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Nâzım Hikmet
Mehmed Nâzım Ran (17 January 1902 – 3 June 1963), Note: 403 Forbidden error received 10 October 2022. commonly known as Nâzım Hikmet (), was a Turkish people, Turkish poet, playwright, novelist, screenwriter, director, and memoirist. He was acclaimed for the "lyrical flow of his statements".Selected poems, Nazim Hikmet translated by Ruth Christie, Richard McKane, Talat Sait Halman, Anvil press Poetry, 2002, p.9 Described as a "romantic communist"Saime Goksu, Edward Timms, ''Romantic Communist: The Life and Work of Nazim Hikmet'', St. Martin's Press, New York and a "romantic revolutionary", he was repeatedly arrested for his political beliefs and spent much of his adult life in prison or in exile. His poetry has been translated into more than 50 languages. Family According to Nâzım Hikmet, he was of paternal Turkish and maternal German, Polish, French and Georgian descent. His mother came from a distinguished cosmopolitan family with predominantly-Circassians, Cir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Circassians
The Circassians or Circassian people, also called Cherkess or Adyghe (Adyghe language, Adyghe and ), are a Northwest Caucasian languages, Northwest Caucasian ethnic group and nation who originated in Circassia, a region and former country in the North Caucasus. As a consequence of the Circassian genocide, which was perpetrated by the Russian Empire during the Russo-Circassian War in the 19th century, most of the Circassian people were exiled from their ancestral homeland and consequently began living in what was then the Ottoman Empire—that is, modern-day Turkey and the rest of the Middle East. In the early 1990s, the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization estimated that there are as many as 3.7 million Circassian diaspora, Circassians in diaspora in over 50 countries. The two Circassian languages—western Adyghe language, Adyghe and eastern Kabardian language, Kabardian—are natively spoken by the Circassian people. After the Russian Empire's war crimes and forced ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oktay Rifat Horozcu
Oktay is a Turkish masculine given name. It is also used as a surname. Notable people with the name are as follows: First name *Oktay Afandiyev (1926–2013), Azerbaijani historian * Oktay Delibalta (born 1985), Turkish football player * Oktay Derelioğlu (born 1975), Turkish football player * Oktay Ekşi (born 1932), Turkish journalist, author and politician * Oktay Güngör (born 1998), Turkish wrestler * Oktay Hamdiev (born 2000), Bulgarian football player * Oktay Kayalp (born 1957), Cypriot politician * Oktay Kaynarca (born 1965), Turkish actor *Oktay Kuday (born 1979), German-Turkish professional football player * Oktay Mahmuti (born 1968), Turkish basketball coach * Oktay Özdemir (born 1986), Turkish-German actor * Oktay Rıfat Horozcu (1914–1988), Turkish writer and playwright * Oktay Sinanoğlu (1935–2015), Turkish scientist * Oktay Takalak (born 1990), French boxer *Oktay Urkal (born 1970), Turkish-German professional welterweight * Oktay Vural (born 1956), Turkish l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Feza Publications
Feza Publications Inc. (''Feza Gazetecilik A.Ş'') was a Turkish media conglomerate established in 1986. It had the ownership over the '' Zaman'', ''Today's Zaman'' newspapers, the Cihan News Agency, as well as the ''Aksiyon ''Aksiyon'' () was a Turkish news magazine. The magazine was close to the Gülen movement. It was established by Feza Publications in 1994. In 2008 it was described by its '' Today's Zaman'' sister newspaper as "the most widely read Turkish we ...'', news magazine, the book publisher Zaman Kitap and Irmak TV channel. Feza Media Group was ranked 244th in top 500 companies in Turkey according to Istanbul Chamber of Industry's ISO500. The company was shut down due to their association with FETO. All of its media outlets in Turkey were closed by the government following the 2016 coup attempt. Staff Chief Executive Officers were Ekrem Dumanlı (2002–2015) and Abdulhamit Bilici (2015–2016) Editors were Veysel Ayhan and Ali Akkuş. Social Media Editor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aksiyon
''Aksiyon'' () was a Turkish news magazine. The magazine was close to the Gülen movement. It was established by Feza Publications in 1994. In 2008 it was described by its '' Today's Zaman'' sister newspaper as "the most widely read Turkish weekly magazine" (its nearly 40,000 circulation accounted for over half the weekly news magazine market).''Today's Zaman'', 21 December 2008Turkish news weekly Aksiyon celebrates 15th year Its circulation had increased from around 15,000 in 2001. It broke some major stories including (May 1996) a secret military agreement between Turkey and Israel; and comments by Major Şefik Soyuyüce admitting the use of students to create a crisis in preparation for the 1960 Turkish coup d'état. Past editors of ''Aksiyon'' were İbrahim Karayeğen (2002–2004), Mehmet Yılmaz (2004–2008), Bülent Korucu (from 2008), and the last editor Idris Gursoy (2016). Contributors included İdris Gürsoy and Zafer Özcan. The magazine was a member of BP ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Huguenot
The Huguenots ( , ; ) are a Religious denomination, religious group of French people, French Protestants who held to the Reformed (Calvinist) tradition of Protestantism. The term, which may be derived from the name of a Swiss political leader, the Genevan burgomaster Besançon Hugues, was in common use by the mid-16th century. ''Huguenot'' was frequently used in reference to those of the Reformed Church of France from the time of the Protestant Reformation. By contrast, the Protestant populations of eastern France, in Alsace, Moselle (department), Moselle, and Montbéliard, were mainly Lutheranism, Lutherans. In his ''Encyclopedia of Protestantism'', Hans Hillerbrand wrote that on the eve of the St. Bartholomew's Day massacre in 1572, the Huguenot community made up as much as 10% of the French population. By 1600, it had declined to 7–8%, and was reduced further late in the century after the return of persecution under Louis XIV, who instituted the ''dragonnades'' to forcibly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mehmed Ali Pasha (marshal)
Mehmed Ali Pasha (November 18, 1827 – September 7, 1878Osman Selim Kocahanoğlu, "Bir Osmanlı Ailesi ve Ali Fuad Cebesoy", ''Ali Fuat Cebesoy'un Arşivinden Askeri ve Siyasi Belgeler'', Temel Yayınları, İstanbul, 2005, , p. 13. ) was a Prussia, Prussian-born Ottoman Empire, Ottoman career officer and marshal. He was the grandfather of the Turkish statesman Ali Fuat Cebesoy, and the great-grandfather of famous poets Nâzım Hikmet and Oktay Rıfat Horozcu and the socialist activist, lawyer, and athlete Mehmet Ali Aybar. Biography Mehmed Ali was born as Ludwig Karl Friedrich Detroit (also known as Carl Detroy) in Magdeburg, Kingdom of Prussia, Prussia. His parents were Carl Friedrich Detroit and Henriette Jeanette Severin. The French family name points to Huguenot ancestry, as a descendant of Protestant refugees from France in the 16th or 17th century. During his teenage years in 1843 he ran away to sea, and traveled to the Ottoman Empire, where he converted to Islam and wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turkish Nationalism
Turkish nationalism () is nationalism among the people of Turkey and individuals whose national identity is Turkish. Turkish nationalism consists of political and social movements and sentiments prompted by a love for Turkish culture, Turkish language and history, and a sense of pride in Turkey and Turkish people. While national consciousness in Turkish nation can be traced back centuries, nationalism has been a predominant determinant of Turkish attitudes mainly since the 20th century. Modern Turkish nationalism rose during the Tanzimat era. It also has a complicated relationship with Muslim identity, Pan-Turkism, and Turanism. History After the fall of the Ottoman Empire, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk came to power. He introduced a language reform with the aim to "cleanse" the Turkish language of foreign (mostly Arabic and Persian) influence. He also promoted the Turkish History Thesis in Turkish political and educational circles from 1930s. Turkish researchers at the tim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Omar Pasha
Omer Pasha, also known as Omer Pasha Latas (, ; 24 September 1806 – 18 April 1871) was an Ottoman field marshal and governor. Born in the Austrian Empire to Serbian Orthodox Christian parents, he initially served as an Austrian soldier. When faced with charges of embezzlement, he fled to Ottoman Bosnia in 1823 and converted to Islam; he then joined the Ottoman army, where he quickly rose through the ranks. Latas crushed several rebellions all across the Ottoman Empire. He served as the main commander of the Crimean War, where he defeated the Russians at Giurgevo, regaining control of Bucharest and the Danubian Principalities, pushing the Russians outside of the Danube. Latas spearheaded notable victories at Oltenița, Cetate, Eupatoria, Sukhumi, and Sevastopol. As a commander, he was noted for his excellent strategic and diplomatic skills. Early life Omer Pasha was born Mihajlo Latas (), an ethnic Serb and Orthodox Christian, in Janja Gora, at the time part of the Croa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mustafa Celalettin Pasha
Mustafa Celalettin Pasha, born as Konstanty Borzęcki (April 10, 1826 in Modrzewiec, Piotrków County – 1876 in Novoselë, Kolonjë), was a participant in Polish people, Polish uprisings and later an Ottoman Empire, Ottoman pasha, a strategist, and a writer. He was the great-grandfather of Nâzım Hikmet and Oktay Rıfat Horozcu. He participated in the Greater Poland Uprising (1848) (Poznań uprising against the Prussians) and the Hungarian Revolution of 1848, Hungarian revolution in 1848-1849 (the Polish Legion in Hungary, Polish Legion fought in Hungary during the war). After the fall of the uprising, he emigrated to the Ottoman Empire, where he enlisted in the army. There he adopted a new name, Mustafa Celalettin Pasha, and was circumcised and converted to Islam in 1849. He married Saffet Khanum, a daughter of Omer Pasha, a native Serbian who converted to Islam; they had one son, Hasan Enver Pasha. In the Ottoman Empire he became famous on the battlefield in numerous wars fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hasan Enver Pasha
Hasan Enver Pasha, (; 1857, Istanbul – 1929, Istanbul) was an Ottoman Turkish general. Personal life He was the son of Mustafa Celalettin Pasha a Polish convert to Islam, who fled to the Ottoman Empire after a failed Polish uprising against Prussia, who joined the Ottoman army under the name "''Mustafa Celaleddin".'' His mother was the daughter of Omer Pasha. After graduating from Galatasaray High School he studied engineering in Paris. He married Leyla Hanım, a daughter of Mehmed Ali Pasha (marshal). They had five children: Celile who became the mother of Nâzım Hikmet, Münevver who became the mother of Oktay Rıfat Horozcu, Mustafa Celalettin, Mehmet Ali, and Sara. Military Life After graduating the Turkish Military Academy, he became an Ottoman officer like his father. His first assignment was as an attaché for Austria. He became the commander of the unit stationed at Volos, after the capture of the city in 1897. He was sent to observe the Cuban War of Independ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
