Kuran (surname)
Kuran is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Aptullah Kuran (1927–2002), Turkish architectural historian * Juraj Kuráň (born 1988), Slovak footballer *Timur Kuran (born 1954), Turkish American economist See also *Kuroń Kuroń is a Polish surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Danuta Kuroń (born 1949), Polish activist * Jacek Kuroń (1934–2004), Polish politician, Danuta's husband * Maciej Kuroń Maciej Kuroń (; born 8 March 1960 in Warsaw, d ...

Aptullah Kuran
Dr. Aptullah Kuran (4 December 1927 – 1 April 2002) was a Turkish professor of Ottoman architecture and founding president of Boğaziçi University. After graduation from Robert College, he received his bachelor's and master's degrees in Architecture at Yale University and his doctoral degree in History of Art at Ankara University. He returned to Robert College in 1968, and became the first president of Boğaziçi University when ''Robert Yüksek'' was converted into a state university by Turkish authorities in 1971. Aptullah Kuran is also the father of Duke University professor Timur Kuran Timur Kuran is a Turkish-American economist and political scientist, Professor of Economics and Political Science, and Gorter Family Professor of Islamic Studies at Duke University. His work spans economics, political science, history, and law. ..., Suzan Kuran, and Melisa Kuran Fowler. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Kuran, Aptullah 1927 births 2002 deaths Rectors of Boğaziçi Universi ...
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Juraj Kuráň
Juraj Kuráň (born 11 August 1988) is a Slovak footballer who plays as a midfielder A midfielder is an outfield position in association football. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie .... References External linksat eurofotbal.cz at imscouting.com 1988 births Living people Slovak men's footballers Men's association football midfielders FC Senec players ŠK Slovan Bratislava players FC Petržalka players FC ViOn Zlaté Moravce players FC DAC 1904 Dunajská Streda players Slovak First Football League players {{Slovakia-footy-midfielder-stub ...
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Timur Kuran
Timur Kuran is a Turkish-American economist and political scientist, Professor of Economics and Political Science, and Gorter Family Professor of Islamic Studies at Duke University. His work spans economics, political science, history, and law. Early life and education Kuran was born in New York City in 1954, where his parents were graduate students at Yale University. They returned to Turkey, and he spent his early childhood in Ankara, where his father, Aptullah Kuran, taught at Middle East Technical University. The family moved to Istanbul in 1969, when the senior Kuran joined the faculty of Robert College, whose higher education side became Boğaziçi University in 1971. Kuran obtained his secondary education in Istanbul, graduating from Robert College in 1973. He went on to study economics at Princeton University, graduating magna cum laude in 1977. He obtained his doctorate at Stanford University, under the supervision of Kenneth Arrow. Career Kuran taught at University of So ...
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