|
Engin Alkan
Engin Alkan (born 27 July 1965) is a Turkish actor. He has served at the Istanbul City Theatres as an actor and director. He is best known for hit comedy series :tr:Yedi Numara, 7 Numara. Between 1984–1989, he studied acting at the Istanbul Municipal Conservatory Theatre Department and Istanbul University State Conservatory Theatre Department. Starting from 1996, he worked as an instructor and head of theatre departments in various acting schools. He still continues acting and directing works at Istanbul City Theatres, which he has been a member of since 1985. He has also worked as a voice actor on the Turkish version of various movies and animations, Papa Smurf in ''The Smurfs'', Samwise Gamgee in ''The Lord of the Rings (film series), The Lord of the Rings'', Puss in Boots (Shrek), Puss in Boots in ''Shrek (franchise), Shrek'' and Braum in ''League of Legends''. He has continued his career by appearing in various cinema and television productions. Theatre As actor * ''Ş ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samatya
Samatya ( el, Ψαμάθεια, pr. ''Psamatheia''; hy, Սամաթիա) is a quarter of the Fatih district of Istanbul. It is located along the Marmara Sea, and borders to the west on the neighborhood of Yedikule (the "Castle of the Seven Towers"). Etymology The name originates from the Greek word ''psamathion'' (), meaning "sandy", because of the great quantity of sand found in the quarter. History About 383 AD, the first monastic institution was established in Constantinople, at Psamatheia, at that time still outside the walled city.Tsai, Kathryn (Dr). ''A Timeline of Eastern Church History''. Divine Ascent Press, CA, 2004. p.73. Up to recent times, Samatya was mostly inhabited by Armenians, who were settled here in 1458 by Sultan Mehmet II,Müller-Wiener (1977), p. 200 and who own there the church of '' Surp Kevork'', also called ''Sulu Manastiri'' (Water's monastery) – previously an Eastern Orthodox church which dates back to before the Ottoman conquest, and by Greek ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
