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Åžahika Tekand
Şahika Tekand (born 1959) is a Turkish actress. She has appeared in more than fifteen films since 1987. Biography Tekand graduated from the Fine Arts Faculty, Department of Theatre and Acting at the Dokuz Eylül University Dokuz Eylül University () (DEÜ) is a Public university, public research university in İzmir, Turkey. Founded in 1982, it is organized into 18 faculties. It holds the distinction of being the first university in Turkey to implement the probl ... in 1984 and received her PhD in 1986. Selected filmography References External links * 1959 births Living people Turkish film actresses {{Turkey-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turkish Cultural Foundation
The Turkish Cultural Foundation promotes and preserves Turkish culture and heritage worldwide, and places special emphasis on education for disadvantaged students in Turkey and abroad. Created in 2000, the Foundation seeks to help build cultural bridges between Turkey and other countries in order to support a better understanding and appreciation of Turkish cultural heritage. To do this, the Foundation coordinates a series of people-to-people cultural exchanges, educational programs, and websites promoting Turkish music, art, and cuisine. As a US tax-exempt public charitable organization, the Foundation is supported entirely by private donations and has offices in Boston, Istanbul, Sonoma and Washington, DC. Projects Promoting Turkish culture on the Web The Turkish Cultural Foundation contributes to the worldwide promotion of Turkish culture via its three main educational websites. The TCF portals received over 1.7 million visitors from 204 countries and territories in 2010. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dokuz Eylül University
Dokuz Eylül University () (DEÜ) is a Public university, public research university in İzmir, Turkey. Founded in 1982, it is organized into 18 faculties. It holds the distinction of being the first university in Turkey to implement the problem-based learning method, which was introduced in the School of Medicine in 1997. Several units of Dokuz Eylül University have achieved continuous improvement in education, research, and practice by obtaining the ISO 9001:2000 Quality Management System certification. These include the Social Sciences Institute and the School of Maritime Business and Management in 2001, the University Presidency in 2003, and the Medical Faculty and the Health Sciences Institute in 2004. History Founded on July 20, 1982, Dokuz Eylül University derives its name from September 9, 1922, the date marking the Turkish capture of Smyrna, Liberation of İzmir from Occupation of Smyrna, Greek occupation, a pivotal event in the Turkish War of Independence. Upon its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Istanbul Foundation For Culture And Arts
The Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts ( Turkish: ''İstanbul Kültür Sanat Vakfı''), abbreviated İKSV, is a not-for-profit arts organization based in Istanbul to promote classical music, theatre, jazz, and plastic arts. The İKSV was founded in 1972 by a joint venture of 17 businesspeople and art enthusiasts pioneered by Nejat F. Eczacıbaşı. Its establishment was funded by the Turkish government to engage in cultural framework for the 50th Anniversary of the Republic. The goal of the foundation is described as turning Istanbul into a major center of international culture and arts. Since 1972, it has gradually expanded the scope of activities. Istanbul Film Festival, first held in 1982, is the biggest annual film festival in Turkey, featuring movies from all over the world at İKSV centres. International Istanbul Theatre Festival is another remarkable initiative by the foundation. In 2009, it moved to Deniz Palas in Beyoğlu that is now renamed under the Nejat Ecza ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Motherland Hotel
''Motherland Hotel'' () is a 1987 Turkish film directed by Ömer Kavur. It is an adaptation of the novel of the same name by Yusuf Atılgan. Plot Zebercet owns a hotel in a small provincial town. He manages to keep it up with the help of one maid, a little girl who lives with him. One evening, one of the clients leaves the hotel, promising to return in a week. Haunted by the memory of the beautiful unknown, it leaves little to be gained by a little melancholy. Overwhelmed by his impulses, he refuses to take any clients, and closes the hotel. Cast * Macit Koper - Zebercet *Şahika Tekand - The lady *Serra Yılmaz - Ortalıkçı * Orhan Çağman - Emekli Subay Awards *1987 Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival: Best Director, Second Best Film *1987 Istanbul Film Festival: Best Turkish Film *1987 Venice Film Festival The Venice Film Festival or Venice International Film Festival (, "International Exhibition of Cinematographic Art of the Venice Biennale") is an annual film festi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gece YolculuÄŸu
''Gece Yolculuğu'' () is a 1987 Turkish drama film, written, co-produced, and directed by Ömer Kavur, featuring Aytaç Arman as a screenwriter traveling with his business partner around the Turkish and Greek countryside in search of a filming location which will inspire him. The film premiered in the Un Certain Regard section at the 41st Cannes Film Festival and was screened in competition at the 25th Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival The Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival (), known for a few years from 2015 as Antalya International Film Festival, is a film festival, held annually since 1963 in Antalya, and is the second most important film festival in Turkey. Since 2009, t ..., where it won Golden Oranges for Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor, and Best Cinematography. Cast * Aytaç Arman as Ali * Macit Koper as Yavuz * Sahika Tekand * Arslan Kacar * Orhan Çagman * Nurseli İdiz * Osman Alyanak References External links * 1987 films 1987 drama ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yengeç Sepeti
''Yengeç Sepeti'' ( Turkish for 'Crab Basket') is a 1994 Turkish drama film directed by Yavuz Özkan. Cast *Derya Alabora *Sadri Alışık * Macide Tanır * Mehmet Aslantuğ *Şahika Tekand * Ege Aydan * Sedef Ecer * Oktay Kaynarca * Berna Tunalı * Bora Kaskan Awards * Yengeç Sepeti won five awards at the 1994 Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival The Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival (), known for a few years from 2015 as Antalya International Film Festival, is a film festival, held annually since 1963 in Antalya, and is the second most important film festival in Turkey. Since 2009, t ... References External links * 1994 drama films 1994 films Turkish drama films 1990s Turkish-language films Turkish-language drama films {{Turkey-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akrebin YolculuÄŸu
''Akrebin Yolculuğu'' (English: Journey on a Clock Hand) is a 1997 Turkish romance film directed by Ömer Kavur. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1997 Cannes Film Festival. Plot Clockmaker Kerem sets out with a key given to him by a mysterious man and finds the clock tower he is meant to repair. However, this clock tower introduces him to an extremely enigmatic woman. The mysterious woman lives bound to the clock tower and has a profound effect on Kerem. Strange events begin to unfold, and the mysterious town starts to dismantle the very concept of time. Cast * Mehmet Aslantuğ as Kerem * Sahika Tekand as Esra * Tuncel Kurtiz as Agah * Nüvit Özdoğru as Hotel owner * Macit Koper as Bell founder * Rana Cabbar as Butler * Tomris Oğuzalp * Mümtaz Açıkgöz * Aytaç Arman as Mysterious man * Kenan Bal * Aslan Kaçar * Etem Kara * Arzu Kuyas * Mahmut Yıldırım * Ruşen Yılmaz See also * Cinema of Turkey Cinema of Turkey or Turkis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1959 Births
Events January * January 1 – Cuba: Fulgencio Batista flees Havana when the forces of Fidel Castro advance. * January 2 – Soviet lunar probe Luna 1 is the first human-made object to attain escape velocity from Earth. It reaches the vicinity of Earth's Moon, where it was intended to crash-land, but instead becomes the first spacecraft to go into heliocentric orbit. * January 3 ** Alaska is admitted as the 49th U.S. state. ** The southernmost island of the Maldives archipelago, Addu Atoll, declares its independence from the Kingdom of the Maldives, initiating the United Suvadive Republic. * January 4 ** In Cuba, rebel troops led by Che Guevara and Camilo Cienfuegos enter the city of Havana. ** Léopoldville riots: At least 49 people are killed during clashes between the police and participants of a meeting of the ABAKO Party in Kinshasa, Léopoldville in the Belgian Congo. * January 6 – The International Maritime Organization is inaugurated. * January 7 – The United ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
Purpose: Because living persons may suffer personal harm from inappropriate information, we should watch their articles carefully. By adding an article to this category, it marks them with a notice about sources whenever someone tries to edit them, to remind them of WP:BLP (biographies of living persons) policy that these articles must maintain a neutral point of view, maintain factual accuracy, and be properly sourced. Recent changes to these articles are listed on Special:RecentChangesLinked/Living people. Organization: This category should not be sub-categorized. Entries are generally sorted by family name In many societies, a surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. It is typically combined with a given name to form the full name of a person, although several give .... Maintenance: Individuals of advanced age (over 90), for whom there has been no new documentation in the last ten ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
