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Gırgır
''Gırgır'' (meaning ''Fun'' in English) was a Turkish weekly humor magazine published from 1972 to 1993 in Turkey. History and profile ''Gırgır'' was founded in 1972 by the brothers Oğuz Aral (1936-2004) and Tekin Aral (1941-1999). After having started as a newspaper insert, the magazine's first issue was published on 26 August 1972 with the motto "Life is a hassle, scraping a living, boredom, heartache, fighting with your spouse over money... The solution? ''Gırgır''. Also, ''Gırgır''." Oğuz Aral directed the magazine until 1989, during which time it became Turkey's best-known humor magazine. With its sharp political satire cartoons, ''Gırgır'' was one of the best selling cartoon magazines in Europe in the 1970s with a circulation of up to 450,000.N. Abadan Unat in: Südosteuropa-Handbuch Band IV. Türkei. Göttingen 1985, s. 575, Following the Military coup of 1980, turkey, military coup on 12 September 1980 ''Gırgır'' was temporarily banned due to the publicati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Galip Tekin
Galip Tekin (20 April 1958 – 6 July 2017) was a Turkish comic book artist, cartoonist and screenwriter. He was known for his works in the Fantasy comics, fantasy and Science fiction comics, science fiction genres. His style is often compared to that of Jean Giraud, Jean "Mœbius" Giraud. Biography Tekin started his comics career in ''Gırgır'' magazine in 1978. The following year, he dropped out of Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University, Istanbul State Academy of Fine Arts to pursue a career in ''Gırgır''. Throughout the 1980s, he published comics and comic strips in ''Gırgır'' and ''Fırt'', as well as in ''Günaydın (newspaper), Günaydın'' newspaper. In May 1989, he became the Editor-in-chief, chief editor of the newly founded ''Dıgıl'' magazine. In 1990s, Tekin worked in various humor magazines, including ''Hıbır'', ''Fırfır'', ''Leman'', ''Limon'' and ''L-Manyak''. In 1994, he published his best-known comic series, ''Pı'ya Mektuplar''. In 1994 and 2000, he started ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oğuz Aral
Oğuz Aral (1936 – 26 July 2004) was a Turkish political cartoonist and comics artist, known for his satirical style. He was also active as a theatre designer, playwright, ceramist and animator, establishing the first Turkish animation studio. Biography Born in Silivri, Istanbul Province, he founded the cartoon magazine ''Gırgır'' (''Fun'') with his brother Tekin Aral, and created such characters as "Avanak Avni" (Avni the Gullible), "Köstebek Hüsnü" (Hüsnü the Mole), "Utanmaz Adam" (the Shameless Man) and "Vites Mahmut" (Mahmut the Gearbox). ''GırGır'' was one of the best selling cartoon magazines in Europe Europe is a continent located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere. It is bordered by the Arctic Ocean to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the west, the Mediterranean Sea to the south, and Asia to the east ... in the 1970s with nearly a million copies a week. Called the "godfather" of Turkish cartoonists, Aral mentor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Latif Demirci
Al-Latif (''Al-Laṭīf'' , also anglicized as ''Al-Lateef'') is one of the names of God in Islam Names of God in Islam () are 99 names that each contain Attributes of God in Islam, which are implied by the respective names. These names usually denote his praise, gratitude, commendation, glorification, magnification, perfect attributes, ..., meaning "kind". Latif can also be a masculine given name, as short form of Abdul Latif, meaning "servant of the Gentle". Its feminine form is Latifa. "Al-Latif" also means "The Subtle". Notable persons ;Given name * Latif (singer/songwriter), full name Corey Latif Williams, American rhythm and blues singer * Latif (video game player), full name Abdullatif Alhmili (born 1990), Saudi-American fighting games player * Latif Afridi (1943-2023), Pakistani lawyer * Shah Abdul Latif (1689/90-1752), Sindhi poet * Latif Halmat (born 1947), or Letîf Helmet, Kurdish-Iraqi poet * Latif Kapadia (1934-2002), Pakistani stage and television actor * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cihan Demirci
Cihan may refer to: Name Given name * Cihan Alptekin (1947–1972), Turkish revolutionary and militant * Cihan Can, Turkish footballer * Cihan Haspolatlı, Turkish footballer * Cihan Kaptan, Turkish footballer * Cihan Özkara, Turkish-German footballer * Cihan Ünal, Turkish actor * Cihan Yılmaz, Turkish footballer Surname * Veysel Cihan, Turkish footballer Places * Číhaň, a municipality ad village in the Czech Republic Media * Cihan News Agency in Turkey Turkish-language surnames Turkish unisex given names {{disambiguation, given name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uğur Durak
Uğur is a common masculine Turkish and Azerbaijani given name. In both Turkish and Azerbaijani, the word "uğur" means "luck". Given name * Uğur Albayrak (born 1988), Turkish footballer * Uğur Boral (born 1982), Turkish footballer * Uğur Çiftçi (born 1992), Turkish footballer * Uğur Çimen (born 1975), Turkish football coach * Uğur Dağdelen (born 1973), Turkish former footballer * Uğur Demirkol (born 1990), Turkish footballer * Uğur Demirok (born 1988), Turkish footballer * Uğur Dündar Uğur Dündar (born 28 August 1943) is a Turkish journalist, anchorman, political commentator, and writer. He was born in Akören village of Silivri district in Istanbul Province. He graduated from Istanbul University's Institute of Journalism. ... (born 1943), Turkish journalist, political commentator, and writer * Uğur Erdener (born 1950), Turkish academic and physician * Uğur Erdoğan (born 1987), Turkish footballer * Uğur Güneş (born 1987), Turkish film and tel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Can Barslan
Can may refer to: Language * A verb for ability * A verb for probability Containers * A container used for food preservation in canning ** Aluminum can ** Drink can ** Steel and tin cans * Trash can * Oil can * Petrol can Music * Can (band), West Germany, 1968 ** ''Can'' (album), 1979 * Can (South Korean band) Abbreviations *Canada, a country *Cantoris, side of a church or choir Other * Can (name), Turkish and Circassian given name and surname * Can (verb) * Canning of food * River Can, Essex, UK * Tomato can (sports idiom) See also * CAN (other) * Cann (other) * Cans (other) Cans may refer to: * the plural of ''can'' (see Can (other)) * a colloquial term for headphones that enclose the ears * a colloquial term for a breasts * the ISO 15924 code of the Canadian Aboriginal syllabics * the surname of: ** Joac ... * Kan (other) * Can-can (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meral Onat
Meral is a common Turkish given name that means female deer. It is Turkish variant of Maral. In Altai, Turkish, Mongolian, Armenian and Persian " Maral" means "female deer". It is also used as a surname. People Given name * Meral Akşener (born 1956), Turkish politician * Meral Yıldız Ali (born 1987), Romanian-Turkish table tennis player * Meral Çetinkaya (born 1945), Turkish actress * Meral Danış Beştaş (born 1967), Turkish politician * Meral Ece (born 1953), British politician * Meral Menderes (1933–2011), Turkish opera singer as soprano * Meral Okay (1959–2012), Turkish actress, film producer and screenwriter * Meral Özsoyoglu, Turkish-American computer scientist * Meral Perin (born 1965), Turkish-German actress * Meral Tasbas (born 1979), Swedish actress Surname * Ziya Meral, Turkish-British researcher and advisor {{wiktionary, Meral Turkish feminine given names Feminine given names Turkish-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metin Üstündağ
Metin is a Turkish given name and a surname that means solid and durable; derived from the Arabic word "metîn" (متين). It is one of the 99 names of Allah. Notable people with the name include: Surname *Tümer Metin Tümer Metin (born 14 October 1974) is a Turkish former professional Association football, footballer and current Punditry, pundit. Metin achieved numerous titles during his career, including Süper Lig titles for both Beşiktaş J.K. and Fener ... (born 1974), Turkish international footballer Given name * Metin Akan (born 1983), Turkish professional footballer * Metin Akpınar (born 1941), Turkish actor * Metin Aktaş (born 1977), Turkish footballer * Metin Aslan (born 1978), Austrian footballer * Metin Ataseven (born 1972), Swedish politician * Metin Lütfi Baydar (born 1960), Turkish medical scientist * Metin Boşnak (born 1965), Turkish scholar of American Studies and Comparative Literature, and poet * Cemal Metin Bulutoğluları (born 1960), Turkish Cypr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mehmet Çağçağ
Mehmed or Mehmet is the most common Turkish form of the Arabic male name Muhammad () (''Muhammed'' and ''Muhammet'' are also used, though considerably less) and gains its significance from being the name of Muhammad, the prophet of Islam. Originally the intermediary vowels in the Arabic ''Muhammad'' were completed with an ''e'' in adaptation to Turkish phonotactics, which spelled Mehemmed, Mehemed and the name lost the central ''e'' over time. Final devoicing of ''d'' to ''t'' is a regular process in Turkish. The prophet himself is referred to in Turkish using the archaic version, ''Muhammed''. In Azerbaijani it is ''Məhəmməd''. The name Mehmet also often appears in derived compound names. The name is also prevalent in former Ottoman territories, particularly among Balkan Muslims in Albania, Bosnia and Kosovo. The name is also commonly used in Turkish culture in the form of Mehmetçik, meaning ''little Mehmet'', for unranked soldiers. Given name Mehmed * Mehmed I (1382� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |