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Fikri Karayel
Fikri Karayel (born 7 February 1987) is a Turkish Cypriot rock singer and songwriter. He was born in Zodeia, where he lived throughout his childhood. He was named after his grandfather, Fikri Karayel, a popular sportsman after whom the local primary school and Fikri Karayel Stadium were named. He was inspired and helped by the local band SOS, and he quickly developed a passion for music. He started singing at the fifth year of the primary school and had his first performance to a broad audience at the Orange Festival of Morphou. He went on to study biochemistry at the Kingston University; meanwhile, he joined the band Refik and started composing songs that became popular. He performed before concerts of Turkish bands such as Duman and thus developed a Turkish Cypriot fan base, during this time, he became known in Turkey as Haluk Levent performed one of his songs. His first popular song was "Şehit" ("Martyr"). "Trenler" ("Trains"), "Hayal Edemezsin" ("You Can't Imagine") and "Mo ...
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Pano Zodeia
Pano Zodeia ( el, (η) Πάνω Ζώδεια; tr, Yukarı Bostancı) is a village on the island of Cyprus, east of Morphou. ''De facto'', it is under the control of Northern Cyprus. Green Line crossing Pano Zodeia is the location of one of six Green Line crossings between the Republic of Cyprus and Northern Cyprus. The town on the Republic side of the border is Astromeritis Astromeritis ( el, Αστρομερίτης, tr, Astromerit) is a large village in the Morphou Department of the Nicosia District of Cyprus. It is located from the capital Nicosia. By the 2001 census it had a total population of 2,361. Green .... The crossing is only for vehicular traffic. It was opened on 31 August 2005. References Communities in Nicosia District Populated places in Güzelyurt District Border crossings of Cyprus Greek Cypriot villages depopulated during the 1974 Turkish invasion of Cyprus {{Cyprus-geo-stub ...
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Near East University
Near East University (NEU; tr, Yakın Doğu Üniversitesi, commonly referred to as YDÜ) is a private university located in North Cyprus. It was founded in North Nicosia in 1988, by Suat Günsel, a Turkish Cypriot who is the 100% owner of NEU. The chairman of the board of trustees is his son, Irfan Günsel. The Near East University currently has 16 faculties with 98 departments, 4 vocational schools, 2 high schools and 4 graduate schools offering programs at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. With over 25,000 students, it is the largest university in Northern Cyprus. History The Near East University was founded by Günsel in 1988. It started higher education studies with two faculties and subsequently established 14 more faculties, four graduate schools, and 15 research centres. The Faculty of Medicine was established in 2008. Campus All the facilities and educational institutions of the university are located in the campus, along with the Near East College (middle an ...
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People From Nicosia District
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Turkish Cypriot Singers
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Cypriot Male Singer-songwriters
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21st-century Cypriot Male Singers
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1987 Births
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Ayşe Hatun Önal
Ayşe Hatun Önal (born 29 July 1978) is a Turkish model, actress, singer and Miss Turkey 1999 who represented her country in the 49th Miss World 1999 in London, England. Career She graduated from Adana Borsa High School in Adana. Ayşe was a professional model while she was a university student. She studied Public relations at Anadolu University in Eskişehir but left after second grade. She participated in the Miss Turkey contest in 1999, and won the title. That same year in December, she represented her country at the Miss World 1999. Since 2004, she successfully played in a number of films, mini television series and commercials. She is interested in music and listens mostly to Sezen Aksu, Sertab Erener, U2, Madonna, Depeche Mode, and Prince. Önal's voice is alto The musical term alto, meaning "high" in Italian (Latin: ''altus''), historically refers to the contrapuntal part higher than the tenor and its associated vocal range. In 4-part voice leading alto is the s ...
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Murat Boz
Murat Boz (born 7 March 1980) is a Turkish singer, songwriter and actor. Boz began his solo career by releasing his first single, " Aşkı Bulamam Ben", in 2006. In the following year his first studio album titled ''Maximum'' (2007) was released, which sold numerous copies and earned him multiple awards. He continued his music career by releasing his subsequent albums '' Şans'' (2009), '' Aşklarım Büyük Benden'' (2011), and '' Janti'' (2016). Numerous songs from these albums including "Maximum", " Uçurum", "Para Yok", "Özledim", "Sallana Sallana" and "Adını Bilen Yazsın" were among the top-five hits on Türkçe Top 20, and "Geri Dönüş Olsa", "Kalamam Arkadaş" and "Janti" were the number-one singles on the list. In addition to his singing career, he began acting by starring in the movie ''Hadi İnşallah'' (2014), and later continued his acting career by playing leading roles in ''Kardeşim Benim'' (2016), ''Dönerse Senindir'' (2016) and ''Öldür Beni Sevgilim'' ( ...
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Merve Özbey
Merve Özbey (born 18 July 1988) is a Turkish singer and songwriter. Due to her collaborations with Erdem Kınay in the songs "Duman" and "Helal Ettim", she became famous in Turkey. Life and career Merve Özbey was born on 18 July 1988 in Istanbul. Her family originate from Erzurum. She studied Turkish classical music in Istanbul Technical University. Singer Ebru Gündeş discovered Özbey's talent. While listening to her at Utku's concert, she liked her voice and asked Özbey to perform a few more songs and eventually took her as her own backing vocalist. Özbey subsequently became a backing vocalist for singers Demet Akalın, Bengü, Özcan Deniz, Ferman Toprak, Utku and Yaşar İpek. While she was working as a vocalist on Demet Akalın's new album she met Erdem Kınay. Kınay said that he was working on a new album and asked Özbey to collaborate with him. In 2012, Kınay's new album ''Proje'' was released and Özbey was featured on the song "Duman". The song became a massive ...
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Genco Ecer
Genco Ecer (; born 13 December 1985) is a Turkish Cypriot singer and athlete. Prior to his music career, Ecer represented Northern Cyprus in its national basketball and swimming team. In 2009, Ecer released his debut album ''Kandıramazsın''. The album is a blend of R&B, funky house, and pop. He gained success with his single "U Dönüşü". Biography Ecer was born in Ankara, Turkey to an Ankara-native mother and a Turkish Cypriot father. At a young age he moved with his family to Cyprus. He spent his secondary education at the Bayraktar Türk Maarif Koleji and then the Türk Maarif Koleji. Ecer also studied architecture at the Near East University. Discography Studio albums *''Kandıramazsın'' (2009) Singles *"U Dönüşü" (2009) *"Yalvarırım" (2011) *"Vur" (2017) *"Zor Kurtarmışım" (2018) *"Kalp Kıranlara" (2019) *"Yarım Kalan" (feat. Oneblood) (2020) *"Oluruna Bıraktım" (2020) *"Nerede Bu?" (2020) *"Legal" (2021) *"Konu O Olunca" (with İrem Derici) (202 ...
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