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Bülent is a Turkish masculine given name and a family name meaning "tall" and "high", from Persian ''boland'' or ''buland'' () which means ''tall'', ''high'', ''elevated'', or ''lofty''. The equivalent form in Azeri is Bülənd. It may refer to: Bülend * Bulend Biščević (born 1975), Bosnian footballer *Bülend Özveren (1943–2022), Turkish television presenter and sports commentator *Bülend Ulusu (1923–2015), Turkish admiral and former prime minister Bülent * Bülent Akın (born 1978), Belgian-Turkish footballer * Bülent Arel (1919-1990), Turkish-born composer *Bülent Arınç (born 1948), Turkish politician of renowned oratory * Bülent Atalay (born 1940), Turkish-American author, scientist, and artist * Bülent Ataman (born 1974), Turkish footballer * Bülent Bezdüz (born 1967), Turkish tenor *Bülent Çetin (born 1985), Turkish amputee football player * Bülent Çetinaslan (born 1974), Turkish actor *Bülent Ceylan (born 1976), German comedian *Bülent Ecevit (1 ...
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Bülent Ecevit
Mustafa Bülent Ecevit (; 28 May 1925 – 5 November 2006) was a Turkish politician, statesman, poet, writer, scholar, and journalist. He served as the Prime Minister of Turkey four times between 1974 and 2002. He served as prime minister in 1974, 1977, 1978–1979, and 1999–2002. Ecevit was chairman of the Republican People's Party (CHP) between 1972 and 1980, and in 1987 he became chairman of the Democratic Left Party (Turkey), Democratic Left Party (DSP). Ecevit began his political career when he was elected a CHP MP from Ankara in the 1957 Turkish general election, 1957 election and came to prominence as Ministry of Labour and Social Security (Turkey), Minister of Labour in İsmet İnönü's cabinets, representing the rising left-wing faction of the party. Ecevit eventually became leader of the CHP in 1972; his leadership rejuvenated the party by reaching out to working class voters and cementing the party as "Left of Center (Turkey), Left of Center". Ecevit became prime mi ...
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Bülent Ersoy
Bülent Ersoy (; born Erkoç 9 June 1952) is a Turkish singer and actress. She is known as one of the most popular singers of Turkish music, nicknamed Diva by her fans. Ersoy has many famous hits such as "Ümit Hırsızı" ''(Hope Thief)'', "Geceler" ''(Nights)'', "Beddua" ''(Curse)'', "Maazallah" ''(God Forbid)'', "Biz Ayrılamayız" ''(We Cannot Break Up)'', and "Sefam olsun" ''(I Enjoy Myself)''. Ersoy has published more than thirty albums so far and has made a name for herself in Turkish music history. Biography 1952–1973: Early life Bülent Ersoy was born in 1952 in Malatya. For the purposes of performance, Bülent changed her surname from Erkoç (brave ram) to Ersoy (brave lineage) following Müjdat Gezen's recommendation. Ersoy began her career as a male singer, in the genre of Turkish classical music, and became an actor early on. Her grandparents played classical Turkish music and she first took private lessons and then studied at Istanbul Municipal Conservatory ...
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Bülent Korkmaz
Bülent Korkmaz (born 24 November 1968), colloquially known by his given nicknames "Büyük Kaptan" () and "Cengaver" (), is a Turkish former professional footballer and current manager of TFF 1. Lig club Esenler Erokspor. Korkmaz was a one club man during his club career, playing as a centre-back for Galatasaray for his whole career for 18 consecutive seasons between 1987 and 2005, winning 8 Süper Lig, 6 Turkish Cup, 5 Turkish Super Cup,1 UEFA Cup and 1 UEFA Super Cup titles. He is the 13th player in history to make over 100 appearances across European club competitions. Korkmaz has got 102 senior caps for Turkey national football team. Club career Korkmaz started his career at Galatasaray Futbol Akademisi as a goalkeeper in 1979. He changed his field role to become a defender following the advice from his youth coach. He was offered a professional contract by German club Bayer Leverkusen at the age of 16 but he chose to stay at Galatasaray and he was eventually prom ...
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Bülent Ceylan
Bülent Ceylan (born 4 January 1976) is a German comedian and Kabarett artist. He plays several comic roles with frequent themes being the quirks of Germans from Turkish family backgrounds and people from Mannheim, told in the dialect of Mannheim. Early life and education Ceylan was born in Mannheim. His mother Hilde is a Hungarian-born German, his father Ahmet Ceylan (d. 2012) was a Turkish entrepreneur in the construction industry. He has three older siblings. He attended the ''Friedrich-Ebert'' elementary school and ''Ludwig-Frank- Gymnasium'' in Mannheim. In his eleventh year, he had a performance parodying Boris Becker, which was very well received by teachers and students. After the ''Abitur'' in 1995, Ceylan did an internship with the German music channel VIVA and the radio station RPR1. In the beginning, he performed on small stages, afterwards he studied philosophy and political science but quit university in favor of his stage career. Career In November 2002, Ceylan ...
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Bülent Eczacıbaşı
Bülent Eczacıbaşı (, born 1949) is an esteemed Turkish businessman. He is chairman of the board at Eczacıbaşı Holding, a Turkish conglomerate founded by his father, Nejat Eczacıbaşı. Background Bülent Eczacıbaşı was born in İstanbul in 1949 to Nejat Eczacıbaşı (1913–1993), founder of the Eczacıbaşı Group of Companies, and his wife Fatma Beyhan (née Ergene) (1923–2004). He has a younger brother, Faruk, who was born in 1954. Bülent Eczacıbaşı graduated from Imperial College London after his secondary education at the Deutsche Schule Istanbul. He obtained his master's degree in chemical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. After initiating his professional career in 1974 at Eczacıbaşı Holding, he held a variety of managerial positions in the Holding's subsidiaries. In 1995, he took on his current position as Chairman of Eczacıbaşı Holding. Bülent Eczacibasi is married to Oya Esener (born 1959), the daughter of ...
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Bülent Eken
Bülent Eken (26 October 1923 – 25 July 2016) was a Turkish football (soccer), footballer and coach. After his club career he became a manager and served as a coach for several Turkish clubs.and also for Turkey national football team, Turkish national football team. Career Club career Bülent Eken began his career in 1942 with Galatasaray's A Team. He played as a right-back, left-back, center-back, winger, midfielder, and even as a goalkeeper in this club. Eken won an Istanbul League Championship with Galatasaray. In 1950, he transferred to US Salernitana 1919, Salernitana in Italy and later played one season with Palermo FC, Palermo. He returned to Galatasaray S.K. (football), Galatasaray in 1953 and retired from football a year later. International career Eken played 13 times for the national team. He represented his country at the 1948 Summer Olympics and the 1954 FIFA World Cup. He scored a goal once while being part of the national team, in a match where Syria nati ...
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Bülent Arınç
Bülent Arınç (; born 25 May 1948) is a conservative Turkish politician. He served as the 22nd Speaker of the Parliament of Turkey from 2002 to 2007 and as a Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey between 2009 and 2015. He also co-founded the Justice and Development Party (AKP) in 2001. Early life and education He was born on May 25, 1948 in Bursa, Turkey. After finishing high school in Manisa, Bülent Arınç attended University of Ankara, earning a Bachelor of Laws degree in 1970. After his graduation, he worked as a freelance lawyer in Manisa. He is of Grecophone Cretan Turk heritage with his ancestors arriving to Turkey as Cretan refugees during the time of Sultan Abdul Hamid II to escape massacres and is fluent in Cretan Greek. Entry into politics Interested in politics from his university years, Bülent Arınç ran for the deputy of Manisa in the 1995 general elections, and entered the Turkish Grand National Assembly from the Welfare Party (). He became also a member of th ...
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Bülent Korkmaz (archer)
Bülent Korkmaz (born 5 March 1975) is a Turkish Paralympian archer competing in the Men's compound bow event. Early life Bülent Korkmaz was born on 5 March 1975. He lives in Biga town of Çanakkale Province, where he is employed by the municipality. Sporting career Korkmaz won with the national team a silver medal at the 2014 European Para Archery Championships in Nottwil, Switzerland, a silver medal at the 2015 World Para Archery Championships in Donaueschingen, Germany, and a gold medal at the 2016 European Para Archery Championships in Saint-Jean-de-Monts, France. He obtained a quota spot for the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He won the silver medal with his teammate Öznur Cüre in the Mixed team compound event at the Archery at the 2020 Summer Paralympics The , branded as the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, were an international multi-sport event, multi-sport parasports event held from 24 August to 5 September 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. They were ...
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Bülent Ortaçgil
Bülent Ortaçgil (born 1 March 1950) is a Turkish composer and singer. Biography He was born in Ankara, Turkey in 1950. He moved to Istanbul after starting elementary school which he finished at Sultanahmet Elementary School in Istanbul. He completed his middle school and high school education at Kadıköy Anadolu Lisesi which is also commonly known as Kadıköy Maarif College. He graduated from the University of Istanbul, Faculty of Chemistry. Musical career He started playing guitar while at Kadıköy Maarif Koleji. Another popular composer and singer Mazhar Alanson (from the band MFÖ) was concurrently a student at the same school, and says that Ortaçgil was a guitar player that he admired back in school. He played with some groups, including ''Damlalar'' (Drops). His music has been influenced by various artists, including The Beatles, Cat Stevens, Donovan and Bob Dylan. His first long play was called "Anlamsız" (Meaningless), which he published while in college. In 197 ...
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Bülent Kayabaş
Osman Bülent Kayabaş (25 August 1945 – 19 April 2017) was a Turkish actor. He appeared in more than one hundred films from 1963 to 2017. He is particularly notable for his villain role in the 1973 film '' Karateci Kız'' where his character's dramatic and seemingly unending death —dubbed "Worst movie death scene ever"—became a viral hit, gaining millions of views since it was highlighted online in 2012. It was parodied in a '' Regular Show'' episode. He died from colorectal cancer Colorectal cancer (CRC), also known as bowel cancer, colon cancer, or rectal cancer, is the development of cancer from the Colon (anatomy), colon or rectum (parts of the large intestine). Signs and symptoms may include Lower gastrointestinal ... in 2017. Selected filmography References External links * 1945 births 2017 deaths Turkish male film actors Deaths from colorectal cancer in Turkey Golden Boll Life Achievement Award winners {{Turkey-actor-stub ...
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Bülent Şenver
Bulent Şenver is a Turkish banker and lecturer in finance. Education Bulent Şenver graduated from the Accounting and Finance Department of the Administrative Sciences Faculty at Boğaziçi University. He has been through various trainings in the fields of independent auditing, managerial skills and banking in London, Birmingham, Chicago, Houston, Washington, D.C., Paris, Brussels and Geneva.Curriculum Vitae of Bulent Senver http://www.bulentsenver.com/cv.htm Senver shares his business and leadership experiences in Turk Leader Center in his special room. Career He started to work in the audit division of Arthur Andersen's London office and then, took position in the same company's Istanbul office. As independent auditor and management consultant, he worked for more than twenty Turkish and foreign banks in Turkey during different periods. In order to develop an off-site banking surveillance and an early warning system to be used by the Central Bank of the Turkey, he made stu ...
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Bülent Çetin
Bülent Çetin (born 1985) is a Turkish amputee footballer playing as goalkeeper. He is a member of the Turkey national amputee football team. Private life Bülent Çetin was born in Eskişehir, Turkey in 1985. His mother Sadiye died in 2022. He joined Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) service, and held the rank of a specialist sergeant. During an armed operation in Hakkâri Province, Southeastern Turkey, he was wounded in his left arm. He was transported to the Gülhane Training and Research Hospital. As his treatment was continuing, he had a traffic accident. He underwent further treatment at the TSK Rehabilitation Center for one year. Since 2012, he has been working at the defence company Roketsan in Ankara. Club career Çetin played amateur football as a forward in his youth years. During his stay in the TSK Rehab Center, he met amputee football in 2011. He started again football playing, this time as an amputee football goalkeeper. After playing in the TSK Rehab Center fo ...
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