The Kanlıca Cemetery ( tr, Kanlıca Mezarlığı) is a burial ground located on the

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n part of

Istanbul ) , postal_code_type = Postal code , postal_code = 34000 to 34990 , area_code = +90 212 (European side) +90 216 (Asian side) , registration_plate = 34 , blank_name_sec2 = GeoTLD , blank_i ...

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. It is administered by the Metropolitan Municipality. Many prominent figures from the world of media and music rest here. Situated on a hillside east of

Kanlıca Kanlıca is a neighbourhood on the Asian side of the Bosphorus strait, in the Beykoz district of Istanbul Province, Turkey. It is known for a yogurt sprinkled with caster sugar, which is sold in local cafés, ibcluding thİsmailağa Kahvesiwhich h ...

neighborhood of

Beykoz Beykoz (), also known as Beicos and Beikos, is a district in Istanbul, Turkey at the northern end of the Bosphorus on the Anatolian side. The name is believed to be a combination of the words bey and ''kos'', which means "village" in Farsi. Bey ...

district overlooking Bosphorus, it is also known as the "Mihrimah Sultan Cemetery" ( tr, Mihrimah Sultan Mezarlığı) after Mihrimah Sultan (1522–1578), the daughter of Ottoman sultan

Suleiman the Magnificent Suleiman I ( ota, سليمان اول, Süleyman-ı Evvel; tr, I. Süleyman; 6 November 14946 September 1566), commonly known as Suleiman the Magnificent in the West and Suleiman the Lawgiver ( ota, قانونى سلطان سليمان, Ḳ ...

(reigned 1520–1566).

Notable burials

Listed in alphabetical order of family names: * Kayahan Açar (1949–2015), pop music singer-songwriter. *

Barış Manço Mehmet Barış Manço (born Tosun Yusuf Mehmet Barış Manço; 2 January 1943 – 1 February 1999), better known by his stage name Barış Manço, was a Turkish rock musician, singer, composer, actor, television producer and show host. Beg ...

(1943–1999), rock musician, singer, songwriter, composer, and television producer. *

Yaşar Nuri Öztürk Yaşar Nuri Öztürk (February 5, 1951 – June 22, 2016) was a Turkish Islamic scholar, university professor of Islamic theology, lawyer, columnist and a former member of Turkish parliament. He has been described as a Quranist and has given many ...

(1945–2016), university professor of Islamic theology, Quranist Muslim, lawyer, columnist and a former member of Turkish parliament. *

Sedat Simavi Sedat Simavi (1896 – 11 December 1953) was a Turkish journalist, writer and film director. He established many newspapers and magazines. Biography Simavi was born in 1896. His grandfather and uncles served in different positions in the of ...

(1896–1953), journalist, writer and film director.

Gallery

File:KanlıcaCemetery (6).jpg, The grave of

. File:KanlıcaCemetery (7).jpg, The grave of Kayahan Açar. File:KanlıcaCemetery (8).jpg,

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era gravestones.

References

External links

* Cemeteries in Istanbul Beykoz Bosphorus Sunni cemeteries {{Turkey-struct-stub