List Of Turkish French People
The following is a list of notable French Turks, including both original immigrants of full or partial Turkish descent who obtained French citizenship and their French descendants. Most notable French Turks have come from, or originate from, Turkey but there are also notable French people of Turkish origin who have immigrated from, or descend from, the other former Ottoman territories, especially Turks from the North Africa and the Levant. Academia *Dr Ipek Yalcin Christmann, neurobiologist in charge of research at the French National Centre for Scientific Research *Dr Serdar Dalkılıç, founder of the National Union of Hospital Practitioners (SNPAC) and President of the Franco-Turkish Health Foundation * Erol Gelenbe, Professor of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at Imperial College *Nilüfer Göle, Professor of Sociology at the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales; * Doğan Kuban, Professor of Ottoman Architecture and History at Istanbul Technical Univ ...
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Turks In France
Turks in France also called the Turkish-French community, French Turks or Franco-Turks (french: Turcs de France; tr, ) refers to the ethnic Turkish people who live in France. The majority of French Turks descend from the Republic of Turkey; however there has also been Turkish migration from other post- Ottoman countries including ethnic Turkish communities which have come to France from North Africa (especially Algeria and Tunisia), the Balkans (e.g. from Bulgaria, Greece, Kosovo, North Macedonia and Romania), the island of Cyprus, and more recently Iraq, Lebanon, and Syria. There has also been migration to France from the Turkish diaspora (i.e. from states outside former Ottoman territories, such as Morocco and Western Europe). The Turkish community in France makes up one of the largest Asian diasporas in the country. History Early Ottoman migration The first Turks settled in France during the 16th and 17th century as galley slaves and merchants from the Ottoman Empir ...
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Actes Sud
Actes Sud is a French publishing house based in Arles. It was founded in 1978 by author Hubert Nyssen. By 2013, the company, then headed by Nyssen's daughter, Françoise Nyssen, had an annual turnover of 60 million euros and 60 staff members. History ACTeS was situated in Paradou, a village in the Vallée des Baux. Here, founder Hubert Nyssen, his wife Christine Le Bœuf, (which was the granddaughter of Belgian banker and patron Henry Le Bœuf), his sister Françoise Nyssen, Bertrand Py and Jean-Paul Capitani met and founded Actes Sud. In 1983 Actes Sud moved to Arles. The publishing house was incorporated on May 2, 1987. The ''Actes Sud'' was a publication of the "Atelier de cartographie thématique et statistique" (ACTeS). Authors A selection of authors Actes Sud published: Prizes * 2004: the book '' The Scortas' Sun'' (''Le Soleil des Scorta'') by Laurent Gaudé, was the first book published by Actes Sud, receiving a Prix Goncourt (Prix Goncourt/Roman). The boo ...
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Turks In Algeria
The Turks in Algeria, also commonly referred to as Algerian Turks, Algerian-Turkish Algero-Turkish and Turkish-Algerians were the ethnic Turkish and renegades who emigrated to Algeria during the Ottoman period. A significant number of Turks intermarried with the native population, and the male offspring of these marriages were referred to as ''Kouloughlis'' ( tr, kuloğlu) due to their mixed Turkish and central Maghrebi heritage.. However, in general, intermarriage was discouraged, in order to preserve the "Turkishness" of the community. Consequently, the terms "Turks" and "Kouloughlis" have traditionally been used to distinguish between those of full and partial Turkish ancestry. History Ottoman era (1515–1830) The foundation of Ottoman Algeria was directly linked to the establishment of the Ottoman province ( beylerbeylik) of the Maghreb at the beginning of the 16th century.. At the time, fearing that their city would fall into Spanish hands, the inhabitants of Algiers called ...
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Leïla Chellabi
Leïla Chellabi is a Moroccan-born French writer and digital artist who has published over 100 books. She is also a former dancer, model, radio host, and songwriter. Chellabi is also notable for being the last companion of the award-winning French novelist Romain Gary. Her father was an Algerian of Turkish origin who emigrated to Morocco Morocco (),, ) officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is the westernmost country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It overlooks the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria to ... after obtaining French citizenship. References External linksOfficial website {{DEFAULTSORT:Chellabi, Leila French writers French digital artists Women digital artists French female models Moroccan models Moroccan writers French people of Moroccan descent French people of Turkish descent Algerian people of Turkish descent Moroccan people of Turkish descent 20th-century French women L ...
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Radio France Internationale
Radio France Internationale, usually referred to as RFI, is the state-owned international radio broadcaster of France. With 37.2 million listeners in 2014, it is one of the most-listened-to international radio stations in the world, along with Deutsche Welle, the BBC World Service, the Voice of America, Radio Netherlands Worldwide, and China Radio International. RFI broadcasts 24 hours per day around the world in French and in 12 other languages in FM, shortwave, medium wave, satellite and on its website. It is a channel of the state company France Médias Monde. The majority of shortwave transmissions are in French and Hausa but also includes some hours of Swahili, Portuguese, Mandinka, and Russian. RFI broadcasts to over 150 countries on 5 continents. Africa is the largest part of radio listeners, representing 60% of the total audience in 2010. In the Paris region, RFI comprises between 150,000 and 200,000 listeners. In 2007, the audience was of 46.1 million listeners, bre ...
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L'Indépendant (Pyrénées-Orientales)
''L'Indépendant'' is a regional newspaper from the South of France. It is published daily from its headquarters in Perpignan, and is mainly distributed in the Aude and Pyrénées-Orientales departments. It is owned by the Groupe Sud Ouest ''Sud Ouest'' (French for "South West") is a daily French newspaper, the third largest regional daily in France in terms of circulation.