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Fuat Köprülü
Fuat is a masculine Turkish given name and the Turkish spelling of the Arabic name Fuad (Arabic: فؤَاد ''fū’ād, fou’ād'') meaning "heart". Notable people named Fuat include: * Fuat Çapa (born 1968), Belgian-Turkish football manager * Fuat Doğu (1914–2004), Turkish military officer * Fuat Güner (born 1948), Turkish pop-rock music singer of Mazhar-Fuat-Özkan trio * Fuat Kalkan (born 1988), German-Turkish footballer * Fuat Oktay (born 1964), Former Vice President of Turkey * Fuat Saka (born 1952), Turkish singer * Fuat Sezgin (1924–2018), Turkish writer * Fuat Uzkınay (1888–1956), Turkish filmmaker * Fuat Yaman (born 1958), Turkish football coach * Mehmet Fuat Köprülü Mehmet Fuat Köprülü (December 5, 1890 – June 28, 1966), also known as Köprülüzade Mehmed Fuad, was a highly influential Turkish sociologist, Turkologist, scholar, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Deputy Prime Minister of the Rep ... (1890–1966), Ottoman-Turkish pol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turkish Language
Turkish ( , , also known as 'Turkish of Turkey') is the most widely spoken of the Turkic languages, a member of Oghuz languages, 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, Iraqi Turkmen, Iraq, and Syrian Turkmen, Syria. Turkish is the List of languages by total number of speakers, 18th-most spoken language in the world. To the west, the influence of Ottoman Turkish language, 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 Persian alphabet, Perso-Arabic script-based Ottoman Turkish alphabet was repl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fuad
Fuad (Arabic: ''fū’ād, fou’ād'') (also spelled Fouad, Foud, Fuaad or Foad) is a masculine Arabic given name, meaning "heart"—the beating circulating heart, the concept of "mind and spirit". Its root word is the Arabic verb ''fa’ada'' (Arabic: ), meaning "burning or a flame", and ''lahmun fa'eed'', meaning a "roasted meat on a fire". It is used to describe a "heart that is inflamed with emotion". Therefore, it may share similarities with another Arabic verb ''fada’'' () meaning "to sacrifice"—"to sacrifice, give, risk oneself for (something/cause)". It was borne by two different kings of Egypt. Originally an Arabic given name, it became widespread throughout the Middle East during the 9th and 12th centuries. Notable people Art * Fuad Abdurahmanov (1915–1971), Azerbaijani sculptor * Fuad Salayev (born 1943), Azerbaijani sculptor Clergy * Fouad Twal (born 1940), Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Education * Fouad Ajami (1945-2014), Lebanese-born American univ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arabic
Arabic (, , or , ) is a Central Semitic languages, Central Semitic language of the Afroasiatic languages, Afroasiatic language family spoken primarily in the Arab world. The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) assigns language codes to 32 varieties of Arabic, including its standard form of Literary Arabic, known as Modern Standard Arabic, which is derived from Classical Arabic. This distinction exists primarily among Western linguists; Arabic speakers themselves generally do not distinguish between Modern Standard Arabic and Classical Arabic, but rather refer to both as ( "the eloquent Arabic") or simply ' (). Arabic is the List of languages by the number of countries in which they are recognized as an official language, third most widespread official language after English and French, one of six official languages of the United Nations, and the Sacred language, liturgical language of Islam. Arabic is widely taught in schools and universities around the wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fuat Çapa
Fuat Çapa (born 15 August 1968) is a Turkish football coach, and the director of football of Samsunspor. Career Çapa coached in Belgium before moving on to Turkey. His career in Belgium spanned four years as he held positions with K.V. Turnhout, K. Patro Maasmechelen, K. Beringen-Heusden-Zolder, Verbroedering Geel, and most recently VW Hamme. He is the first Turkish coach to receive a UEFA Pro Licence. On 29 May 2008 he was named the new head coach of Dutch club MVV Maastricht Maatschappelijke Voetbal Vereniging Maastricht (), commonly known as MVV Maastricht (, ) or simply as MVV, is a Dutch professional Association football, football club from the city of Maastricht. Founded on 2 April 1902, MVV Maastricht currently ... as the successor of Robert Maaskant. He temporarily managed Gençlerbirliği in the 2007–2008 season, and returned there in 2011. At the end of the 2012–2013 season, Gençlerbirliği S.K. chose not to retain him and he became head coach of new ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fuat Doğu
Fuat Doğu (1914–2004) was a Turkish military officer who served as the undersecretary of the Turkish National Intelligence Agency and as the ambassador of Turkey to Portugal. Early life and education He was born in Istanbul in 1914. He graduated from the Turkish Military Academy. Career and activities After working at different positions in the Turkish Land Forces Staff Lieutenant Colonel Doğu joined the National Intelligence Agency on 14 September 1954. He was one of the pupils of German military and intelligence officer Reinhard Gehlen. Doğu became a staff colonel and was named as the undersecretary of the National Intelligence Agency on 27 August 1962. His term ended on 25 August 1964, and he was appointed as the commander of the 59th Division in Sivas. Then he was made a member of the General Staff Inspection Board. He retired from the army with the title of lieutenant general. Doğu was reappointed as the undersecretary of the intelligence agency on 1 March 1966. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fuat Güner
Aziz Fuat Güner (born 1 April 1948), better known as Fuat Güner, is a Turkish musician, member of the renowned band MFÖ. Early life He was born on 1 April 1948 in Istanbul, Turkey to a renowned photographer father, Sami Güner. He is of partial Albanian descent. During his school years at St. Joseph High School in Istanbul, he was a very active sportsman, playing football, volleyball and sailing. He became a champion in the 400 m category of college athletics in Turkey. After high school, he was trained as a civil engineer at the State Architectural Academy of Istanbul. Fuat Güner worked as an engineer at the State Highway Authority for 3 years and then for 2 years at STFA Group, a private company for infrastructure. Musical career However, he was interested more in composing music. So, in 1979 he quit his job and devoted himself professionally to music, he says, when he was paid the equivalent of his annual wages for a single commercial jingle. He had been playing the gu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fuat Kalkan
Fuat Kalkan (born 13 February 1988 in West Berlin) is a German-Turkish football midfielder. Kalkan represented Turkey in an under-21 friendly international against Ukraine Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the List of European countries by area, second-largest country in Europe after Russia, which Russia–Ukraine border, borders it to the east and northeast. Ukraine also borders Belarus to the nor ... on 10 February 2009. References External links * 1988 births Living people Footballers from Berlin German sportspeople of Turkish descent Turkish men's footballers Turkey men's under-21 international footballers Men's association football midfielders BFC Preussen players Hertha BSC players Hertha Zehlendorf players Tennis Borussia Berlin players Türkiyemspor Berlin players 21st-century Turkish sportsmen {{Turkey-footy-midfielder-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fuat Oktay
Fuat Oktay (born 21 January 1964) is a Turkish politician, civil servant and academic who served as the first vice president of Turkey from 2018 to 2023. He previously served as undersecretary to the prime minister of Turkey from 2016 until his appointment to the vice presidency, following the creation of the office after the 2017 constitutional referendum. Early life and career Education Fuat Oktay was born on 21 January 1964 in Çekerek, Yozgat, and studied management at Çukurova University. Graduating in 1985, he began working at the university as a research assistant. In 1990, he obtained a master's degree from Wayne State University in Detroit in business and manufacturing engineering, as well as a doctorate in industrial engineering. While in the United States, he specialised in the fields of automotive engineering and communication. Academic and consultancy career Throughout the 2001 economic crisis, Oktay was involved in crisis management roles while also serving as t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fuat Saka
Fuat Saka (born 1952) is a Turkish singer, songwriter, arranger, and guitarist (although he may be more precisely called a multi-instrumentalist). Biography Saka received art training in Istanbul and later music training in France and (Germany). He had to leave Turkey in 1980, after the coup for political reasons. He lived in Europe up until 1998, travelling and collaborating with numerous musicians. Saka still divides most of his time between Istanbul, Hamburg, and Paris and tours several countries with his ''Fuat Saka International Group'' consisting of German, American, Georgian, and Azerbaijani musicians. He is of also Georgian descent by his mother. He has performed with Greek musicians Nikos Papazoglou and Dionysis Savvopoulos Dionysis Savvopoulos () (born 2 December 1944) is a prominent Greek singer-songwriter. Career Savvopoulos was born in the city of Thessaloniki, Greece (December 1944) in a middle-class family. He passed his university entrance exams and enrol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fuat Sezgin
Fuat Sezgin (24 October 1924 – 30 June 2018) was a Turkish scholar and researcher who specialized in the history of Science in the medieval Islamic world. He was ''professor emeritus'' of the History of Natural Science at Johann Wolfgang Goethe University in Frankfurt, Germany and the founder and honorary director of the Institute of the History of the Arab Islamic Sciences there. He also created museums in Frankfurt and Istanbul with replicas of historical Arabic-Islamic scientific instruments, tools and maps. The utility of a museum of replicas in an antiquarian field contaminated by fakes is discussed by Prof. Nir Shafir at the Internet web site ''Aeon'' in 2018 at https://aeon.co/essays/why-fake-miniatures-depicting-islamic-science-are-everywhere His best known publication is the 17-volume ''Geschichte des Arabischen Schrifttums'', a standard reference in the field. Career Sezgin earned his Ph.D. from Istanbul University under the German Orientalist Hellmut Ritter in 1950 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fuat Uzkınay
Fuat Uzkınay (1888–29 March 1956) was the first Turkish filmmaker. After finishing Istanbul Highschool, he took physics and chemistry classes at Istanbul University. While he started to work at a high school as a principal, there was a growing interest in cinema among the Ottomans. Uzkınay started to give lessons at his school in order to make his students familiar with cinema. Despite the fact that numerous cinemas existed in Istanbul, Uzkınay campaigned for the building of a Turkish-owned cinema, which opened on 19 March 1914. The name, "The National Cinema", would change later to "Ali Efendi sineması". Meanwhile, he learned to use the projector from Sigmund Weinberg, who was the first man to introduce the cinema to the Ottomans. While in the army, on 14 November 1914 he made the documentary film ''" Ayastefanos'taki Rus Abidesinin Yıkılışı"'', depicting the destruction of the Russian Monument at Ayastefanos. This 150mt. film is known as the first documentary film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
