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Akın () is a Turkish given name and surname and may refer to: Given name *Akın Altıok (born 1932), Turkish triple jumper * Akın Birdal (born 1948), Turkish politician *Akın Eldes (born 1962), Turkish guitarist *Akın Kuloğlu (1972–2001), Georgian-born Turkish boxer *Akın Öngör (born 1945), Turkish business executive *Akın Öztürk (born 1952), Turkish general *Akın Vardar (born 1978), Turkish footballer *Akın Akınözü (born 1990), Turkish Actor Surname *Azra Akın (born 1981), Turkish model and Miss World * Bülent Akın (born 1978), Turkish footballer *Çağla Akın (born 1995), Turkish female volleyball player *Can Akın (born 1983), Turkish basketball player *Cenan Akın (1932–2006), Turkish composer, conductor and music educator *Didem Akın (born 1971), Turkish basketball coach and former player *Fatih Akın (born 1973), Turkish film director *Filiz Akın (1943–2025), Turkish film actress, writer and television presenter *Gülten Akın (1933–2015), Turki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akın Altıok
Akın Altıok (born 13 July 1932) is a Turkish former triple jumper who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics. References 1932 births Living people Turkish male triple jumpers Olympic athletes for Turkey Athletes (track and field) at the 1952 Summer Olympics Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Turkey Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics Athletes (track and field) at the 1951 Mediterranean Games 20th-century Turkish sportsmen Place of birth missing (living people) {{Turkey-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fatih Akın
Fatih Akin (, born 25 August 1973) is a Turkish-German film director, screenwriter and producer. His films have won numerous awards and accolades, including the Golden Bear at the Berlin Film Festival for his film '' Head-On'' (2004), Best Screenplay at the Cannes Film Festival for his film '' The Edge of Heaven'' (2007), and the Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film for his film '' In the Fade'' (2017). Early life Akin was born in Hamburg to Turkish parents. He has one brother, Cem Akin, who works as an actor. He attended the University of Fine Arts of Hamburg to study visual communications and graduated in 2000. Akin has been married to German-Mexican actress Monique Obermüller since 2004. The couple live in Hamburg-Altona, close to where he was raised. They have two children. Career Akin made his debut as director of a full-length film as early as 1998 with '' Short Sharp Shock'' ''(Kurz und schmerzlos)'', which brought him the "Bronze Leopard" award a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turkish-language Surnames
Turkish ( , , also known as 'Turkish of Turkey') is the most widely spoken of the Turkic languages, a member of Oghuz branch with around 90 million speakers. It is the national language of Turkey and one of two official languages of Cyprus. Significant smaller groups of Turkish speakers also exist in Germany, Austria, Bulgaria, North Macedonia, Greece, other parts of Europe, the South Caucasus, and some parts of Central Asia, Iraq, and Syria. Turkish is the 18th-most spoken language in the world. To the west, the influence of Ottoman Turkish—the variety of the Turkish language that was used as the administrative and literary language of the Ottoman Empire—spread as the Ottoman Empire expanded. In 1928, as one of Atatürk's reforms in the early years of the Republic of Turkey, the Perso-Arabic script-based Ottoman Turkish alphabet was replaced with the Latin script-based Turkish alphabet. Some distinctive characteristics of the Turkish language are vowel harmony and exte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akin (other)
Akin may refer to: People * Akin (given name), a list of people * Akin (surname), a list of people * Akın, a list of people with the Turkish given name or surname Places * Akin, Illinois, a town in the United States * Akin, Aksaray, a village in Aksaray Province, Turkey * Akin, Şereflikoçhisar, a village in Ankara Province, Turkey * Akin Island, Antarctica Other uses * Akin (band), an Australian band See also * Akins * * {{disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sunay Akın
Sunay Akın (born 12 September 1962) is a Turkish people, Turkish poet, writer, TV host, journalist, and a philanthropist. He is the founder of Istanbul Toy Museum. Akın was born in Trabzon, Turkey. Akın is best known for his poetry; his primary influences include Orhan Veli Kanık and Cemal Süreya. His poems are generally lyric, short, and soft in tone. He also often makes use of satirical forms and puns. Akın has a collection of over 7,000 toys, some of which date back nearly 200 years. 4,000 of them are on display in the İstanbul Toy Museum which opened in 2005. He co-hosts a TV show called "Yaşamdan Dakikalar" (''"Minutes from Life"'') on the TV channel tv8, together with Hıncal Uluç, Haşmet Babaoğlu, and Nebil Özgentürk. He has hosted other TV and radio programmes such as "Mahya Işıkları", "Stüdyo İstanbul" and "İzler" on the TV channel TRT 2, "Gezgin Korkuluk" on the TV channel tv8, and "Veşaire...Veşaire" on the radio channel Yaşam Radyo. He lectur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Serhat Akın
Niyazi Serhat Akın (born 5 June 1981) is a Turkish former professional footballer who played as a striker. Club career Fenerbahçe Akın played for Fenerbahçe SK between 2000–2005 and played 140 matches (147 for the Süper Lig), after which he went to Anderlecht on a free transfer in the summer of 2005. Anderlecht and 1. FC Köln (2005–2008) In 2005, Akin joined the Belgian R.S.C. Anderlecht. He wore the number 24 jersey for the ''Mauves'', with the number 9 jersey worn by the more senior Mbo Mpenza. In his first year at Anderlecht, he helped them become champions of the Belgian First Division, by scoring the first goal in their 2–0 victory over direct rivals Standard Liège three matchdays from the end of the season. In the winter transfer window or 2006–07, he was loaned out to Second Bundesliga side 1. FC Köln due to the lack of opportunities and having lower seniority than Nicolas Frutos, Mohammed Tchite and Mbo Mpenza. He received further setback in the 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Şenol Akın
Şenol Akın (born 20 December 1984) is a Turkish former professional Association football, footballer who played as a midfielder. Career Akın began his career in the amateur leagues of İzmit, Kocaeli with Körfez Belediyesi Hereke Yıldızspor. In 2002, Akın moved to Izmitspor and made his debut in the TFF Third League. After one season with the club, Akın moved back to the amateur leagues until 2005, when he joined Karabükspor. On 31 August 2016, he joined Bucaspor on a one-year contract. References External links * 1984 births People from Gebze Sportspeople from Kocaeli Province Living people Turkish men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Kardemir Karabükspor footballers Konyaspor footballers Şanlıurfaspor footballers Denizlispor footballers Bucaspor footballers Süper Lig players TFF 1. Lig players TFF Second League players 21st-century Turkish sportsmen {{turkey-footy-midfielder-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Özge Akın
Özge Akın (née Gürler, born June 17, 1985) is a Turkish sprinter competing in the 400 m events. She is the current Turkish record holder of the 400 m hurdles events. Following her marriage to her coach, her surname changed to Akın, although she was also subsequently known by the surname Akın-Gürler. Competing initially in the long jump and running sprint and middle distance, she specialized in 400 m and 400 m hurdles following her coach's recommendation. Özge Gürler was a member of Ä°zmir Gençlik sports club, Anadolu University, Ankara MTA and Ä°zmir Metropolitan Municipality sports club before she transferred to Enkaspor in Istanbul. She studied Physical Education and Sports at the Ege University in Ä°zmir. Özge Gürler participated at the 2005 Mediterranean Games in AlmerÃa, Spain in the 4 × 100 m relay, 400 m hurdles and 4 × 400 m relay events. She ran bronze medal with her teammates Birsen Bekgöz, Pınar Saka and Binnaz Uslu in 4 × 400 m relay. She wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nazan Akın
Nazan Akın Güneş (born Nazan Akın on 1 September 1983, in Diyarbakır, Turkey) is a Turkish visually impaired judoka ( disability class B3) competing in the +70 kg division. She won the silver medal at the 2012 Paralympics and the bronze medal at the 2024 Paralympics. Sport career Nazan Akın took the bronze medal at the 2008 German Open. In 2011, she competed in the 63 kg division at the IBSA World Championship and Games in Antalya, Turkey, where she finished in 7th place and at the IBSA European Championship held in Crawley, United Kingdom, where she won the bronze medal. At the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, England, Akın first succeeded in defeating her Bulgarian opponent Ivomira Mihaylova in the quarterfinal. In the semifinal, she also defeated French competitor Celine Manzuolini, securing her place in the final, where she went on to win the silver medal. After this, she took a 10-year break from judo. In 2022, she participated at the IBSA Judo World Cham ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
İbrahim Akın
İbrahim Akın (born 4 January 1984) is a Turkish former professional footballer who played as a left winger. He is a part of the management of Altay. Career Akın started his career at Altay S.K. in the Türk Telekom League A before he was transferred to Beşiktaş in June 2004. After three seasons with Beşiktaş he was transferred to İstanbul BB where he scored 24 goals in 94 matches. Before the beginning of the 2012–13 season, he signed a contract with Gaziantepspor for three years. Later career On 14 August 2019, it was confirmed, that Akın had retired from football and would continue as a part of Altay's management, working alongside the club's sporting director, Özden Töraydın, as responsible for the foreign players of the club. Involvement in match-fixing In July 2011, Akın admitted to participating in match fixing, specifically relating to two matches: Istanbul BB's match against Fenerbahçe, and the Turkish Cup final against Beşiktaş. Following his a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gülten Akın
Gülten Akın (23 January 1933 – 4 November 2015) was a Turkish poet. Her poetry is considered to be culturally significant to Turkey. Akin was born in 1933 in Yozgat, Turkey. She attended Beşiktaş Atatürk Anatolian High School and graduated from Ankara University Law School in 1955. She married her husband Yaşar Cankoçak in 1956, with whom she had five children. Because of her husband's position as the governor of various provincial districts in Turkey, she moved around several provinces of Turkey, working as a lawyer, assistant lawyer and teacher in many of them. In 1972, Akın and her family settled in Ankara, where she worked at the Turkish Language Association, the regulatory body of the Turkish language, and became a member of the Editorial Team at the Ministry of Culture. She worked for the reestablishment of free and democratic non-governmental organizations. She served as a founder and/or manager at several such Turkish organizations, such as the Human Rights ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Filiz Akın
Filiz Akın (born Suna Akın, 2 January 1943 – 21 March 2025) was a Turkish actress, writer and television presenter. Known as Yeşilçam Turkish cinema's "noble, modern, urban and elegant face", Filiz Akın had a large fan base in Turkey. She was official ambassador, due to her third husband Sönmez Köksal was Turkey's Ambassador to France. Life and career Early life and education Filiz Akın was born on 2 January 1943 in Ankara.Filiz Akın’ın Ankara Life Dergisi Röportajı dijimecmua.com, Retrieved 17 January 2014 Her mother, Habibe Leman Şaşırmaz, was a tailor from Ankara, and her father, Bekir Sami Akın, was a judge from |
