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Orhun Yüce
Orhun Yüce (born August 25, 1998) is a Turkish curler from Erzurum. He currently plays lead on the Turkish National Men's Curling Team skipped by Uğurcan Karagöz. Career Yüce made his international début at the 2017 World Mixed Curling Championship playing lead on the Turkish team, skipped by Alican Karataş. The team finished pool play with a 5–1 record. This put them into the playoffs, where they beat Hungary in the round of 16, but lost to Norway in the quarterfinals. Yüce joined the Turkish men's team (skipped by Uğurcan Karagöz) in 2019, making his début for the national team at the 2019 European Curling Championships, playing in the "B" division. The team finished pool play with a 6–1 record, then beat Spain before losing to the Czech Republic in the playoffs. At the same time he was on the men's team, Yüce was also a member of the Turkish junior men's team, playing in one tournament with the team, the 2019 World Junior-B Curling Championships. Yüce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erzurum
Erzurum (; ) is a List of cities in Turkey, city in eastern Anatolia, Turkey. It is the largest city and capital of Erzurum Province and is 1,900 meters (6,233 feet) above sea level. Erzurum had a population of 367,250 in 2010. It is the site of ancient Theodosiopolis. The city uses the double-headed eagle as its coat-of-arms, a motif that has been a common symbol throughout Anatolia since the Bronze Age. Erzurum has winter sports facilities, hosted the 2011 Winter Universiade, and the 2023 Winter Deaflympics (in March 2024). Name and etymology The city was originally known in Armenian language, Armenian as Karno K'aghak' (), meaning city of Karin, to distinguish it from the district of Karin (wikt:Կարին, Կարին). It is presumed its name was derived from a local tribe called the Karenitis. Darbinian, M. "Erzurum," Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia. Yerevan: Armenian Academy of Sciences, 1978, vol. 4, p. 93. An alternate theory contends that a local princely family, the Kams ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2021 Pre-Olympic Qualification Event
The Pre-Olympic qualification event in curling was held from October 5–15, 2021, in Erzurum, Turkey Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armen .... It was the last chance for National Olympic Committees to qualify for the Olympic qualification event. For mixed doubles three nations qualified for the Olympic qualification event. For the other two disciplines, men's and women's, two nations qualified for the Olympic qualification event. Latvia, Turkey and Denmark qualified in the mixed doubles; the Czech Republic and Finland qualified in men's; and Latvia and Turkey qualified in the women's. Mixed doubles Teams Round-robin standings ''Final round-robin standings'' Round-robin results All draw times are listed in Turkey Time ( UTC+03:00). Draw 1 ''Tuesday, Octobe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turkish Male Curlers
Turkish may refer to: * Something related to Turkey ** Turkish language *** Turkish alphabet ** Turkish people, a Turkic ethnic group and nation *** Turkish citizen, a citizen of Turkey *** Turkish communities in the former Ottoman Empire * The word that Iranian Azerbaijanis use for the Azerbaijani language * Ottoman Empire (Ottoman Turkey), 1299–1922, previously sometimes known as the Turkish Empire ** Ottoman Turkish, the Turkish language used in the Ottoman Empire * Turkish Airlines, an airline * Turkish music (style), a musical style of European composers of the Classical music era * Turkish, a character in the 2000 film '' Snatch'' See also * * * Turk (other) * Turki (other) * Turkic (other) * Turkey (other) * Turkiye (other) * Turkish Bath (other) * Turkish population, the number of ethnic Turkish people in the world * Culture of Turkey * History of Turkey ** History of the Republic of Turkey * Turkic languages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1998 Births
1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for Lunar water, frozen water, in soil in permanently shadowed craters near the Moon's poles. * January 11 – Over 100 people are killed in the Sidi-Hamed massacre in Algeria. * January 12 – Nineteen European nations agree to forbid human cloning. * January 17 – The ''Drudge Report'' breaks the story about U.S. President Bill Clinton's alleged affair with Monica Lewinsky, which will lead to the Impeachment of Bill Clinton, House of Representatives' impeachment of him. February * February 3 – Cavalese cable car disaster (1998), Cavalese cable car disaster: A United States military pilot causes the deaths of 20 people near Trento, Italy, when his low-flying EA-6B Prowler severs the cable of a cable-car. * February 4 – The 5.9 February 1998 Afghanistan earthquake, Afghani ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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Eren Yıldız
Eren is a popular Turkish male name meaning "saint", "wise", "brave" and "well-educated". Etymology Eren derives from the Turkish word er, combined with the suffix -en. The word originates from the Proto-Turkic *ēr, meaning "man", which over time came to embody meanings such as "brave", "soldier", "tribesman" and "wise". Additionally, the name is an adjective derived from the verb ermek, meaning "to achieve", "to mature", "to attain sainthood" and "to be spiritually enlightened", thereby implying someone who has matured, achieved and attained a high level of wisdom, morality and spirituality. Popularity As of 2008, Eren ranked as the 36th most used male name in Turkey. By 2022, it was the 38th most commonly given name to baby boys in the country. Given name * Ali Eren Beşerler (born 1975), Turkish footballer * Ali Eren Demirezen (born 1990), Turkish amateur boxer * Ali Eren İyican (born 1999), Turkish footballer * Eren Albayrak (born 1991), Turkish footballer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muhammed Caglayan
Muhammad (8 June 632 CE) was an Arab religious and political leader and the founder of Islam. According to Islam, he was a prophet who was divinely inspired to preach and confirm the monotheistic teachings of Adam, Noah, Abraham, Moses, Jesus, and other prophets. He is believed to be the Seal of the Prophets in Islam, and along with the Quran, his teachings and normative examples form the basis for Islamic religious belief. Muhammad was born in Mecca to the aristocratic Banu Hashim clan of the Quraysh. He was the son of Abdullah ibn Abd al-Muttalib and Amina bint Wahb. His father, Abdullah, the son of tribal leader Abd al-Muttalib ibn Hashim, died around the time Muhammad was born. His mother Amina died when he was six, leaving Muhammad an orphan. He was raised under the care of his grandfather, Abd al-Muttalib, and paternal uncle, Abu Talib. In later years, he would periodically seclude himself in a mountain cave named Hira for several nights of prayer. When he was 4 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
