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Metin Yurdanur
Metin Yurdanur (born 1951) is a sculptor based in Turkey, who was awarded the title State Artist of Turkey. Early years Yurdanur was born in 1951 in Sivrihisar town of Eskişehir Province in Turkey. He spent his childhood until high school in his hometown. He was impressed by antique works of art, especially by the three-millennium old Phrygian reliefs, that inspired him for plastic arts. After finishing the high school, he enrolled as a boarding student in the Department of Arts at Gazi Institute for Education in Ankara, what is today the Faculty of Vocational Education at Gazi University. He was educated in arts and graduated in 1972 as a high school teacher for arts. He was appointed in Isparta, where in 1973 he made a monument of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the foundation of the Republic. He then served as drawing teacher at a high school in Mihalıççık town in Eskişehir Province. In 1978, he was appointed as the sculpting teacher ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sivrihisar
Sivrihisar ( tr, Sivrihisar, "a pointed castle") is a town and district of Eskişehir Province in the Central Anatolia Region of Turkey. According to 2010 census, population of the district is 23 488 of which 9,817 live in the town of Sivrihisar. The district covers an area of , and the average elevation is . Location The town of Sivrihisar lies north of the historical site of Pessinus, at the foot of a high double-peaked ridge of granite, which bears the ruins of a Byzantine castle, and gives the town its name (''sivri'' "sharp, pointed", ''hisar'' "fortress, castle"). It is located at the intersection of the E-90 and E-96 routes. Economy As of 1920, Sivrihisar was producing knitting clothing. Notable natives *Moushegh Ishkhan an Armenian genocide survivor, poet, writer and educator. *Nasreddin Hoca was born in Hortu village of Sivrihisar. *Yunus Emre was born in Sivrihisar. See also *Monument of Sivrihisar Airplane *Sivrihisar Grand Mosque *Sivrihisar Aviation Center Sivr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
İsmet İnönü
Mustafa İsmet İnönü (; 24 September 1884 – 25 December 1973) was a Turkish army officer and statesman of Kurdish descent, who served as the second President of Turkey from 11 November 1938 to 22 May 1950, and its Prime Minister three times: from 1923 to 1924, 1925 to 1937, and 1961 to 1965. İnönü is acknowledged by many as Mustafa Kemal Atatürk's right-hand man, with their friendship going back to the Gallipoli campaign. In the Greco-Turkish War of 1919–1922, he served as the first Chief of the General Staff ( tr, Erkân-ı Harbiye-i Umumiye Reis Vekili) from 1922 to 1924 for the regular Turkish army, during which he commanded the forces of the battles of First and Second İnönü. Mustafa Kemal bestowed İsmet with the surname İnönü, where the battles took place, when the 1934 Surname Law was adopted. He was also chief negotiator in the Mudanya and Lausanne conferences for the Ankara government, successfully negotiating away the Sevre treaty for the Trea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Âşık Veysel Şatıroğlu
An ashik ( az, aşıq, ; tr, âşık; fa, عاشیق) or ashugh ( hy, աշուղ; ka, აშუღი) is traditionally a singer-poet and bard who accompanies his song—be it a dastan (traditional epic story, also known as '' hikaye'') or a shorter original composition—with a long-necked lute (usually a bağlama or ''saz'') in Turkic (primarily Turkish and Azerbaijani cultures, including Iranian Azerbaijanis) and non-Turkic cultures of South Caucasus (primarily Armenian and Georgian). In Azerbaijan, the modern ashik is a professional musician who usually serves an apprenticeship, masters playing the bağlama, and builds up a varied but individual repertoire of Turkic folk songs.Colin P. Mitchell (Editor), New Perspectives on Safavid Iran: Empire and Society, 2011, Routledge, 90–92 The word ''ashiq'' ( ar, عاشق, meaning "in love" or "lovelorn") is the nominative form of a noun derived from the word ''ishq'' ( ar, عشق, "love"), which in turn may b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mersin
Mersin (), also known as İçel, is a large city and a port on the Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean coast of southern Turkey. It is the provincial capital of Mersin Province, Mersin (İçel) Province. It is made up of four municipalities and district governorates: Akdeniz, Mersin, Akdeniz, Mezitli, Toroslar and Yenişehir, Mersin, Yenişehir. As urbanisation continue towards the east, a larger metropolitan region combining Mersin with Tarsus, Mersin, Tarsus and Adana (the Adana-Mersin Metropolitan Area) is in the making with more than 3.3 million inhabitants. Mersin lies on the western side of the Çukurova, a geographical, economic and cultural region. It is an important hub for Turkey's economy, with Port of Mersin, Turkey's largest seaport located here. The city hosted the 2013 Mediterranean Games. As of the 2021 estimation, the population of the Adana-Mersin Metropolitan Area was 33,000 inhabitants of whom 1,064,850 lived in the Mersin area made up of the four urban district ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antalya
Antalya () is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, fifth-most populous city in Turkey as well as the capital of Antalya Province. Located on Anatolia's southwest coast bordered by the Taurus Mountains, Antalya is the largest Turkish city on the Mediterranean coast outside the Aegean region with over one million people in its metropolitan area.2011 Census Turkish Statistical Institute (Büyükşehir belediyeleri ve bağlı belediyelerin nüfusları) – 2011 The city that is now Antalya was first settled around 200 BC by the Attalid dynasty of Pergamon, which was soon subdued by the Romans. Roman rule saw Antalya thrive, including the construction of several new monuments, such as Hadrian's Gate, and the proliferation of ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Çanakkale
Çanakkale (pronounced ), ancient ''Dardanellia'' (), is a city and seaport in Turkey in Çanakkale province on the southern shore of the Dardanelles at their narrowest point. The population of the city is 195,439 (2021 estimate). Çanakkale is the nearest major urban centre to the ancient city of Troy, which (together with the ancient region of the Troad) is also located inside Çanakkale Province. The wooden horse from the 2004 movie ''Troy'' is exhibited on the Çanakkale waterfront. Today Çanakkale is the main base for visits to the ruins of Troy and to the First World War cemeteries at Gallipoli. Particularly around 18 March and 25 April (ANZAC Day) when there are major celebrations of the two different interpretations of the events of the war the town fills with visitors and every hotel room is likely to be booked up for months in advance. Every year Çanakkale is the finishing point for a demanding swim across the Dardanelles from Eceabat. This event reproduces the sw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kırşehir
Kırşehir, formerly Mocissus ( grc, Μωκισσός) and Justinianopolis (Ἰουστινιανούπολις), is a city in Turkey. It is the capital district of the Kırşehir Province. According to the 2000 census, the population of the district is 121,947 of which 105,826 live in the city of Kırşehir. The Mayor of Kırşehir is Selehattin Ekicioğlu. History The history of Kırşehir dates back to the Hittites. During the period of the Hittites, the basin of Kırşehir was known as the country of "Ahiyuva", meaning "the Land of the Achaeans", as the Greeks were known to the Hittites. This basin also took the name Cappadocia at the time of the Roman Empire, Romans and Byzantines. Kırşehir was once known as Aquae Saravenae. The Seljuks took the city in the 1070's and bestowed the current name. In Turkish language, Turkish, "''Kır Şehri''" means "''steppe city''" or "''prairie city''". It became the chief town of a sanjak in the Ottoman Empire, Ottoman vilayet of Ang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rize
Rize (Greek language, Greek: ρίζα, Laz language, Laz: რიზინი, Georgian language, Georgian: რიზე, , Ottoman Turkish: ريزه) is the capital city of Rize Province in the eastern part of the Black Sea Region of Turkey. Rize is a typically Turkish provincial capital with little in the way of nightlife or entertainment. However the border with Georgia has been open since the early 1990s, the Black Sea coast road has been widened and the town is much wealthier than it used to be. Current Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Recep Tayyıp Erdoğan's family has its roots in Rize and the Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University, local university is named after him. Rize is linked by road with Trabzon (41 miles [66 km] west), Hopa (55 miles [88 km] east on the Georgia (country), Georgian border, and Erzurum (south). Rize–Artvin Airport started operating in 2022. Name The name comes from Greek language, Greek (riza) or Ριζαίον (Rizaion), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Horon (dance)
Horon ( pnt, χορόν, khorón) is a traditional folk dance from Pontus (region), Pontus or East Black Sea Region (statistical), Eastern Black Sea Region in Turkey. Name Etymology The term ''horon'' derives from Greek ''Choros (dance), choros'' ( el, χορός, khorós), which means "dance." The earliest instance of its usage in a Turkic language is in Codex Cumanicus from 1303. Variants In Ordu Province, Ordu and Giresun Province, Giresun, the term ''horan'' is used instead of ''horon''. See also *Khigga *Dabke *Tamzara References {{Turkish dances Greek dances Turkish folk dances Circle dances Pontic Greek dances ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miras (Metin Yurdanur)
Miras, is a sculpture by Turkish sculptor Metin Yurdanur. It is famous for being the first civilian sculpture in Ankara. The work describes Nasreddin Hodja on a Hittite Chimera. History In 1979, the Ankara Metropolitan Municipality had initiated "''the project of equipping the city with plastic elements''" and ordered a series of sculptures to decorate different parts of Ankara. Created by several sculptors, including Yurdanur, these works were delivered to the municipality in the same year. Within the scope of this project, the artist's "''Heritage''" was placed in the garden of Ankara Train Station, "''Eller''" was placed in Abdi İpekçi Park and "''Solidarity''" was placed in a square in Batıkent. Details With this sculpture, two important cultural figures belonging to Anatolia Anatolia, tr, Anadolu Yarımadası), and the Anatolian plateau, also known as Asia Minor, is a large peninsula in Western Asia and the westernmost protrusion of the Asian continent. It ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muzaffer Sarısözen
Muzaffar, Muzaffer, or Mozaffar ( ar, مظفر; "the Victorious") may refer to: People Given name *Al-Muzaffar Umar (died 1191), Ayyubid prince of Hama and a general of Saladin *Muzaffar Shah of Malacca (ruled 1445–1459), sultan of Malacca *Muzaffar II of Johor (1546–1570), Sultan of Johor *Mozaffar al-Din Shah Qajar (1853–1907), Qajarid Shah of Persia * Muzaffar Ahmed (economist) (1936–2012), Bangladeshi economist *Muzaffar Ahmed (politician) (1889–1973), Bengali politician, journalist and communist activist *Mozaffar Alam (1882–1973), Iranian governor and politician *Muzaffar Alam (born 1947), American linguist *Muzaffar Ali (born 1944), Indian filmmaker *Muzaffer Atac (1933–2010) *Muzaffar Hussain Baig, Indian politician *Mozaffar Firouz (1906–1988) *Muzaffar Hassan (1920–2012), Pakistani naval officer * Muzaffar Hussain (other) *Muzaffar Iqbal (born 1954), Pakistani-Canadian scientist and philosopher *Muzaffer İzgü (born 1933), Turkish writer and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Şerife Bacı
Şerife Bacı (literally: Sister Şerife), aka Şerife Kadın for "Mrs. Şerife", (born c. 1900 – died December 1921) was a Turkish folk heroine, who took part in the Turkish War of Independence, and was declared a martyr due to her death during the war. Early life She was born in a village in the Seydiler district of Kastamonu Vilayet. Her birth date is not known for certain. However, she was sixteen years old when she got married. Two months after her wedding, World War I broke out, and her husband was recruited. Six months later, she learnt of the death of her husband in the Gallipoli Campaign (1915–16). The villagers arranged her re-marriage to a wounded war veteran named Topal Yusuf (literally: Yusuf the Lame), who had lost his left leg and an eye in a bomb explosion at the front. In the third year of her re-marriage, Şerife Gelin (literally: Bride Şerife) as she was called, gave birth to a daughter named Elif. Şerife was a helpful person for almost everyone and ever ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
