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Ãœmit Besen
Ümit Besen (born 14 October 1956) is a Turkish musical artist. He started his professional career by playing keyboards and singing with his band at the local clubs in Adana, Southern Turkey. While he was in the army for his compulsory military service, a brigadier-general liked his style and appointed him to sing at the officers' mess. Rising popularity After the completion of his 18 months service he returned to Adana. While singing and playing to make his living one day Turkish football legend Metin Oktay visited the club he was working at. Amazed by the power of his voice and his knowledge of synthesizers, Metin Oktay recommended him to his club owner friends in Istanbul. In Istanbul, he kept playing at famous clubs and finally he was teamed up with songwriters Selami Şahin and Ahmet Selçuk İlkan to record his first LP. The result was not only a commercial success. Today In 2015, the unforgettable hit of the 80's "Nikah Masası" was made into a duet with Ajda Pekkan wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Osmaniye
Osmaniye () is a city on the eastern edge of the Çukurova plain in southern Turkey. It is the seat of Osmaniye Province and Osmaniye District.İl Belediyesi Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 1 March 2023. Its population is 252,186 (2022). Backed by the foothills of the , Osmaniye lay on one of the old s and was always a place of strategic importance since it straddled the main route between a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arabesque (Turkish Music)
Arabesque () is a style of Turkish music popular in Turkey, the Balkans, the Caucasus, the Middle East, and Eastern Europe. The genre was particularly popular in Turkey from the 1960s through the 2000s. Its aesthetics have evolved over the decades and into the 2010s. It often includes the bağlama and Middle Eastern music. Arabesque music is mostly in a minor key, typically in varieties of the Phrygian mode; it heavily features themes that tend to focus on issues of longing, strife, and desire. Description and history A very small percentage of Arabesque is exclusively instrumental. For the great majority of it, a singer lies at the center of the music. Male singers dominated the genre in its early years, but female singers probably predominated during its peak years of popularity. Simultaneously, with the influx of female singers, the sound grew more dancey and upbeat. Suat Sayın is generally considered the founder of the genre. Other well-known older singers are Orhan Gence ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adana
Adana is a large city in southern Turkey. The city is situated on the Seyhan River, inland from the northeastern shores of the Mediterranean Sea. It is the administrative seat of the Adana Province, Adana province, and has a population of 1 816 750 (Seyhan, Yuregir, Cukurova, Saricam), making it the largest city in the Mediterranean Region, Turkey, Mediterranean Region of Turkey. Adana lies in the heart of Cilicia, which some say, was once one of the most important regions of the Classical antiquity, classical world. Home to six million people, Cilicia is an important agricultural area, owing to the large fertile plain of Çukurova. Adana is a centre for regional trade, healthcare, and public and private services. Agriculture and logistics are important parts of the economy. The city is connected to Tarsus, Mersin, Tarsus and Mersin by TCDD Taşımacılık, TCDD train. The closest public airport is Çukurova International Airport. Etymology The name Adana (; ; ) has been used ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turkish Army
The Turkish Land Forces () is the main branch of the Turkish Armed Forces responsible for Army, land-based military operations. The army was formed on November 8, 1920, after the collapse of the Ottoman Empire. Significant campaigns since the foundation of the army include suppression of rebellions in Southeastern Anatolia region, Southeast Anatolia and Eastern Anatolia region, East Anatolia from the 1920s to the present day, combat in the Korean War, the 1974 Turkish invasion of Cyprus and the current Turkish involvement in the Syrian civil war, as well as its NATO alliance against the USSR during the Cold War. The army holds the preeminent place within the armed forces. It is customary for the List of Chiefs of the Turkish General Staff, Chief of the General Staff of the Turkish Armed Forces to have been the List of commanders of the Turkish Land Forces, Commander of the Turkish Land Forces prior to his appointment as Turkey's senior ranking officer. Alongside the other two a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conscription In Turkey
In Turkey, compulsory military service applies to all male citizens from 21 to 41 years of age. It is 6 months for all males regardless of education degree. Different rules apply to Turks abroad. For Turks with multiple citizenship, the conscription lapses if they have already served in the army of another country. Conscripts can be deployed in all parts of the Turkish armed forces, except in combat operations or active conflicts. For example, only professional soldiers are used in operations by Turkey against the Kurdistan Workers' Party, PKK. Women are not conscripted, but are permitted to become Officer, officers and Non-commissioned officer, NCOs. History The Conscription Law was introduced in 1919 and has stayed in force since then. However, the length of service has been successively reduced over time. Between 1919 and 1998, the average length of service was 18 months for non-educated males and 12 months for educated (university level). In 1998, these lengths were reduc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metin Oktay
Metin Oktay (2 February 1936 – 13 September 1991) nicknamed the Crownless King () by Galatasaray S.K. (football team), Galatasaray fans, was a Turkish people, Turkish association football, footballer and one of the most successful goal scorers in Turkey. Early life Metin Oktay was born in Karşıyaka, İzmir, on 2 February 1936. His father was an Albanian factory worker and his mother a Turkish homemaker. Personal life Metin Oktay married Servet Kardicali on 12 May 1965, in Istanbul. On 9 February 1965, the couple had a daughter who was named by Metin Oktay as "Zeynep". She died the same day she was born. In 1979, Metin and Servet Oktay had a granddaughter from their son Rifat Halil Pala who was named Zeynep Pala. Metin Oktay lived with his family; his spouse Servet Kardicali Oktay, his son Rifat and granddaughter Zeynep until he died on 13 September 1991 in Istanbul. Career Oktay started his career at his local amateur club, Damlacık, in 1952 and moved to another amateur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Istanbul
Istanbul is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, largest city in Turkey, constituting the country's economic, cultural, and historical heart. With Demographics of Istanbul, a population over , it is home to 18% of the Demographics of Turkey, population of Turkey. Istanbul is among the List of European cities by population within city limits, largest cities in Europe and List of cities proper by population, in the world by population. It is a city on two continents; about two-thirds of its population live in Europe and the rest in Asia. Istanbul straddles the Bosphorus—one of the world's busiest waterways—in northwestern Turkey, between the Sea of Marmara and the Black Sea. Its area of is coterminous with Istanbul Province. Istanbul's climate is Mediterranean climate, Mediterranean. The city now known as Istanbul developed to become one of the most significant cities in history. Byzantium was founded on the Sarayburnu promontory by Greek colonisation, Greek col ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Selami Åžahin
Selami Sahin (born 1948) is a Turkish musician, singer, and songwriter. Life and career Şahin's works have been performed in different languages by artists from European and Middle Eastern countries. He was born to a mother of Egyptian descent settled in Hatay and a Turkish father. He knows not only Turkish but also Egyptian Arabic as mother tongues. Owing to his mother, he speaks in Egyptian Arabic . Since Egyptian Arabic is his mother tongue, he has also participated in joint projects with many famous figures such as Ghada Ragab and Enrico Macias. As a commentator, composer and songwriter, he continued his musical life and later he started art directing and vocal coaching. In 1980 he founded the music production company Lider Müzik. In 2011, when he celebrated his 45th year of career, and his works, which were previously covered by many artists, were put with acoustic and new arrangements and in his album ''Mahzen'' . Besides his music career, he has also had an acting ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ahmet Selçuk İlkan
Ahmet Selçuk İlkan (born 26 October 1955) is a Turkish poet and songwriter. Life After high school, İlkan went to Berlin to study architecture and engineering. Later he developed an interest in poetry and enrolled in the Faculty of Language and Literature of Istanbul University. Published works Books * ''Ayrılıkların Şairi (Poet of Breakups)'' * ''Yakılacak Şiirler (Poems That Will Be Burned)'' * ''Adım Yalnızlık Benim (My Name Is Loneliness)'' * ''Gitmeler Bana Kaldı (Stay By Me)'' * ''Bir Gülü Sevdim (I Loved a Rose)'' * ''Erkekler Hep Yalnız Ağlar (Men Always Cry Alone)'' Albums * ''Mum Işığında (Ayten)'', 1982 * ''Şiir Gözlüm (Fahriye Abla)'', 1984 * ''Bak Bir Erkek Ağlıyor'', 1986 * ''Bir Beyaz Karanfil'', 1988 * ''O Adam Benim'', 1990 * ''Seni Arıyorum (Allah Kahretsin)'', 1992 * ''Şairler Ağlamaz'', 1997 * ''Ayrılıkların Şairi (Sen Vurdun da Ben Ölmedim mi)'', 2000 * ''Yakılacak Adam'', 2002 * ''Unutmaktan Geliyorum (Senin Adın Ya ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ajda Pekkan
Ayşe Ajda Pekkan (; born 12 February 1946) is a Turkish singer. She is known by the title "superstar" in the Turkish media. Pekkan became a prominent figure of Turkish pop music with her songs, in which she tried to create a strong female figure. By keeping her works updated and getting influence from Western elements, she managed to become one of Turkey's modern and enduring icons in different periods. Her musical style has kept her popular for more than 50 years and has inspired many of her successors. Pekkan is highly respected in the music industry and her vocal techniques together with many of her albums were praised by Music journalism, music critics. Born in Beyoğlu, Istanbul, Pekkan's musical career began in the early 1960s when she appeared in a nightclub as a member of the music group Los Çatikos. However, in 1963, when she won the ''Ses'' magazine's cinema artist competition, she became known as an actress, and for a number of years she pursued an acting career. In th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hürriyet
''Hürriyet'' (, ''Liberty'') is a major List of newspapers in Turkey, Turkish newspaper, founded in 1948. it had the highest circulation of any newspaper in Turkey at around 319,000. ''Hürriyet'' combines entertainment with news coverage and has a mainstream, liberal and conservative outlook. ''Hürriyet'' has regional offices in Istanbul, Ankara, İzmir, 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 Internet, 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 so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
