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List Of People From Ankara
This is a list of notable people from Ankara, Turkey. Musicians and music bands * Mazhar Alanson * Funda Arar * İdil Biret * Çilekeş * Hande Dalkılıç * Ayşedeniz Gökçin * Nil Karaibrahimgil * maNga * Peter Murphy * Erkan Oğur * Zerrin Özer * Yağmur Sarıgül * Fazıl Say * Joe Strummer * Özlem Tekin Others * Boran Kuzum, actor * Filiz Akın, actress * Ekrem Bora, actor * Emin Çölaşan, journalist * Burak Dakak, actor * Yasemin Dalkılıç, free diver * Vedat Dalokay, architect * Ordal Demokan, physicist * Cansu Dere, actress * Can Dündar, journalist * Burak Sergen, actor * Melih Gokcek, mayor * Erdal İnönü, politician and physicist * Orhan Karaveli, journalist and writer * Vehbi Koç, pioneer industrialist * Kartal Tibet, actor * Tunc Ucyildiz, surfer See also * {{portal-inline, Turkey people 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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, making it Turkey's second-largest city after Istanbul. Serving as the capital of the ancient Celtic state of Galatia (280–64 BC), and later of the Roman province with the same name (25 BC–7th century), the city is very old, with various Hattian, Hittite, Lydian, Phrygian, Galatian, Greek, Persian, Roman, Byzantine, and Ottoman archeological sites. The Ottomans made the city the capital first of the Anatolia Eyalet (1393 – late 15th century) and then the Angora Vilayet (1867–1922). The historical center of Ankara is a rocky hill rising over the left bank of the Ankara River, a tributary of the Sakarya River. The hill remains crowned by the ruins of Ankara Castle. Although few of its outworks have survived, there are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Filiz Akın
Filiz Akın (born Suna Akın, 2 January 1943) is a Turkish actress, writer and TV presenter. Known as Yeşilçam Turkish cinema's "noble, modern, urban and elegant face", Filiz Akın gained a huge fan base in Turkey. Türk sinemasının asil, modern, kentli ve zarif yüzü Filiz Akın Cumhuriyet, Retrieved 23 January 2014Türk sinemasının Avrupai yüzü Filiz Akın malatyafilmfest.org.tr, Retrieved 23 January 2014 [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vehbi Koç
Ahmet Vehbi Koç (20 July 1901 – 25 February 1996) was a Turkish entrepreneur and philanthropist who founded the Koç Holding, Koç Group, one of Turkey’s largest groups of companies. During his lifetime he came to be one of Turkey's wealthiest citizens. He was also a well-known philanthropist with interests in health, education and the arts. Early life Vehbi Koç was born in 1901 in Çorakalı, a predominantly Muslim neighbourhood of Ankara. He then lived in a vineyard estate in the Keçiören district, since absorbed into Ankara. Purchased by his father in 1923, the property, which was left vacant after the Kasapyan family moved to Istanbul from Ankara during the Armenian Genocide, was later acquired by Koç and became the Vehbi Koç museum in 1944 after a thorough renovation. Business career Koç began his working career in 1917 at the small grocery store his father opened for him in Ankara. The first firm he established was called Koçzade Ahmet Vehbi and was reg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orhan Karaveli
Orhan Karaveli (25 February 1930 – 24 March 2023) was a Turkish journalist and writer. Personal life Orhan Karaveli's family was a member of the Karaevli Turkmen tribe. Their surname reflects their tribe name with a transposition of two letters. Orhan Karaveli was born to Mahmut and his wife Rafia in Ankara on 26 February 1930. He attended İstiklal Primary School in 1936. But the next year he was transferred to Galatasaray Primary School in Istanbul. He continued his secondary education at Galatasaray High School util 1949. Although he began studying in the law school of Istanbul University, he paused his military service in the anti-aircraft school. He resumed his university education in 1954.''Biography page'' He also studied at the University of Westminster for one year. He was married and a father of three. Career Karaveli began his journalism career while he was still at the university. His first paid article was published in the periodical ''Her Hafta'' in 1948 about ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erdal İnönü
Erdal İnönü (6 June 1926 – 31 October 2007) was a Turkish theoretical physicist and politician, who served as the interim Prime Minister of Turkey between 16 May and 25 June 1993. He also served as the Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey from 1991 to 1993 and as the Minister of Foreign Affairs from March to October 1995. He served as the leader of the Social Democracy Party (SODEP) from 1983 to 1985 and later the Social Democratic Populist Party (SHP) from 1986 to 1993. He was the son of the 2nd President of Turkey, İsmet İnönü. İnönü initially founded the SODEP in 1983 with the intention of contesting the 1983 general election. However, the National Security Council that had been established following the 1980 military coup banned İnönü from standing for office. Standing down as chairman in order to be replaced by a politician that could seek office, İnönü was succeeded by Cezmi Kartay. However, SODEP was banned completely from contesting the election, result ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melih Gokcek
Melih is a given name. Notable people with the name include: * Melih Abdulhayoğlu (born 1968), Turkish-American entrepreneur * Melih Mahmutoğlu, Turkish basketball player *Melih Cevdet Anday (1915–2002), Turkish poet and writer * Melih Esenbel (1915–1995), Turkish diplomat and Minister of Foreign Affairs *Melih Gökçek (born 1948), Turkish politician and a former MP *Melih Kibar (1951–2005), Turkish composer *Vahit Melih Halefoğlu Vahit Melih Halefoğlu (19 November 1919 – 20 January 2017) was a Turkish politician and diplomat. Following his education at the School of Political Science in Ankara University in 1942 he entered the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Between ... (born 1919), Turkish politician and diplomat {{given name Turkish masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burak Sergen
Burak Sergen (born 9 February 1961) is a Turkish actor. He has appeared in more than thirty films since 1996. Selected filmography Film Television References External links * 1961 births Living people Turkish male film actors {{Turkey-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Can Dündar
Can Dündar (, born 16 June 1961) is a Turkish journalist, columnist and documentarian. Editor-in-chief of center-left ''Cumhuriyet'' newspaper until August 2016, he was arrested in November 2015 after his newspaper published footage showing the State Intelligence MİT sending weapons to Syrian Islamist fighters. One of the "best known" figures in Turkish media, Dündar has written for several newspapers, produced many television programs for state-owned TRT and various private channels including CNN Türk and NTV, and published more than 20 books. Dündar is the recipient of the International Press Freedom Award by the Committee to Protect Journalists. In 2016, Can Dündar, together with Erdem Gül, were awarded the Prize for the Freedom and Future of the Media, by the Leipzig Media Foundation, lead partner of the European Centre for Press and Media Freedom. Since June 2016, he has lived in exile in Germany, with an arrest warrant against him in Turkey. Currently he is editor-i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cansu Dere
Cansu Dere (born 14 October 1980, Ankara) is a Turkish actress, model and former Miss Turkey. Biography Her mother is originally from Thessaloniki, Greece, while her father is originally from the Bulgaria. She completed her primary and secondary education in İzmir. In 2000, she was due to represent Turkey in the Miss Universe pageant but, Cansu withdrew due to political issues between Turkey and Cyprus (Host country of the Miss Universe in 2000); Turkey had no relations with the Republic of Cyprus. She was forbidden by the Turkish Government to travel to the 2000 Miss Universe pageant in Cyprus unless she could pass through Northern Cyprus, which was then forbidden for any visitor to the Republic of Cyprus. The competition committee in Turkey made arrangements for her to travel through Athens, but the day before her departure the government refused to let her go, "for political reasons". This was the second delegate that was not allowed to represent Turkey that year. Shortly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ordal Demokan
Ordal Demokan (January 13, 1946 – October 29, 2004) was a Turkish physicist. Biography Born in Istanbul, Turkey, Demokan graduated from TED Ankara Koleji in 1962, and received his BSc and MSc degrees on Electrical Engineering in 1966 and 1967 from Middle East Technical University (METU) in Ankara. He received TUBITAK scholarship between 1964 and 1967. He received his PhD degree on physics from University of Iowa in 1970, through Fulbright scholarship between 1967 and 1969 and University of Iowa Education Scholarship. In September 1970, he started working as an assistant professor at Middle East Technical University, in Department of Physics. The plasma physics research in METU is initiated by Ordal Demokan in 1972 with his establishing the plasma physics laboratory. He acquired the title of Associate Professor in 1976. In 1978–1979, he worked as director of TAEK Plasma and Laser Department. Between 1979 and 1981, he was in Jülich Research Centre's Institute of Plasma Ph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vedat Dalokay
Vedat Dalokay (10 November 1927 – 21 March 1991) was a renowned Turkish architect and a former mayor of Ankara. Early life and education He was born in Elazığ in 1927 to İbrahim Bey from Pertek. He completed his elementary and secondary education in Elazığ. Then he left for Istanbul where he graduated from the faculty of architecture of Istanbul Technical University in 1949. His lecturers there were Clemens Holzmeister and Paul Bonatz. In 1950 he settled to Paris to begin post-graduate studies at the City Planning Department of the Sorbonne University in Paris, France, but then did not graduate. Career Following his graduation in 1949, he entered the Ministry of Works and the Post and Telecommunications Department. In the 1973 Turkish local elections, he was elected as the mayor of Ankara from the Republican People's Party (CHP). In 1977 Dalokay and other CHP mayors, including İstanbul mayor Ahmet İsvan and İzmit mayor Erol Köse issued a declaration on m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yasemin Dalkılıç
Yasemin Dalkılıç (born 2 May 1979) is a Turkish female free diver. She holds numerous records in different categories of free diving. Though still in the middle of her career, she is already considered to be one of the all-time greats in the sport. Biography Yasemin Dalkılıç was born and grew up in Ankara, Turkey, some away from the nearest coast. At age 14, she was a member of the national monofin finswimming team, where she stayed for several years and set several Turkish records. By the time she was 16, she had established herself as the best freediver in her country. In 1996, she started as a student in the mathematics department at the Middle East Technical University in Ankara, where she became a member of the Subaqua Society. In 1998 Dalkılıç competed in the Freediving World Cup in Sardinia, Italy, where she clinched the first place among the women. A year later, in 1999, Yasemin made an acquaintance that would change her life. International trainer Rudi Castine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
