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Sevin (given Name)
Sevin is a common feminine Turkish given name. In Turkish, "Sevin" means "Love her!" and/or "Rejoice!". Sevin is also a Kurdish feminine name, derived from the Kurdish word ''Sev'' which means apple. People * Sevin Okyay, Turkish literary critic, journalist, author, regular columnist and a prolific translator. * Fadik Sevin Atasoy, Turkish actor who received Best Supporting Actress in 42nd Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival The Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival ( tr, Antalya Altın Portakal Film Festivali), known for a few years from 2015 as Antalya International Film Festival, is a film festival, held annually since 1963 in Antalya, and is the second most impor .... ( See Turkish Wikipedia article) {{given name Turkish feminine given names ... [...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] |
Abhi
Abhi (Devanagari अभि) is a preposition in Sanskrit, also found in Pali, Bengali, Assamese and Hindi. Today, it remains a productive element in forming names. Origin The first reference to the word "Abhi" is found in the ancient Hindu sacred text Rigveda book 1, hymn 164. The word frequently appears in the Vedas, Upnishad and Bhagavad Gita. Meaning "Abhi" is an adverb or preposition or prefix (see Upasarga) with various meanings depending on its context. According to Macdonnell's Sanskrit dictionary:SeMacdonnell's dictionary/ref> * As an adverb, it means "unto, near" * As a preposition plus accusative, it means "towards; to, against; over; for, for the sake of; with regard to" * As a preposition plus ablative, it means "without" * As a prefix (abhi-), it means "unto, near" It is believed that the word "Abhi" on its own in Sanskrit (for example, in ancient poetry) means the first ray of sunlight. Usage "Abhi" is also a common Indian name for boys and men. Although a na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sevil
Sevil is a common female Turkish and Azerbaijani given name. "Sevil" derives from "sev". In Turkish, "sev" means "to love" and "Sevil" means the "be loved". In contexts in which Spanish terms are anglicized, "Sevil" can be an anglicization of "Seville", the city of Sevilla (as in "Sevil plate", silver money from Sevilla). People * Sevil Atasoy, a Turkish forensic scientist and immediate past president of the UN International Narcotics Control Board * Sevil Hajiyeva, Azerbaijani singer * Sevil Sabancı (born 1973), a Turkish businesswoman who is a member of the Sabancı family in third generation * Sevil Shhaideh, Romanian politician * Sevil Soyer, a Turkish artist Works * '' Sevil'', a 1928 by Azerbaijani playwright Jafar Jabbarly * ''Sevil'', a 1929 film by Alexander Bek-Nazarov, based on the play * ''Sevil'', a 1953 opera by Azerbaijani composer Fikret Amirov Fikret Mashadi Jamil oghlu Amirov ( az, Fikrət Məşədi Cəmil oğlu Əmirov; November 22, 1922, Ganja – ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sevim
Sevim is a common feminine Turkish given name. In Turkish, "Sevim" means "Charm" and/or "Appeal". People Given name * Sevim Burak Zeliha Sevim Burak (29 June 1931 – 31 December 1983) was a Turkish author and playwright. Her mother was a Jewish migrant from Bulgaria and her father was a Turkish sea captain. She was born in Ortaköy and grew up in the Istanbul neighbourhoo ... (1931–1983), Turkish author * Sevim Dağdelen (born 1975), German politician of Turkish origin and a member of the Left Party (german: die Linkspartei) * Sevim Demircan (born 2000), Turkish para-atlete * Sevim Tanürek (1944–1998), Turkish classical music singer * Sevim Tekeli (1924–2019), Turkish historian of science {{given name, type=both Turkish feminine given names Turkish-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sevinç
Sevinç is a common feminine Turkish given name. In Turkish, "Sevinç" means "Joy", "Happiness" or "Glee". People Given name * Sevinç Çorlu (born 1990), Turkish footballer * Sevinç Erbulak (born 1975), Turkish actress Surname * Ayberk Sevinç (born 1988), Turkish volleyball player * Burak Sevinç (born 1985), Turkish actor * Dursun Sevinç Dursun Sevinç (born 16 March 1972 in Ankara, Turkey) is a Turkish weightlifter competing in the –85 kg division. Achievements ;World Weightlifting Championships The World Weightlifting Championships is an event organised by Intern ... (born 1972), Turkish weightlifter * Metin Sevinç (born 1994), Turkish footballer * Mümtaz Sevinç (born 1952), Turkish actor Places * Sevinç, Manavgat, a village in Manavgat district of Antalya Province, Turkey {{DEFAULTSORT:Sevinc Turkish feminine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turkish Name
A Turkish name consists of an ''ad'' or an ''isim'' (given name; plural ''adlar'' and ''isimler'') and a ''soyadı'' or ''soyisim'' (surname). Turkish names exist in a "full name" format. While there is only one ''soyadı'' (surname) in the full name there may be more than one ''ad'' (given name). Married women may carry both their maiden and husband's surnames. The ''soyadı'' is written as the last element of the full name, after all given names (except that official documents related to registration matters often use the format "Soyadı, Adı"). Given names At least one name, often two but very rarely more, are given to a person at birth. Newly given names are allowed up to three words. Most names are gender-specific: Oğuz (name), Oğuz is strictly for males, Tuğçe only for females. But many Turkish names are unisex names, unisex. Many modern given names (such as Deniz (given name), Deniz, "sea"; or Ülkü, "ideal") are given to newborns of either sex. Among the common exam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sevin Okyay
Sevin Okyay (Istanbul, 1942) is a Turkish literary critic, journalist, author, regular columnist and a prolific translator. Sevin had been a radio host and a teacher as well. Biography She is a graduate of the Arnavutköy American Girl's (High) School. During her youth she worked with Yıldız Moran, the first formally educated female photographer in Turkey. Okyay is best known for translating the Harry Potter books, and for her positive and appreciative criticism in ''Radikal'', a Turkish newspaper. Her son, Kutlukhan Kutlu, is also following his mother's footsteps and is accompanying her in translating the Harry Potter series. Okyay has been translating since 1963. She started working as a journalist in 1976. She writes mainly about cinema, literature, jazz and sports. She is hailed as a milestone of modern translation in Turkey. She used to have two cats who were twins, named after the Weasley twins. A serious jazz aficionado, she was the host of a radio show in Turkey, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
International Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival
The Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival ( tr, Antalya Altın Portakal Film Festivali), known for a few years from 2015 as Antalya International Film Festival, is a film festival, held annually since 1963 in Antalya, and is the second most important film festival in Turkey. Since 2009, the event, which takes place in the autumn months at the Antalya Cultural Center (Antalya Kültür Merkezi, AKM), has been organised solely by the Antalya Foundation for Culture and Arts (Antalya Kültür Sanat Vakfı, AKSAV) and has included an international section within the main body of the festival. History Cultural activities like concerts and theatre plays, which started to take place in the 1950s at the historical Aspendos Amphitheatre, formed the cornerstone of the Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival of today. These events held in the summer months under the honorary patronage of Dr. Avni Tolunay, found ever increasing interest from people and became traditional at the beginning of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
