The Şişli Armenian Cemetery is an

Armenian Armenian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Armenia, a country in the South Caucasus region of Eurasia * Armenians, the national people of Armenia, or people of Armenian descent ** Armenian Diaspora, Armenian communities across the ...

cemetery in the

Şişli Şişli () is one of the 39 districts of Istanbul, Turkey. Located on the European side of the city, it is bordered by Beşiktaş to the east, Sarıyer to the north, Eyüp and Kağıthane to the west, and Beyoğlu to the south. In 2009, Şiş ...

district of

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Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with a small portion on the Balkan Peninsula in ...

which is operated and served by the Armenian community of Turkey.

Notable burials

* Hovhannes Arsharouni – Armenian Patriarch of Constantinople *

Simon Agopyan Simon Agopian or Simon Hagopian at times Simon Agopyan ( hy, Սիմոն Հակոբյան; Western Armenian Սիմոն Յակոբեան, 1857 - 16 May 1921) was a prominent Ottoman Armenian landscape and portrait painter. Life Simon Agopian was ...

– Painter *

Zabel Sibil Asadour Zabel Asadour ( hy, Զապէլ Ասատուր) better known by her literary pseudonym Sibil ( hy, Սիպիլ) was born as Zabel Khanjian ( hy, Զապէլ Խանճեան), July 23, 1863 in Üsküdar district, İstanbul - June 19, 1934), was a famous ...

– Writer * Sevag Balıkçı – murdered conscript in

Turkish Military The Turkish Armed Forces (TAF; tr, Türk Silahlı Kuvvetleri, TSK) are the armed forces, military forces of the Turkey, Republic of Turkey. Turkish Armed Forces consist of the General Staff of the Turkish Armed Forces, General Staff, the Turki ...

Zaven Biberyan Zaven Biberyan ( hy, Զաւէն Պիպեռեան; 1921 in Istanbul, Turkey – October 4, 1984) was a Turkish writer, editor, and author of Armenian descent. Early life Biberyan was born in Cengelkoy, a district of Istanbul in 1921. He firs ...

– Writer * Hagop Dilacar – Linguist * Markar Esayan – Journalist and Politician * Mari Gerekmezyan – Sculptor * Harutyun Hanesyan – Musician * Udi Hrant – Musician * Garbis İstanbulluoğlu – Football Athlete *

Toto Karaca İrma Felekyan, better known as Toto Karaca (18 March 1912 – 22 July 1992), was a Turkish stage actress. Of Armenian descent, Felekyan was born on March 18, 1912 in the Ottoman Empire. Her mother was Mari Hranuş Felekyan. She learned ballet ...

– Actress * Sirvart Karamanuk – Composer and Pianist *

Arman Manukyan Arman Manukyan ( hy, Արման Մանուկյան, 21 March 1931 – 28 December 2012) was a Turkish lecturer, writer, and economist of Armenian descent. Biography Arman Manukyan was born in the Tahta Minare neighborhood of Istanbul. His fat ...

– Professor *

Matild Manukyan Matild Manukyan (Armenian: Մաթիլդ Մանուկյան) (1914 – 17 February 2001) was a wealthy Turkish businesswoman of Armenian descent. She was a real property investor and madam who made a fortune in the brothel business, whereby s ...

– Businesswoman *

Malachia Ormanian Malachia Ormanian ( hy, Մաղաքիայ Օրմանեան; 11 February 1841 – 19 November 1918) was the Armenian Patriarch of Constantinople from 1896 to 1908. He was also a theologian, historian, and philologist. Life Boghos Ormanian (baptism ...

– Armenian Patriarch of Constantinople * Stepan Papelyan – Musician * Maryam Şahinyan – Photographer *

Nubar Terziyan Nubar Terziyan ( hy, Նուպար Թերզեան; born Nubar Alyanak, 16 March 1909 – 14 January 1994) was a Turkish– Armenian actor. Biography Of Armenian descent, Nubar Terziyan was born in March 1909 in Istanbul. He went to Bezazyan Er ...

– Actor * Onno Tunc – Musician and Composer *

Yervant Voskan Yervant Voskan (1855, Istanbul – Istanbul 1914) was an Armenian painter, sculptor, instructor, and administrator. He is the first known sculptor in modern Turkish sculpture history and as the first sculpture teacher at the Sanay-i Nefise he ...

– Sculptor *

Zahrad Zareh Yaldizciyan (10 May 192420 February 2007), Զարէհ Եալտըզճեան, better known by his pen name Zahrad ( hy, Զահրատ), was a poet who lived in Turkey and wrote poems in the Armenian language. Biography Of Armenian descent, Za ...

– Poet * Haykanush Mark – Writer, poet * Anahit Yulanda Varan – female street performer playing the accordion * Garbis Zakaryan – Boxer

References

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