994. In 1995, she won the Miss Turkey pageant and competed in the Miss World pageant. She presented the shows ''Vip Suare'' and ''Şans Direksiyonu'', and acted in the series ''Bir Demet Tiyatro'' and ''Böyle mi Olacaktı''. In 1999, she acted in the comedy film ''Kahpe Bizans'' directed by Gani Müjde and in the same year, she acted in the film ''Asansör'' directed by Mustafa Altıoklar. In 2000, she acted in the film ''Hemşo''. She was married to national basketball player İbrahim Kutluay İbrahim Kutluay (born January 7, 1974) is a former Turkish professional basketball player who has been a manager and pundit since his retirement. He played the shooting guard position, and in his prime, was one of the most prolific 3-point sho ... and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
