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Melisa Sözen
Melisa Sözen (born 6 July 1985) is a Turkish actress. Biography Starting her professional career at the very early age of 15, she studied in theatre department of Pera Fine Arts High School. Sözen starred in many Turkish TV hits including ''Çemberimde Gül Oya'', ''Bıçak Sırtı'', ''Bir Bulut Olsam'', ''Muhteşem Yüzyıl'', "Kırmızı Oda" and ''Şubat''. She played two different roles in surreal series "Şubat" alongside ex-husband Alican Yücesoy. After working with Turkey's most prominent directors in movies like '' Av Mevsimi'', ''Bir Varmış Bir Yokmuş'' and ''Cenneti Beklerken'' Sözen attracted international attention with her phenomenal acting in Nuri Bilge Ceylan's Palme d'Or winning '' Kış Uykusu'' in 2014. Following her role in the 3rd Season of Éric Rochant's influential series ''Le bureau des légendes'' in 2017, Sözen moved to Paris for a while and worked on her French. Her first leading role in a French movie came in 2019 with ''Damien veut changer ... [...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] |
Azap Yolu
Azebs, azabs or azaps ( ota, عزب, from Arabic, literally ''unmarried'', meaning ''bachelor''), also known as Asappes or Asappi, were irregular soldiers, originally made up of unmarried youths. They were conscripted among reayas and served in various roles in the early Ottoman army. The word azeb either often indicates a light infantry soldier which was called ''yaya'' azeb or a marine soldier which was called ''bahriye'' (navy) and ''deniz'' (sea) azeb. The term was used in the sense of "pirate" or "buccaneer" in Byzantine, Latin, and Italian sources from 14th to 16th century. History Azebs were originally an auxiliary infantry unit harkening back to Anatolian beyliks that became independent from the Anatolian Seljuk Sultanate. In the maritime beyliks they also served as naval units. For instance, in the 13th century sources address existence of troops called azebs in the Beylik of Aydın. According to Stein (2007), by the 14th century azebs garnisoned in strongholds ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asmalı Konak
''Asmalı Konak'' ("The Mansion with Vines") was a Turkish TV series directed by Çağan Irmak Çağan Irmak (born 4 April 1970) is a Turkish film and television writer and director, who has managed to attract a large audience in Turkey and is best known for the TV series '' Çemberimde Gül Oya'' (2004–2005) and ''Asmalı Konak'' (2002 ... and written by Mahinur Ergun and Meral Okay. It was shown on ATV for a total of 54 episodes. The series was followed by a sequel, released as a feature film titled '' Asmalı Konak: Hayat''. Plot The Karadağs are a wealthy family that owns vast estates in Cappadocia. Their heir Seymen goes to study in New York where he meets Bahar, the daughter of a family from İstanbul. They fall in love, get married and move to the Karadağs' ancestral home, the "Asmalı Konak". Cast References External links * 2002 Turkish television series debuts 2004 Turkish television series endings Turkish drama television series Television series b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
