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Turkish Olympic Committee
Turkish National Olympic Committee (TNOC) ( tr, Türkiye Milli Olimpiyat Komitesi (TMOK)) is the governing Olympic body of Turkey. It is based in Istanbul. History As one of the oldest National Olympic Committees in the world, TNOC was founded on the era of the Ottoman Empire in 1908 on the name ''Ottoman National Olympic Society'' ( tr, Osmanlı Milli Olimpiyat Cemiyeti) and recognised by the IOC in 1911. Presidents Ottoman National Olympic Society Turkish National Olympic Committee Secretary Generals Ottoman National Olympic Society Turkish National Olympic Committee Executive committee The committee of the TNOC is represented by: * President: Uğur Erdener * Vice President: Türker Arslan, Hasan Arat, Nihat Usta * Secretary General: Neşe Gündoğan * Treasurer: Abdullah Özkan Mutlugil * Members: Sezai Bağbaşı, Mustafa Keten, Seyit Bilal Porsun, Abdullah Topaloğlu, Turgay Demirel, Sema Kasapoğlu, Perviz Aran, Elif Özdemir, Ayd ... [...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] |
Vildan Aşir Savaşır
Vildan Aşir Savaşır (1903 – 12 December 1986) was a Turkish athlete and sports executive. He was born in Istanbul in 1903, graduated from Galatasaray High School. He planned to compete at the long jump event at the 1924 Summer Olympics but didn't start. Savaşır, who studied sports and athletics in Sweden, served as the president of the Turkish Athletic Federation between 1935-1939, the Deputy General Manager of Physical Education in 1938 and the General Manager of Physical Education between 1946-1950. He was the president of the Turkish Olympic Committee Turkish National Olympic Committee (TNOC) ( tr, Türkiye Milli Olimpiyat Komitesi (TMOK)) is the governing Olympic body of Turkey. It is based in Istanbul. History As one of the oldest National Olympic Committees in the world, TNOC was founded o ... between 1943 and 1950. Aşir Savaşır died in Istanbul on 12 December 1986. References 1903 births 1986 deaths Turkish male long jumpers Sportspeople from Istanb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sinan Erdem
Sinan Erdem (May 9, 1927 – July 23, 2003) was a Turkish volleyball player and long-standing head of the Turkish Olympic Committee. Biography He was born on May 9, 1927 in Manisa, Turkey. After finishing the high school in Galatasaray High School, he was educated in Law at Istanbul University. Sinan started to play volleyball and tennis already in 1943. He became a professional player in 1949, and transferred in 1951 to the volleyball team of Galatasaray S.K. He played 12 times in the Turkey national team and became its captain. After leaving the active sport, he served as the coach of the national volleyball team. Between 1957 and 1967, Sinan Erdem served as the secretary general of the Turkish Volleyball Federation. A member of the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) since 1966, he served as the head of the organization committee of FIVB between 1972 and 1984. He was the deputy secretary general of the Turkish National Olympic Committee (TMOK) since 1975, before ser ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turgut Atakol
Turgut Atakol (10 October 1915 – 10 April 1988) was a Turkish basketball player, referee and sports official. In 1988, he was a recipient of the Silver Olympic Order. He played for the Galatasaray team in Istanbul. Upon retiring, he became a referee, calling many international games, including the Hungary-Czechoslovakia final of the 1955 European Championship. He was the co-founder and president of the Turkish Basketball Federation (1958–1964), director of the organizing committee of the 1971 Mediterranean Games, secretary general of the Turkish Olympic Committee (1973–1982) and later its president (1982–1988), and member of the International Olympic Committee (1984–1988). Turgut Atakol also wrote a book "''Techniques of Basketball Refereeing''", which was adopted as a guidebook by FIBA. He was enshrined in the FIBA Hall of Fame The FIBA Hall of Fame, or FIBA Basketball Hall of Fame, honors players, coaches, teams, referees, and administrators who have greatly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raşit Serdengeçti
Raşit is a Turkish given name for males. People named Raşit include: * Raşit Çetiner, Turkish football coach * Raşit Meredow, Turkmenistan politician * Raşit Pertev, Secretary of the International Fund for Agricultural Development * Raşit Öztaş, Turkish athlete ;See also * Rashit Rashit is a Turkish punk rock band founded in Istanbul in 1993 by Tolga Özbey (guitar), Adem Kurt (vocals), Murat Yeşil (bass) and Gökhan Tunçişler (drums). They are considered to be the first major local representative of punk rock and insp ... {{DEFAULTSORT:Rasit Turkish masculine given names Masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burhan Felek
Burhan Felek (May 11, 1889 in Istanbul – November 4, 1982 in Istanbul) was a Turkish journalist, columnist, sportsperson and writer. He was born on May 11, 1889, in Istanbul. After graduating in 1910 from Istanbul Law School, later the Faculty of Law at Istanbul University, he worked as a legal consultant at the Ministry of Commerce, a high school teacher, and an independent lawyer. Burhan Felek died on November 4, 1982, at the age of 93 in Istanbul. He was buried in the Karacaahmet Cemetery. Sportsperson During his youth years, Burhan Felek practiced sports including wrestling, athletics and football. He took part in 1500 metres middle distance running events and played football. In 1907, he co-founded the Üsküdar Anadolu Sports Club. After retiring from active sports, he continued to involve in national and international sports activities. SHe served as a football referee, and was among the founders of the Balkan Games and Mediterranean Games. He served from 1938 to 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bekir Silahçılar
Bekir is a Turkish given name for males which comes from Abu Bakr the first Caliph of Islam. Given name * Bekir Fikri (1882–1914), Ottoman officer and revolutionary * Bekir Sıtkı Bircan (1886–1967), Turkish footballer * Bekir Bozdağ (born 1965), Turkish lawyer and politician * Bekir Büyükarkın (1921–1998), Turkish poet, novelist and playwright * Bekir Çoban-zade (1893–1937), Crimean Tatar poet and professor of Turkic languages * Bekir Coşkun, Turkish journalist * Bekir Sıtkı Erdoğan (1926-2014), Turkish poet and songwriter * Bekir Sami Günsav (1879–1934), officer of the Ottoman Army * Bekir İrtegün (born 1984), Turkish footballer * Bekir Karayel (born 1982), Turkish middle and long-distance runner * Bekir Sami Kunduh, Turkish politician * Bekir Küçükay, Turkish classical guitarist * Bekir Ozan Has (born 1985), Turkish footballer * Bekir Sami Kunduh (1867–1933), Turkish foreign minister * Bakr Sidqi Bakr Sidqi al-Askari (; 1890 – 11 Aug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hüsamettin Güreli
Husam al-Din or Husam ad-Din ( ar, حسام الدين, , Sword the Faith) may refer to: * al-Malik al-Mansour Hossam ad-Din Lajin al-Mansuri (died 1299), Sultan of Egypt * al-Husayn Husam al-Din (died 1527), leader of the Tayyibi Isma'ili community * Hussam ad-Din Jarallah (1884–1954), Grand Mufti of Jerusalem * Hassam-ud-Din Rashidi (1911–1982), Pakistani journalist * Hüsamettin Cindoruk Ahmet Hüsamettin Cindoruk (born 8 June 1933) is a Turkish politician and the 17th Speaker of the Parliament of Turkey between 1991 and 1995. He was also the acting president of Turkey in 1993 and the leader of two political parties, notably o ... (born 1933), Turkish politician See also * Sayf al-Din (other) {{disambiguation, human name Arabic masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mehmet Arkan
Mehmed (modern Turkish: Mehmet) is the most common Bosnian and Turkish form of the Arabic name Muhammad ( ar, محمد) (''Muhammed'' and ''Muhammet'' are also used, though considerably less) and gains its significance from being the name of Muhammad, the prophet of Islam. Originally the intermediary vowels in the Arabic ''Muhammad'' were completed with an ''e'' in adaptation to Turkish phonotactics, which spelled Mehemed and the name lost the central ''e'' over time Final devoicing of ''d'' to ''t'' is a regular process in Turkish. The prophet himself is referred to in Turkish using the archaic version, ''Muhammed''. The name Mehmet also often appears in derived compound names. The name is also prevalent in former Ottoman territories, particularly among Balkan Muslims in Albania, Bosnia and Kosovo. The name is also commonly used in Turkish culture in the form of Mehmetçik, meaning ''little Mehmet'', for unranked soldiers. Given name Mehmed *Mehmed I (1382–1421), Ottoman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Şinasi Ataman
Şinasi is the Turkish spelling of the Persian name (شناسی), also transliterated as ''Shinasi''. Today, it is commonly used as a male given name. Given name * İbrahim Şinasi (1826–1871), Ottoman author, playwright, and journalist * Şinasi Bozatlı (born 1962), Turkish painter and sculptor Surname * Morris Schinasi (1855–1928), American tobacco industrialist of Ottoman origin * Altina Schinasi Altina Schinasi (August 4, 1907 – August 19, 1999) was an American sculptor, filmmaker, actress, entrepreneur, window dresser, designer, and inventor. She was known for designing what she called the "Harlequin eyeglass frame", popularly known ... (1907–1999), American artist, entrepreneur, and inventor, daughter of Morris Places * Şinasi Sahnesi, theatre in Ankara, Turkey, named after İbrahim Şinasi {{DEFAULTSORT:Sinasi Turkish masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nizamettin Kırşan
Nizamettin is the Turkish version of the Muslim name Nizam al-Din. It may refer to: *Nizamettin Arıç (born 1956), Kurdish singer *Nizamettin Çalışkan (born 1987), Turkish footballer *Nizamettin Erkmen (1919 - 1990), Turkish politician *Nizamettin Tas Nizamettin is the Turkish version of the Muslim name Nizam al-Din. It may refer to: * Nizamettin Arıç (born 1956), Kurdish singer * Nizamettin Çalışkan (born 1987), Turkish footballer * Nizamettin Erkmen (1919 - 1990), Turkish politician * Ni ... (born 1961), Turkish military commander {{Hndis Turkish masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
