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Semih Engin
Semih is a Turkish given name for males, meaning ''Generous'' and also ''Worthy'' and Great. Semiha is the female form. People named Semih include: * Semih Aydilek, Turkish footballer * Semih Çalışkan (born 1986), Turkish novelist * Semih Deniz (born 1989), Turkish Paralympian middle distance runner * Semih Erden, Turkish basketball player * Semih Kaplanoğlu, Turkish playwright, film director and producer * Semih Kaya, Turkish footballer * Semih Özmert, Turkish judge * Semih Saygıner, Turkish carom billiards player * Semih Şentürk, Turkish footballer * Semih Tezcan, Turkish scientist * Semih Tufan Gülaltay, Turkish criminal * Semih Yağcı, Turkish weightlifter * Semih Sevimli Semih is a Turkish given name for males, meaning ''Generous'' and also ''Worthy'' and Great. Semiha is the female form. People named Semih include: * Semih Aydilek, Turkish footballer * Semih Çalışkan (born 1986), Turkish novelist * Semih Deniz ..., Turkish game designer, Entrepreneur {{given na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turkish Language
Turkish ( , ), also referred to as Turkish of Turkey (''Türkiye Türkçesi''), is the most widely spoken of the Turkic languages, with around 80 to 90 million speakers. It is the national language of Turkey and Northern Cyprus. Significant smaller groups of Turkish speakers also exist in Iraq, Syria, Germany, Austria, Bulgaria, North Macedonia, Greece, the Caucasus, and other parts of Europe and Central Asia. Cyprus has requested the European Union to add Turkish as an official language, even though Turkey is not a member state. Turkish is the 13th most spoken language in the world. To the west, the influence of Ottoman Turkish—the variety of the Turkish language that was used as the administrative and literary language of the Ottoman Empire—spread as the Ottoman Empire expanded. In 1928, as one of Atatürk's Reforms in the early years of the Republic of Turkey, the Ottoman Turkish alphabet was replaced with a Latin alphabet. The distinctive characteristics of the Turk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Semiha
Semiha is a Turkish female given name and may refer to: Given name * Semiha Berksoy (1910–2004), Turkish opera singer * Semiha Borovac (born 1955), former mayor of Sarajevo * Semiha Es (1912– 2012), the first Turkish female war photographer * Semiha Mutlu (born 1987), a Turkish racewalker * Semiha Yankı (born 1958), Turkish pop music singer, presenter and film actress See also * Semikhah Semikhah ( he, סמיכה) is the traditional Jewish name for rabbinic ordination. The original ''semikhah'' was the formal "transmission of authority" from Moses through the generations. This form of ''semikhah'' ceased between 360 and 425 ... {{given name Turkish feminine given names Feminine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Semih Aydilek
Semih Aydilek (born 16 January 1989) is a former professional footballer who played as a forward. Internationally, Aydilek represented Turkey, the country of his parents, at under-17 and under-18 level, but later chose to represent the country of his birth, and played for Germany at under-19 and under-20 level. Club career Birmingham Aydilek was born in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, to Turkish parents, and spent ten years in the youth system of home-town club Eintracht Frankfurt. While playing in a youth tournament in 2006, he was spotted by Terry Westley, youth academy manager at English club Birmingham City, who persuaded the player that a move to England would benefit his career. Aydilek agreed to join Birmingham, then in the Premier League, in October 2007, though the move could not be completed until his German passport came through in December. He played regularly with their reserve team, with whom he won the 2007–08 Birmingham Senior Cup. He was given a squad number prio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Semih Çalışkan
Semih Çalışkan (born 10 January 1986, İstanbul ) is a Turkish best-selling book author. Çalışkan published his first book ''A Bar Philosopher'' ('' tr, Bir Bar Filozofu'') in October 2015 and it became a national bestseller. His second book ''94'' will be out in 2020. Biography Çalışkan was born on 10 January 1986 in Istanbul. After graduating from Pertevniyal High School, he studied chemistry at Boğaziçi University. During his time at university, he attended screenwriting courses at Mithat Alam Cinema Centre for two years. He has worked for multinational advertising agencies and FMCG companies. Now, Çalışkan works as the CEO of ÇapaMarka Entertainment Group. Çalışkan's first novel, ''A Bar Philosopher'' is a love story based on a true story. Ayşe Arman describes him as an 'author entrepreneur'. The cover of the book "A Bar Philosopher" was designed by Emrah Yucel. Moreover, for the book launch, Çalışkan produced short movies in which Gupse Özay, Gupse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Semih Deniz
Semih Deniz (born January 5, 1989) is a Turkish Paralympics medalist middle distance runner competing in the T11, T12 and T13 class. Semih Deniz began his sporting career in 2006. He competes for Çankaya Belediyesi SK in Ankara. Deniz competed at the 2012 IPC Athletics European Championships held in Stadskanaal, Netherlands and won the silver medal in the 400m T12 event. The same year, he represented his country at the 2012 Paralympics in London, United Kingdom competing in the 400m T12, 800m T12, and 1500m T13 events. In 2013, he took the bronze medal in the 1500m T12 event at the 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships in Lyon, France. Deniz captured the silver medal in the 400m T11 event and the gold medal in the 1500m T11 event at the 2014 IPC Athletics European Championships in Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom. In 2016, he took the gold medal in the 1500m T11 event at the 2016 IPC Athletics European Championships in Grosseto, Italy. He won the bronze medal in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Semih Erden
Semih Erden (born July 28, 1986) is a Turkish professional basketball player for Türk Telekom of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL). Standing at , he plays at the center position. Professional career Early years Erden played with Darüşşafaka in the Turkish Basketball League in 2003-04 season, appeared in one game in which he recorded one point and two rebounds. He spent the majority of the season playing with the Darüşşafaka junior team. Next season, Erden played with Partizan Belgrade in the Adriatic League and averaged 4.6 points and 3.2 rebounds. He scored in double figures twice, tallying a high of 17 points against KK Hemofarm. He contributed 3.0 points and 2.3 rebounds per game in 12.5 minutes a contest in the EuroLeague. His highest scoring game of 10 points occurred against Efes Pilsen. In 2004–05, he also appeared in seven Yugoslav Basketball League games, averaging 1.7 points and 0.7 rebounds in 4.4 minutes a contest. Fenerbahçe In 2005, he signed with Fenerb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Semih Kaplanoğlu
Semih Kaplanoğlu (born 4 April 1963) is a Turkish screenwriter, film director and producer. Life and career In 1984, Kaplanoğlu moved to Istanbul and worked for a couple of years as a copywriter for advertising companies like Güzel Sanatlar Saatchi & Saatchi and Young & Rubicam. He switched over to cinema in 1986 to become an assistant cameraman for two award-winning documentary films. In 1994 Kaplanoğlu wrote the script and directed a television series Şehnaz Tango with 52 episodes which was aired on TV channels Show TV and InterStar and became successful. Kaplanoğlu's debut feature '' Away From Home'' was awarded Best Director in Singapore IFF in 2001. His second feature '' Angel's Fall'' premiered in 2005 Berlinale Forum and received Best Film Award at Nantes, Kerala and Barcelona Alternativa film festivals. Between 2005 and 2010 he produced and directed the ''Yusuf Trilogy''. ''Yumurta'' (''Egg''), the first film in the trilogy premiered in Cannes and won Best ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Semih Kaya
Semih Kaya (, born 24 February 1991) is a former Turkish professional footballer who played as a centre back, most recently for Galatasaray. On August 12, 2022, he announced on his social media accounts that he was leaving football. Club career Early career Kaya joined Galatasaray's youth academy from Altay's youth team when he was 15. On 25 February 2007, when he was playing against older young players in the season of Süper Gençler Ligi (Super Youth League) against Beşiktaş, in the fifth minute of the game, a kick from Batuhan Karadeniz collided with his head, forcing him to leave the game; he later went to a hospital to undergo head surgery (coagulation). The start of the 2008–09 season saw foreign interest in Kaya rise, with reports that Italian club Internazionale were monitoring him ahead of a transfer deal, though the rumours never materialized. Kaya's first Süper Lig appearance was against İstanbul B.B. on 19 February 2009. After not receiving significant pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Semih Özmert
Hasan Semih Özmert (born 27 July 1921 in Üsküdar, Istanbul; died 3 November 2015) was a Turkish judge who served as the president of the Constitutional Court of Turkey The Constitutional Court of Turkey ( tr, , sometimes abbreviated as ''AYM'') is the highest legal body for constitutional review in Turkey. It "examines the constitutionality, in respect of both form and substance, of laws, decrees having the for ... from April 9, 1985 to July 27, 1986. References External linksWeb-site of the Constitutional Court of Turkey Presidents of the Constitutional Court of Turkey Turkish judges Turkish civil servants 1921 births 2015 deaths Place of birth missing Istanbul University Faculty of Law alumni {{Turkey-law-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Semih Saygıner
Semih Saygıner (born on November 12, 1964), nicknamed Mr. Magic or The Turkish Prince, is a Turkish people, Turkish world champion professional carom billiards player specialized in three-cushion billiards, three-cushion event. Family life Semih Saygıner was born to a tailor father Faruk and a homemaker mother Süreyya in Adapazarı, Turkey on November 12, 1964. He is the fifth of six siblings. His parents passed away due to a traffic accident in 1978 when he was 14 years old, afterwards, Saygıner started playing billiards. He had a good performance in high school but left due to depression over the loss of his mother and father. Saygıner opened up a billiards hall, and taught the cue sport. In 1995, he married Aygen Berk, a student of his, the women's billiards champion of Turkey and co-founder of the Turkish Billiards Federation. Their marriage ended a few years later. From 1996 to 1997, he served as the president of the Turkish Billiards Federation. Career He began pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Semih Şentürk
Semih Şentürk (born 29 April 1983) is a Turkish former international footballer who played as a striker. He has spent most of his club career at Fenerbahçe where he played between 1999 and 2014, winning 5 Süper Lig and 2 Turkish Cup titles, having risen through the ranks of the Fenerbahçe youth section. Şentürk was a part of Turkey at UEFA Euro 2008, in which Turkey reaches semi-finals. Şentürk was the top-scorer of Süper Lig in 2007–08 season with 17 goals. Club career Şentürk started his career at Özçamdibispor, a local club in İzmir in 1993. He joined Fenerbahçe in 1999. Şentürk cemented his place in the team during 2007–08 season, in which he scored 17 goals and finished the season as Süper Lig's top scorer. His more prominent role in the team was rewarded after he was named as the vice-captain of the team in 2007 after the departure of the former captains Ümit Özat and Tuncay. His four goals against MTK Budapest on 6 August 2008 meant that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Semih Tezcan
Semih Tezcan ('; born May 3, 1932) is a Turkish academic. He graduated from Istanbul Technical University Faculty of Civil engineering in 1954. In 1962, he went to Canada, and joined University of British Columbia as an assistant professor. Tezcan became Associate Professor in 1964, and Professor in 1966 at UBC. He received the Gzowski Gold Medal, Best Civil Engineering Paper Award from Engineering Institute of Canada. He was the founding president of the Turkish Canadian Society from 1963 to 1968. He became the second president of Boğaziçi University, succeeding the first president Dr. Aptullah Kuran, (former American Robert College in İstanbul) where he served between 1979 and 1982. Tezcan was the President of YÖK (''Yükseköğretim Kurulu'') between 1980 and 1981. In addition to his academic career in Boğaziçi University, Tezcan is currently the President of Higher Education and Research Foundation, and the President of ''Türkiye Deprem Vakfı'' ( TDV). Tezcan has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
