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Şairler Sofası
A part of Beşiktaş Vişnezade Park is oriented under the name "Şairler Sofası". ''Şairler Sofası'' is the 1998 sculpture by Gürdal Duyar whose name the park goes by. The depicted characters in the sculpture as well as the figures depicted in the other sculptures in the greater park are 19th and 20th century poets who have mostly lived in and around Beşiktaş. In the sculpture ''Şairler Sofası'', Duyar has composed it such that the poets are "hand in hand" and "shoulder to shoulder". It includes the poets Behçet Necatigil, Sabahattin Kudret Aksal, Cahit Sıtkı Tarancı, Oktay Rıfat, Orhan Veli, Neyzen Tevfik and Nigâr Hanım together in one composition. The Architectural design of the park was done by Erhan İşözen. The park was opened in 1998 together with the first sculptures. at the inauguration of the park the mayor of Beşiktaş, Ayfer Atay, said that the park will be a place where books will be signed and poems will be read. The park has become a place wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gürdal Duyar
Gürdal Duyar (20 August 1935 – 18 April 2004) was a Turkish sculptor who is known for his monuments to Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, Atatürk and his Bust (sculpture), busts of famous people. His art is characterized as having a Modern sculpture, modern Expressionism, expressionist style that is balanced with Abstract art, abstraction. He is considered one of the pioneers of abstract sculpture, modern figurative sculpture in Turkey. Duyar was also a painter and is noted for his Drawing, sketches, but his best-known works are the public sculptures placed in Istanbul's parks and public squares. Duyar was a student of Rudolf Belling and Ali Hadi Bara at the Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University, State Academy of Fine Arts in Istanbul. After graduating, he spent some time abroad. At the start of his career as a freelance artist, Duyar worked on sculpture, especially busts, in Belgium, France and Switzerland. He later returned to Turkey, where he became known for his Atatürk monuments, inc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melih Cevdet Anday
Melih Cevdet Anday (13 March 1915 – 28 November 2002) was a Turkish people, Turkish writer whose poetry stands outside the traditional literary movements. He also wrote in many other genres which, over six and a half decades, included eleven collections of poems, eight plays, eight novels, fifteen collections of essays, several of which won major literary awards. He also translated several books from diverse languages into Turkish. Biography Melih Cevdet Anday was born in Istanbul in 1915 and lived there until his parents moved to Ankara in 1931. He graduated from Gazi High School and for a while began studying sociology in Belgium on a State Railways scholarship but had to return home in 1940 after the German invasion. Between 1942 and 1951 he worked as a publication consultant for the Ministry of Education in Ankara and then as a city librarian. During this time he began his career as a journalist for several newspapers. After 1954, he worked as a teacher for the Istanbul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neslihan Pala
Neslihan is a Turkish feminine given name that means 'noble'. Notable people with the name include: * Neslihan Arın (born 1994), Turkish badminton player * Neslihan Atagül (born 1992), Turkish actress * Neslihan Çalışkan (born 1997), Turkish handball player * Neslihan Damla Aktepe, known as Danla Bilic (born 1994), Turkish influencer * Neslihan Demir Darnel (born 1983), Turkish volleyball player * Neslihan Kavas (born 1987), Turkish para table tennis player * Neslihan Kılıç (born 1993), Turkish badminton player * Neslihan Muratdağı (born 1988), Turkish FIFA listed football referee * Neslihan Okumuş (born 1994), Turkish weightlifter * Neslihan Şenocak (born 1976), Turkish historian * Neslihan Yakupoğlu (born 1990), Turkish handball player * Neslihan Yeldan (born 1969), Turkish actress * Neslihan Yiğit Neslihan is a Turkish feminine given name that means 'noble'. Notable people with the name include: * Neslihan Arın (born 1994), Turkish badminton player * Ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Süleyman Seba
Süleyman Seba (; 5 April 1926 – 13 August 2014) was a Turkish football player of Abkhazian origin and was the longest presiding chairman of the Istanbul-based multisports club Beşiktaş. He was also an intelligence officer for National Intelligence Organization (Turkey) in the mission of countering communism. Süleyman Seba is one of the two honorary presidents of Beşiktaş Jimnastik Kulübü, along with Hakkı Yeten. Biography Early life Süleyman Seba ( Abkhaz name Tsiba) was born on 5 April 1926 in Soğuksulu, a village in the Sakarya Province of Turkey. Seba family moved to Akaretler district in Beşiktaş, Istanbul, when Süleyman Seba was five or six years old. Although most sources say that Seba attended the prestigious Galatasaray High School in the Beyoğlu district for a while, some other sources say that this was just a plan. After finishing elementary school in Beşiktaş in 1938, Seba went to Kabataş High School on the Bosphorus, another prestigious ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Namık Demizhan
Namig, Namik or Namık is a masculine given name. Notable people with the name include: * Namig Abasli (born 1997), Azerbaijani Paralympic judoka * Namig Abbasov (1940–2024), Azerbaijani diplomat and politician * Namig Abdullayev (born 1971), Azerbaijani wrestler * Namik Dokle (born 1946), Albanian politician * Namık Gedik (1911–1960), Turkish physician and politician * Namig Guliyev (born 1974), Azerbaijani chess grandmaster * Namig Hasanov (born 1979), Azerbaijani footballer * Namig Islamzadeh (born 1974), Azerbaijani military officer * Namık İsmail (1890–1935), Turkish painter * Namık Kemal (1840–1888), Ottoman Turkish nationalist, poet, novelist, playwright, journalist, and social reformer * Namig Mammadkarimov (born 1980), Azerbaijani futsal player * Namig Nasrullayev (1945–2023), Azerbaijani politician * Namık Kemal Pak (1947–2015), Turkish academician * Namik Paul (born 1987), Indian actor * Namik Resuli (1908–1985), Albanian linguist and acad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Derya Ersoy
Derya is a Turkish unisex given name. It is also used as a surname. The word is derived from the Persian دریا ("Daryā"), meaning ''sea''. In Old Persian it was pronounced 𐎭𐎼𐎹drayah-. In Turkish it is pronounced DER-Yaa and is used for both female and male. Baby names that sound like Derya include Dara (English), Darach, Dari (English). In the Spanish version of this name it’s the result of the combination of “Deivid” & “Ramira” “Deyra” Given name * Derya Akay (born 1988), Turkish artist * Derya Akkaynak, Turkish mechanical engineer * Derya Aktop (born 1980), Turkish boxer * Derya Alabora (born 1959), Turkish actress * Derya Arbaş Berti (1968–2003), Turkish-American actress * Derya Arhan (born 1999), Turkish football player * Derya Ayaydın (born 1988), Turkish politician * Derya Ayverdi, Turkish actress * Derya Bard Sarıaltın (born 1977), Turkish archer of Ukrainian origin * Derya Büyükuncu (born 1976), Turkish-American Olympian s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zafer Dağdeviren
Zafer, Dhafer or Dhaffer ( ''ẓāfir'') is an Arabic masculine given name meaning "victorious, Conqueror, Triumphant or Victor". It is used in Arabic-speaking countries, the Balkans, and many countries that have come into contact with Islamic culture. In Turkey it is used as a unisex given name. The word is also used as a surname. Notable people with the name include: Given name Dhafer, Dhaffer * Dhafer Youssef (born 1967), Tunisian composer * Dhaffer L'Abidine (born 1972), Tunisian actor Zafer First name * Zafer Hanım, Turkish novelist * Zafer Algöz (born 1961), Turkish actor * Zafer Biryol (born 1976), Turkish football player * Zafer Çağlayan (born 1957), Turkish politician * Zafer Çevik (born 1984), Turkish football player * Zafer Ergin (born 1942), Turkish actor * Zafer Görgen (born 2000), Turkish football player * Zafer Gözet (born 1965), Norwegian politician of Turkish origin * Zafer İlken, Turkish educator * Zafer Kalaycıoğlu (born 1965), Turkish ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ali Yaldır
Ali ibn Abi Talib (; ) was the fourth Rashidun caliph who ruled from until Assassination of Ali, his assassination in 661, as well as the first imamate in Shia doctrine, Shia Imam. He was the cousin and son-in-law of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. Born to Abu Talib ibn Abd al-Muttalib and Fatima bint Asad, Ali was raised by his elder cousin Muhammad and was Early Muslims, among the first to accept his teachings. Ali played a pivotal role in the early years of Islam when Muslims were severely persecuted in Mecca. After immigration () to Medina in 622, Muhammad gave his daughter Fatima to Ali in marriage and swore a pact of brotherhood with him. Ali served as Muhammad's secretary and deputy in this period, and was the flag bearer of his army. Numerous sayings of Muhammad praise Ali, the most controversial of which was uttered in 632 at the Ghadir Khumm, "Whoever I am his , this Ali is his ." The interpretation of the polysemous Arabic word is disputed: For Shia Islam, Shia Musl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ataol Behramoğlu
Ataol Behramoğlu (born April 13, 1942) is a prominent Turkish poet, author, and Russian-into-Turkish literary translator. Life Ataol Behramoğlu was born on April 13, 1942, in Istanbul. He wrote poems in honour of his father Hikmet Bahramoglu, originally from Azerbaijan, under the name "Bahramoglu". However, his first name was Ataol Gorus in honour of the Goris region where his father grew up. Ataol Behramoğlu graduated from the Department of Russian Language and Literature at the University of Ankara in 1966. In 1970, he published his second book of verse, "''One Day Definitely''". Reprinted many times, this collection of poems was well received as a synthesis of the poetic tradition of Nazim Hikmet (1902-1963) with elements of symbolism and surrealism thrown in. Behramoğlu was among the contributors of the literary magazine '' Papirüs'' which was edited by Cemal Süreya. He was asked to read his poems before packed audiences of students. In the autumn of 1970, he left ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cahit Külebi
Cahit Külebi (20 December 1917, in Tokat – 20 June 1997, in Ankara) was a leading Turkish people, Turkish poet and author. He has an important place in contemporary Turkish poetry due to his attachment to folk poetry traditions. His poetry is enriched with simple yet ironic language, embellished with original descriptions. Biography Külebi was born in Çeltek, a village of Zile, Tokat Province, Ottoman Empire in 1917. He completed his elementary school in Niksar and his secondary education in Sivas. His family took the surname Erencan after passing the surname law, and the poet later registered his pseudonym Külebi. Then he went to Istanbul and graduated from the Department of Turkish Language and Literature of The School of Higher Education of Teaching (1940). While he was studying at a teacher's school, he started using the pseudonym Külebi for the first time in these years, as he thought that Principal Fuat Köprülü would be angry with him for writing poems. He studied ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Necati Cumalı
Necati Cumalı (13 January 1921 – 10 January 2001) was a Turkish writer of novels, short-stories, essays and poetry. He was born in Florina, Greece to a Turkish family who had settled in Urla near İzmir in the framework of the 1923 agreement for the population exchange between Greece and Turkey. Biography He grew up in Urla and did his studied in İzmir. He started his law education at İstanbul University then completed it in the Law School of the University of Ankara. He started writing poetry while he was still a student and his poems were published as of early 1940s in such prominent Turkish literary periodicals as Varlık and Servet-i Fünun. Toward the end of that decade, while he was doing his military service, he also started writing short stories in which the profound influence of another important Turkish writer, Sabahattin Ali, could be felt. This, and the themes of social consciousness obvious in his works could be the reason for which he was sometimes c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
