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Gürkan Arslan
Gürkan is a Turkish surname and given name for males. The word "Gürkan", is a Persianized form of the Mongolian word "Kuragan" (or Guregen) meaning "son-in-law".''A History of the Muslim World Since 1260: The Making of a Global Community'', by Vernon Egger, p. 193 This was an honorific title used by the Timurid dynasty as the Timurids were in-laws of the line of Genghis Khan, founder of the Mongol Empire, as Timur had married Saray Mulk Khanum, a direct descendant of Genghis Khan. People named Gürkan include: Given name * Gürkan Coşkun (born 1941), Turkish painter * Gürkan Ekren (born 1974), Turkish football player * Gürkan Sermeter (born 1974), Swiss football player of Turkish descent * Gürkan Uygun (born 1974), Turkish actor Middle name * Mehmet Gürkan Öztürk (born 1989), Turkish footballer Surname * Aydın Güven Gürkan (1941–2006), Turkish academic and politician * Cevat Gürkan (1907–1984), Turkish equestrian * Emrah Safa Gürkan (born 1981), Turkish historian ... [...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] |
Aydın Güven Gürkan
Aydın Güven Gürkan (May 10, 1941 Elazığ-January 22, 2006 Istanbul) was a Turkish academic and politician. Early life He was born in Elazığ on 10 May 1941. In 1963, he graduated from the Faculty of Political Sciences in Ankara University. In 1970, he completed his doctorate studies in the University of Cologne, Germany with highest honors summa cum laude. Returned to Turkey, in addition to teaching, he served as the dean of Faculty of Journalism in Gazi University. In 1981, he resigned from his post protesting the Council of Higher Education. Political career All Turkish parties were closed in 1981 by the military rule so called by the National Security Council (MGK). In 1983, the MGK decided to allow the formation of new parties with severe restrictions. Aydın Güven Gürkan joined People's Party ( tr, Halkçı Parti, HP)) a new party on the track of Republican People's Party (, which is usually credited as the founder of Turkish Republic in 1923. In the first elections ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Umut A
Umut (; ) is a Turkish gender neutral given name meaning ''hope''. Notable people named Umut include: * Umut Akkoyun (born 2000), Turkish tennis player * Umut apa (fl. 1991–2005), renowned charismatic healer from Kazakhstan * Umut Aral (born 1976), Turkish film director, producer, and screenwriter * Umut Atakişi (born 1981), Turkish Chess Champion * Umut Bozok (born 1996), French-born Turkish footballer * Umut Bulut (born 1983), Turkish footballer * Umut Gündoğan (born 1990), Turkish footballer * Umut Güneş (born 2000), Turkish footballer * Umut A. Gurkan, Turkish–American mechanical and biomedical engineer * Umut Güzelses (born 1987), Turkish-Israeli soccer player * Umut Meraş (born 1995), Turkish footballer * Umut Nayir (born 1993), Turkish footballer * Umut Oran (born 1962), Turkish textile manufacturer and politician * Umut Özkirimli (born 1970), Turkish political scientist * Umut Shayakhmetova (born 1969), Kazakh businesswoman * Umut Sönmez (born 1993), Azerb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Selma Gürkan
Selma Gürkan (1961) is a Turkish unionist and politician who has been the chairwoman of the Labour Party (EMEP) since 21 May 2011. In 2015 Gürkan made a joint statement with Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) leaders Selahattin Demirtaş and Figen Yüksekdağ addressing the perceived threats to political freedom in advance of the November elections, in which they called for a commitment to democratic rights. In February 2018 Gürkan made a speech criticising Turkey's invasion of Afrin, Syria Afrin; ar, عفرين, Ifrīn. is a city in northern Syria. In the Afrin District, it is part of the Aleppo Governorate. The total population of the district was recorded at 172,095 people, of whom 36,562 lived in the town of Afrin itself. The ..., and was arrested and held under charges of "spreading terrorist propaganda", for which she faces a possible prison sentence of 7 years. 15 other members of the party were arrested but later released for sharing anti-war in Afrin sentiments ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Recep Gürkan
Recep Gürkan (born 1 August 1964 in İpsala, Edirne Province) is a Turkish politician and member of the CHP. He was previously a member of the Grand National Assembly and has been the mayor of Edirne since 30 March 2014. Life and work After finishing school, Gürkan continued his studies at Trakya University in Edirne and the Anadolu University in Eskişehir. He graduated from the Faculty of Social Science, Department of Administration. Following his studies, Gürkan worked as a teacher and headmaster at various Turkish schools, and was later given the position of vice-director of the National Education Directorate in Edirne. He was also given positions at the Coordination Directorate for Planning in Istanbul and the Thrace Development Association. Gürkan also led the management of the Regional Technology Development Firm Techno Inc. and was a member of the Kemalist Working Group for the Future and Modern Life in Turkey. He became General Secretary of Trakya University duri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fatoş Gürkan
Fatoş Gürkan (born 1 January 1966) is a Turkish lawyer and politician with the ruling AKP Party, Member of Parliament. She was born in Çevlik, Adana. She graduated from Ankara University Ankara University ( tr, Ankara Üniversitesi) is a public university in Ankara, the capital city of Turkey. It was the first higher education institution founded in Turkey after the formation of the republic in 1923. The university has 40 vocat ... Law Faculty and worked as a freelance lawyer. She became member of TEMA foundation, Turkish Law Institute. She worked at Adana Bar Association's Child Commission and Culture and Tourism Commission. She is elected representative for Adana in the 23rd Turkish Parliament and is member of Constitution Commission Secretariat. References/External links Ankara University alumni Living people People from Adana Turkish women lawyers Justice and Development Party (Turkey) politicians 1966 births Members of the 24th Parliament of Turkey ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emrah Safa Gürkan
Emrah Safa Gürkan (born 16 January 1981) is a Turkish historian, professor of Ottoman studies and academic. Academic career Having received his B.A. in International Affairs at Bilkent University (2003), Gürkan wrote his M.A. thesis titled ''Ottoman Corsairs in the Western Mediterranean and Their Place in the Ottoman-Habsburg Rivalry, 1505-1535'' with Halil Inalcık (2006). He then moved to Georgetown University where he completed his Ph.D with a dissertation on early modern espionage (''Espionage in the 16th Century Mediterranean: Secret Diplomacy, Mediterranean Go-Betweens and the Ottoman-Habsburg Rivalry,'' 2012). Gürkan studies the early modern Mediterranean with a focus on espionage, piracy, slavery, religious conversion, naval technology and the relationship between the Ottoman Empire and the West. He has written a number of articles in English, Turkish, Italian, Spanish and German as well as two scientific monographs, the first of which received Scientific Monograph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cevat Gürkan
Cevat Gürkan (10 September 1907 – 1984) was a Turkish equestrian. He competed in two events at the 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad (German: ''Spiele der XI. Olympiade'') and commonly known as Berlin 1936 or the Nazi Olympics, were an international multi-sp .... References 1907 births 1984 deaths Turkish male equestrians Olympic equestrians for Turkey Equestrians at the 1936 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing {{Turkey-equestrian-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mehmet Gürkan Öztürk
Mehmet Gürkan Öztürk (born 26 March 1989) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays for TFF Second League TFF 2. Lig (Turkish Football Federation Second League), is the third level in the Turkish football league system. It was founded in the 2001–02 season with the name of ''Turkish Second League Category B'' as a continuation of the then second lev ... club Amed. References External links * 1989 births People from Ayancık Living people Turkish footballers Turkey youth international footballers Association football forwards İstanbulspor footballers Gümüşhanespor footballers Darıca Gençlerbirliği footballers Aydınspor footballers Çaykur Rizespor footballers Yeni Malatyaspor footballers Kartalspor footballers Niğde Anadolu FK footballers Bandırmaspor footballers Zonguldakspor footballers Utaş Uşakspor footballers Ankaraspor footballers Süper Lig players TFF Second League players TFF Third League players {{Turkey-footy-forw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Timurid Dynasty
The Timurid dynasty ( chg, , fa, ), self-designated as Gurkani ( chg, , translit=Küregen, fa, , translit=Gūrkāniyān), was a Sunni Muslim dynasty or clan of Turco-Mongol originB.F. Manz, ''"Tīmūr Lang"'', in Encyclopaedia of Islam, Online Edition, 2006''Encyclopædia Britannica'',Timurid Dynasty, Online Academic Edition, 2007. (Quotation: "Turkic dynasty descended from the conqueror Timur (Tamerlane), renowned for its brilliant revival of artistic and intellectual life in Iran and Central Asia. ... Trading and artistic communities were brought into the capital city of Herat, where a library was founded, and the capital became the centre of a renewed and artistically brilliant Persian culture.") descended from the warlord Timur (also known as Tamerlane). The word "Gurkani" derives from "Gurkan", a Persianized form of the Mongolian word "Kuragan" meaning "son-in-law". This was an honorific title used by the dynasty as the Timurids were in-laws of the line of Genghis Khan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gürkan Uygun
Gürkan Uygun (born 27 May 1974) is a Turkish actor of Georgian descent. He joined theater in his high school years. He started his career as an amateur actor in 1990. Then he received training at the Dormen Theater. In 1996, he made his debut on television and starred in the series ''Tatlı Kaçıklar'', ''Böyle Mi Olacaktı'', ''Yedi Numara'', ''Deli Yürek'' and ''Şapkadan Babam Çıktı''. He is best known for his role as Memati Baş in the ''Kurtlar Vadisi'' TV series. For about 10 years, he played the character of Memati. In 2018, he began portraying Halil Halid in '' Payitaht: Abdülhamid'' series. He portrayed the role of Hasan Sabbah in famous Turkish series Uyanış: Büyük Selçuklu Theatre * Testosteron : Andrzej Saramonowicz - Oyun Studios - 2013 * Timon of Athens : William Shakespeare - Oyun Studios - 2006 * Out of Order : Ray Cooney - Dormen Theatre - 1998 * Funny Money : Ray Cooney - Dormen Theatre - 1996 * The Sunshine Boys : Neil Simon - Dormen Theatre - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gürkan Sermeter
Gürkan Sermeter (born 14 February 1974) is a Swiss former footballer who last played for AC Bellinzona in the Swiss Challenge League The Challenge League is the second-highest tier of the Swiss football league system and lower of two professional leagues in the country. Ten teams play in the Challenge League; the winners of the league are promoted to the Super League, while the .... External links Statisticsat T-Online.de AC Bellinzona profile * 1974 births Swiss men's footballers Living people FC Aarau players Grasshopper Club Zürich players BSC Young Boys players FC Luzern players AC Bellinzona players Swiss Super League players Swiss Challenge League players Men's association football midfielders {{Switzerland-footy-midfielder-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
