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Yılmaz Gruda
Yılmaz Gruda (born 14 July 1930) is a Turkish actor, poet, playwright, and translator. A graduate Ankara Commerce High School, Gruda worked as a government officer and became famous in 1950s when his poems were published various journals. In 1956, he started acting by joining Cep Theatre, and continued his career at Küçük Theatre, a branch of the Ankara State Theatre. He then worked at the Ankara Meydan Stage and Nisa Serezli acting community. He briefly returned to his job in the government and worked as an engineer. He then managed the Muammer Karaca theatre. Together with Attilâ İlhan, he started the period of ''blue movement'' in Turkish poetry. Elements of traditional Turkish theatre and Anton Chekhov's influence is clearly seen in Gruda's works, who also wrote and translated theater plays. Gruda has published his poems and plays in a series of books. He also continues to appear in movies and TV series. Awards * ''Cumhuriyet'' Yunus Nadi Award, 2003, ''Marathon "Bir ... [...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] |
