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Yalçın Granit
Yalçın Granit (17 September 1932 – 1 November 2020) was a Turkish basketball player, coach and sports journalist. Biography He was born in Istanbul on 17 September 1932. Yalçın Granit, whose father died when he was a child, entered Darüşşafaka High School, an institution for orphans only, in the sixth grade. He played football in the school team, though he was directed to playing basketball. At the age 17, he finished high school, and was transferred by Galatasaray Basketball through its club president Ali Sami Yen. At the Galatasaray team, which was nicknamed "The invincible Armada" ( tr, Yenilmez Armada), he played many years and served also as their captain. Following his graduation from Istanbul University's Faculty of Natural Sciences as a geologist, he went to France to pursue his doctoral studies. Granit joined the then world's-second-ranking team Racing Club Paris (now defunct after the merging of Paris Racing Basket with another club to form Paris-Levallois B ... [...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] |
Helsinki
Helsinki ( or ; ; sv, Helsingfors, ) is the Capital city, capital, primate city, primate, and List of cities and towns in Finland, most populous city of Finland. Located on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, it is the seat of the region of Uusimaa in southern Finland, and has a population of . The Helsinki urban area, city's urban area has a population of , making it by far the List of urban areas in Finland by population, most populous urban area in Finland as well as the country's most important center for politics, education, finance, culture, and research; while Tampere in the Pirkanmaa region, located to the north from Helsinki, is the second largest urban area in Finland. Helsinki is located north of Tallinn, Estonia, east of Stockholm, Sweden, and west of Saint Petersburg, Russia. It has History of Helsinki, close historical ties with these three cities. Together with the cities of Espoo, Vantaa, and Kauniainen (and surrounding commuter towns, including the eastern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zaman (newspaper)
''Zaman'' (, literally "time" or "era"), sometimes stylized as ZAMAN, was a daily newspaper in Turkey. ''Zaman'' was a major, high-circulation daily before government seizure on 4 March 2016 (the circulation was around 650,000 as of February 2016). It was founded in 1986 and was the first Turkish daily to go online in 1995. It contained national (Turkish), international, business, and other news. It also had many regular columnists covering current affairs, interviews, and a culture section. The newspaper originally supported the Justice and Development Party (AKP), but became increasingly critical of that party and its leader, Turkish president and former prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, particularly after the AKP closed the 2013 December investigation into corruption. On 4 March 2016, in what activists and international media groups criticized as another blow to press freedom in Turkey, control of the newspaper was seized by the government. The takeover was motivated b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NTV (Turkey)
NTV is a Turkish nationwide television news channel owned by Doğuş Media Group. It was partnered with MSNBC between May 2000 and 2014. Besides domestic and international news, the channel's programming includes documentaries, as well as programs on finance, arts and culture, lifestyle, and sports. History NTV was founded in 1996 as a subsidiary of Cavit Çağlar's Nergis Group (hence the original full name of Nergis TV) and as the first news channel of Turkey. In January 1999, the channel became part of Doğuş Group. The success of NTV changed the Turkish media industry and started the era of thematic TV channels. In June 2013, NTV's lack of coverage on the Gezi Park protests saw protests in front of its head office in Istanbul, and the resignation of some NTV staff in protest. The CEO of Doğuş Media Group, Cem Aydın, conceded that the criticisms were "fair to a large extent", and that "our audience feels like they were betrayed". Shortly after his comments, Aydın left D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zincirlikuyu Cemetery
__NOTOC__ The Zincirlikuyu Cemetery ( tr, Zincirlikuyu Mezarlığı) is a modern burial ground residing on the European part of Istanbul, Turkey. It is administered by the Metropolitan Municipality. Many prominent figures from the world of politics, business, sports and arts rest here. The cemetery is located on the Büyükdere Avenue in Zincirlikuyu, Şişli district between Esentepe and Levent neighborhoods. It is Istanbul's first cemetery established in a contemporary structure. Planned in 1935, the burial place reached in the 1950s to its boundaries of today. It has an area of , which is full, excluding family graves. A mosque within the cemetery, built and donated by the Turkish entrepreneur İbrahim Bodur, was opened to service on 2 April 2004. The mosque is specially constructed for burial prayers, and has a capacity of 500 people. The office of the İstanbul Cemeteries Administration is located in the building at the entrance of the cemetery. Over the gate of the ceme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Türk Telekom Stadium
Nef Stadium (officially known as the Ali Sami Yen Spor Kompleksi – Nef Stadyumu) is a association football, football stadium serving as the home ground of the Süper Lig club Galatasaray S.K. (football), Galatasaray It is located in the Seyrantepe quarter of the Sarıyer district, on the European side of Istanbul, Turkey. The all-seater stadium has the capacity to host 52,280 spectators during football games. The Nef Stadyumu is part of the Ali Sami Yen Sports Complex, named after Ali Sami Yen, club's founder. Nef Stadium was the first stadium in Turkey that met the UEFA Euro 2016 requirements during the country's bid to host the UEFA European Championship, European Championship. In 2011, Nef Stadium was one of the six nominees for the ''Venue of the Year'' and ''New Venue'' categories of the Stadium Business Awards. Galatasaray S.K. won the 2011–12 Süper Lig, Süper Lig in the first season at Nef Stadium. Nef Stadium and Galatasaray S.K. were mentioned in the first chapter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darüşşafaka Ayhan Şahenk Sports Hall
Darüşşafaka Ayhan Şahenk Sports Hall (Turkish language, Turkish: Darüşşafaka Ayhan Şahenk Spor Salonu) is a multi-purpose indoor arena that is located in Istanbul, Turkey. The arena is mostly used to host basketball games, but can also be used to host artistic and cultural events. It has a seating capacity for 3,500 spectators. History Darüşşafaka Ayhan Şahenk Sports Hall opened in 1995, and is the home arena of the Turkish Basketball Super League, Turkish Super League team Darüşşafaka Basketbol, Darüşşafaka. It was also for a while, the home arena of the Turkish Super League club Anadolu Efes S.K., Anadolu Efes. Galatasaray S.K. (men's basketball), Galatasaray men's basketball and Galatasaray S.K. (women's basketball), Galatasaray women's basketball teams have also used the arena to host home games. References External linksDarüşşafaka Ayhan Şahenk Sports Hall [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Habertürk
''Habertürk'' (literally: "News Turkish"), abbreviated as ''HT'', was a high-circulation Turkish newspaper. It was established on March 1, 2009 by Ciner Media Group, drawing on the brand of Ciner's Habertürk TV. It ceased publication on 5 July, 2018. The newspaper sold on its first day of publication 360,000 copies. At 10 hours local time, the first issue was outsold. The next day's circulation totaled to 202,000. The newspaper ranked that day fifth following the dailies ''Hürriyet'' (448,296), ''Sabah'' (420,148), '' Milliyet'' (204,477) and ''Vatan'' (204,154). At its first publishing anniversary in 2010, the newspaper sold 380,000 copies, breaking its own record. Unlike all other newspapers in Turkey, ''Habertürk'' was the first daily to print in Berliner format in , differing slightly from the standard Berliner. Supplements ''Habertürk'' comes out on weekdays with supplements HT Ekonomi (economy), HT Spor (sport), HT Magazin+Bulmaca (magazin plus crossword) and HT İs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hürriyet
''Hürriyet'' (, ''Liberty'') is one of the major Turkish newspapers, founded in 1948. , it had the highest circulation of any newspaper in Turkey at around 319,000. ''Hürriyet'' has a mainstream, liberal and conservative outlook. ''Hürriyet'' combines entertainment value with news coverage. ''Hürriyet'' has regional offices in Istanbul, Ankara, Izmir, Adana, Antalya and Trabzon, as well as a news network comprising 52 offices and 600 reporters in Turkey and abroad, all affiliated with Doğan News Agency, which primarily serves newspapers and television channels that were previously under the management of Doğan Media Group (Doğan Yayın Holding). ''Hürriyet'' is printed in six cities in Turkey and in Frankfurt, Germany. , according to Alexa, its website was the tenth most visited in Turkey, the second most visited of a newspaper and the fourth most visited news website. On 21 March 2018, Doğan Yayın Holding, the parent company of Hürriyet, was sold to Demirören Hold ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Şakir Eczacıbaşı
Şakir Eczacıbaşı, (3 December 1929 - 24 January 2010), a second generation member of the notable Turkish Eczacıbaşı family, was a pharmacist, photographer and businessman. He was awarded with the Chevaliers of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres of France and the State Medal of Distinguished Service of Turkey. Şakir Eczacıbaşı served as the chairman of the board of directors of the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (IKSV) succeeding his brother Nejat in this post. Biography He was born 1929 in Izmir, Turkey to Süleyman Ferit (1885 – April 18, 1973) and his wife Saffet Hanım as their last of seven sons, Nejat (1913–1993), Vedat (1916–1961), Sedat (1917–ca. 1950), Kemal (1918–1996), Haluk (1921–1996) and Melih (1923–2004). He received a degree from the School of Pharmacy, University of London after he finished Robert College in Istanbul. Following his return home, he worked as a journalist and published two magazins, "''Sanat Yaprağı''" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turkish Basketball League
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Istanbul Basketball League
The Istanbul Basketball League ( Turkish: ''İstanbul Basketbol Ligi'') was a regional basketball league competition in Turkey, that was run by the Turkish Basketball Federation from 1926 to 1966. The league lost its first level status after the nationwide Turkish Super League Turkish may refer to: *a Turkic language spoken by the Turks * of or about Turkey ** Turkish language *** Turkish alphabet ** Turkish people, a Turkic ethnic group and nation *** Turkish citizen, a citizen of Turkey *** Turkish communities and mi ... was introduced in the 1966–67 season. Champions Performance by club References * Atabeyoğlu, Cem. ''1453-1991 Türk Spor Tarihi Ansiklopedisi''. ''page(557)''.(1991) An Grafik Basın Sanayi ve Ticaret AŞ * Mehmet Durupınar, "Türk Basketbolunun 100 Yıllık Tarihi", İstanbul (2007). Archives of Milliyet Newspaper {{Turkish Basketball League clubs League 1 1927 establishments in Turkey 1966 disestablishments in Turkey Defunct sports leagues ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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