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Garbis İstanbulluoğlu
Garbis İstanbulluoğlu (24 February 192717 February 1994), known as with his given nickname Tenekeci Gabris, - literally meaning "''Tinsmith''", was a former Turkey national football team, Turkish football player and coach. Early life Of Armenians in Turkey, Armenian origin, he was born in Kadırga neighbourhood of Fatih, Istanbul. His father was a tinsmith and Garbis was called "Tenekeci Garbis", by fans and the press, because of his father's profession (''Tenekeci'' is Turkish language, Turkish for tinsmith). Career İstanbulluoğlu began playing football with Kadırgaspor, his local team. He joined Vefa S.K. in 1950, where he played in 90 games scoring 52 goals. He also played for Taksim SK for three seasons. He played as a striker. National Team İstanbulluoğlu was the first Armenian origin footballer that represented Turkey national football team, Turkey. He was first capped for Turkey national football team, Turkey on 1 June 1952 in Ankara against Switzerland na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Istanbul
Istanbul ( , ; tr, İstanbul ), formerly known as Constantinople ( grc-gre, Κωνσταντινούπολις; la, Constantinopolis), is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, largest city in Turkey, serving as the country's economic, cultural and historic hub. The city straddles the Bosporus strait, lying in both Europe and Asia, and has a population of over 15 million residents, comprising 19% of the population of Turkey. Istanbul is the list of European cities by population within city limits, most populous European city, and the world's List of largest cities, 15th-largest city. The city was founded as Byzantium ( grc-gre, Βυζάντιον, ) in the 7th century BCE by Ancient Greece, Greek settlers from Megara. In 330 CE, the Roman emperor Constantine the Great made it his imperial capital, renaming it first as New Rome ( grc-gre, Νέα Ῥώμη, ; la, Nova Roma) and then as Constantinople () after himself. The city grew in size and influence, eventually becom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
