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Oktay Arayıcı
Oktay is a Turkish masculine given name. It is also used as a surname. Notable people with the name are as follows: First name * Oktay Afandiyev (1926–2013), Azerbaijani historian *Oktay Delibalta (born 1985), Turkish football player *Oktay Derelioğlu (born 1975), Turkish football player * Oktay Ekşi (born 1932), Turkish journalist, author and politician *Oktay Güngör (born 1998), Turkish wrestler *Oktay Hamdiev (born 2000), Bulgarian football player *Oktay Kayalp (born 1957), Cypriot politician *Oktay Kaynarca (born 1965), Turkish actor * Oktay Kuday (born 1979), German-Turkish professional football player * Oktay Mahmuti (born 1968), Turkish basketball coach *Oktay Özdemir (born 1986), Turkish-German actor * Oktay Rıfat Horozcu (1914–1988), Turkish writer and playwright * Oktay Sinanoğlu (1935–2015), Turkish scientist * Oktay Takalak (born 1990), French boxer * Oktay Urkal (born 1970), Turkish-German professional welterweight * Oktay Vural (born 1956), Turkish lawye ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oktay Afandiyev
Oktay Abdulkerim oglu Afandiyev (Azerbaijani language, Azerbaijani: Oqtay Əbdülkərim oğlu Əfəndiyev; 26 March 1926 – 26 February 2013) was an Azerbaijani historian, Oriental studies, Orientalist, Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor, Corresponding Member of ANAS and Founder of the Azerbaijan School of Safavid Studies. Early life Oktay Afandiyev was born on March 26, 1926, in the town of Baku in Azerbaijan. Academic career He entered to Baku State University in 1945, but after a year he continued his education in Moscow. He graduated from the Moscow Institute of Oriental Studies and in 1955 defended his doctorate dissertation. In 1993 he became a professor. He worked at the Institute of History of ANAS for about sixty years. He has been a corresponding member of ANAS since 2001. He mainly studied the Safavid state and its organizations. Afandiyev was also one of the authors of the "Soviet Encyclopedia of Azerbaijan", the multi-volume "History of the USSR" publishe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |