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Furkan Ozyazici
Furkan is a Turkish Islamic masculine given name, which means "criterion, proof, evidence, affirmation, testament". ''Furkan'' is also the name of a Qur'anic chapter Al-Furqan. People with the name include: *Furkan Akar (born 2002), Turkish short track speed skater * Furkan Aldemir (born 1991), Turkish basketball player with Galatasara *Furkan Andıç (born 1990), Turkish actor and model * Furkan Asena Aydın (born 1992), Turkish female taekwondo practitioner (middleweight division) * Furkan Aydın (born 1991), Turkish footballer *Furkan Doğan (1991–2010), Turkish-American student killed in the Gaza flotilla raid *Furkan Korkmaz (born 1997), Turkish basketball player for the NBA's Philadelphia 76ers * Furkan Oruç (born 1996), Turkish archer * Furkan Özçal (born 1990), in a Turkish footballer * Furkan Ulaş Memiş (born 1991), Turkish amateur boxer who competed at the 2008 Olympics at flyweight * Furkan Yalçınkaya (born 1986), Turkish volleyball player See also *Al-Furqan (A ... [...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] |
Gaza Flotilla Raid
The Gaza flotilla raid was a military operation by Israel against six civilian ships of the " Gaza Freedom Flotilla" on 31 May 2010 in international waters in the Mediterranean Sea. Nine activists and no Israelis were killed on one ship during the raid, but ten Israeli soldiers were wounded, one seriously. One further Turkish activist died later of his wounds. Three of the six flotilla ships, organized by the Free Gaza Movement and the Turkish Foundation for Human Rights and Freedoms and Humanitarian Relief (İHH), were carrying humanitarian aid and construction materials, intending to break the Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip. Israel had warned the flotilla to abort their mission, describing it as a provocation. On 31 May 2010, Israeli Shayetet 13 naval commandos boarded the ships from speedboats and helicopters in order to force the ships to the Israeli port of Ashdod for inspection. On the Turkish ship MV ''Mavi Marmara'', according to the Israel's own Turkel Comm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The True Furqan
''The True Furqan'' ( ar, الفرقان الحق, al-Furqān al-ḥaqq) is a book written in Arabic that tries to imitate the Qur'an but incorporating elements of traditional Christian teaching. Reception According to Baptist News, Al-Mahdy, a member of the executive committee of "Project Omega 2001" released ''The True Furqan'' in April 1999 saying that Muslims "have not received the true message of the gospel". The book is attributed to authors who go by the pseudonyms of "Al Saffee" and "Al Mahdee", and was translated into English by Anis Shorrosh, who calls it "a tool to liberate Muslims", and who believes that Muhammad is "the antichrist". It contains 77 numbered chapters, plus a prologue and epilogue. According to Shorrosh, ''The True Furqan'' is an attempt to respond to the challenge in the Quran that none can create a work like it, and incorporates a Christian rather than Islamic message. "This book apparently reproduced the Quranic style so effectively that some who re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Furqan Force
The Furqan Force or Furqan Battalion was a uniformed Battalion force of volunteers of the minority Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in the Dominion of Pakistan. Formed in June 1948 at the direction of Head of the Worldwide Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, Mirza Basheer-ud-Din Mahmood Ahmad, at the request of Pakistan government, the unit fought for Pakistan against India in the First Kashmir War. In addition to its troops being drawn from the Ahmadiyya population, the expenses of maintaining the unit were also paid by that community. The unit was disbanded on 7 June 1950. Following the anti-Ahmadiyya Lahore riots of 1953 The Lahore riots of 1953 were a series of violent riots against the Ahmadiyya Movement, a faith marginalized in Pakistan, mainly in the city of Lahore, Pakistan as well as the rest of Punjab, which were eventually quelled by the Pakistan Army wh ..., a Pakistani court of inquiry cited the Furqan Battalion in discussions of the Ahmadi role in Pakistani society. Refere ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Furkan Yalçınkaya
Furkan Yalçınkaya (born August 12, 1986) is a Turkish volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ... player. He is 199 cm. He plays for Fenerbahçe S.K. since 2007 season start and has jersey number 17. He played 16 times for the Turkish national team. He also played for Arçelik and Manavgat Belediyespor. External links Player profile at fenerbahce.org ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Furkan Ulaş Memiş
Furkan Ulaş Memiş (born April 22, 1991) is a Turkish amateur boxer competing in the bantamweight division. Memiş was born in Trabzon. At , he weighs . He competed at the 2008 Olympics in flyweight but was defeated in his first bout by Indian Jitender Kumar. At the 2011 European Amateur Championships held in Ankara Ankara ( , ; ), historically known as Ancyra and Angora, is the capital of Turkey. Located in the central part of Anatolia, the city has a population of 5.1 million in its urban center and over 5.7 million in Ankara Province, maki ..., Turkey, he won the bronze medal. External links *Results 1991 births Flyweight boxers Living people Boxers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic boxers for Turkey Sportspeople from Trabzon Bantamweight boxers Turkish male boxers 21st-century Turkish people {{Turkey-boxing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Furkan Özçal
Furkan Özçal (born 3 September 1990) is a Turkish former footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. Club career He began his career with 1860 Munich, who play in the second tier of the German league, rising through the youth ranks. He was offered a professional contract and played one season with the club before signing a three-year contract with Kayserispor on 18 June 2008. Galatasaray Furkan was released by Kayserispor in the summer of 2012 and on 6 September 2012 he was then signed by Turkish giants Galatasaray on a free transfer. On 18 July 2013, he left on loan to Karabükspor until the rest of the season. Furkan returned to Galatasaray after his impressive loan spell for the new season. Honours ;Galatasaray *Süper Lig (1): 2012–13 1 (one, unit, unity) is a number representing a single or the only entity. 1 is also a numerical digit and represents a single unit of counting or measurement. For example, a line segment of ''unit length'' is a line segment of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Furkan Oruç
Furkan Oruç (born 18 December 1996) is a Turkish male compound archer and part of the national team. Private life Furkan Oruç was born in Yalova, Turkey on 18 December 1996. Sport career Oruç is a member of Yalova Gençlik Hizmetleri Sports Club, where he is coached by Efrahim Canfes. In 2016, he was admitted to Turkey national team. Oruç won the gold medal together with his teammates in the second leg of the 2021 Archery World Cup in Lausanne, Switzerland. Hetook the gold medal in the team event of the 2021 European Archery Championships held in Antalya Antalya () is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, fifth-most populous city in Turkey as well as the capital of Antalya Province. Located on Anatolia's southwest coast bordered by the Taurus Mountains, Antalya is the largest Turkish cit ..., Turkey. He won the silver medal in the men's team compound event at the 2022 European Indoor Archery Championships held in Laško, Slovenia. He won the silver medal in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Furkan Korkmaz
Furkan Korkmaz (born 24 July 1997) is a Turkish professional basketball player for the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was born and raised in Istanbul, and was selected 26th in the 2016 NBA draft. Korkmaz is tall and plays the shooting guard and small forward positions. Early years Korkmaz was born in Bakırköy, Istanbul. He started playing basketball with the school team when he was nine. In 2012, he moved to Anadolu Efes S.K., Anadolu Efes, from Efes' junior team, Yeşilyurt Spor Kulübü, for $250,000, at the age of 15. Professional career Anadolu Efes (2013–2017) In his first year in the Efes club infrastructure, Korkmaz played for the junior and youth teams of Efes. He was loan (sports), loaned for the 2013–14 season to the Turkish basketball league system, Turkish 2nd-tier level Turkish Basketball First League, TB2L team Pertevniyal S.K., Pertevniyal, which was at the time the farm team, farm club of Anadolu Efes. In the summer of 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
