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Vedat Türkali
Abdülkadir "Demirkan" Pirhasan (13 May 1919 – 29 August 2016), known by his pen name as Vedat Türkali, was a Turkish screenwriter, novelist, playwright, intellectual, teacher and the member of the Democratic People's Party. He is also credited to "film director" for making three films in Turkish cinema as a director. He was the recipient of numerous accolades, including International Antalya Film Festival Best Screenplay for '' Karanlıkta Uyananlar (Those Who Wake in the Darkness)'' film. At the age of 21, he married Merih Pirhasan in 1942, with whom he had two children: Barış Pirhasan and Deniz Türkali. An Italian-Turkish singer namely Zeynep Casalini is his granddaughter. Türkali wrote more than forty screenplays, four theater plays, and eight novels throughout his career since 1958. His novels, including '' Bir Gün Tek Başına (One Day Alone)'' and ''Mavi Karanlık (Blue Darkness)'' appears in prominent literary works in modern Turkish literature. The year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samsun
Samsun is a List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, city on the north coast of Turkey and a major Black Sea port. The urban area recorded a population of 738,692 in 2022. The city is the capital of Samsun Province which has a population of 1,382,376. The city is home to Ondokuz Mayıs University, several hospitals, three large shopping malls, Samsunspor football club, an opera house and a large and modern manufacturing district. The city is best known as the place where Mustafa Kemal Atatürk began the Turkish War of Independence in 1919. Name The present name of the city is believed to have come from its former Greek name of () by a Rebracketing#In Greek, reinterpretation of (meaning "to Amisós") and (Greek suffix for place names) to (: ) and then Samsun (). The early Greek historian Hecataeus of Miletus, Hecataeus wrote that Amisos was formerly called ''Paphlagonian Eneti, Enete'', the place mentioned in Homer's ''Iliad''. In Book II, Homer says that the ''ἐνε ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vedat Türkali
Abdülkadir "Demirkan" Pirhasan (13 May 1919 – 29 August 2016), known by his pen name as Vedat Türkali, was a Turkish screenwriter, novelist, playwright, intellectual, teacher and the member of the Democratic People's Party. He is also credited to "film director" for making three films in Turkish cinema as a director. He was the recipient of numerous accolades, including International Antalya Film Festival Best Screenplay for '' Karanlıkta Uyananlar (Those Who Wake in the Darkness)'' film. At the age of 21, he married Merih Pirhasan in 1942, with whom he had two children: Barış Pirhasan and Deniz Türkali. An Italian-Turkish singer namely Zeynep Casalini is his granddaughter. Türkali wrote more than forty screenplays, four theater plays, and eight novels throughout his career since 1958. His novels, including '' Bir Gün Tek Başına (One Day Alone)'' and ''Mavi Karanlık (Blue Darkness)'' appears in prominent literary works in modern Turkish literature. The year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turkish Military Academy
The Turkish Military Academy () or as it is known historically and popularly Harbiye is a four-year co-educational military academy and part of the National Defense University (Turkey), National Defence University. It is located in the center of Ankara, Turkey. Its mission is to develop cadets mentally and physically for service as commissioned officers in the Turkish Army, and is the oldest of the academies of the Armed Forces (opened 1834). After the 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt, 2016 coup d'état attempt, the Military Academy (along with the Turkish Naval Academy, Naval Academy, the Turkish Air Force Academy, Air Force Academy and all the other military educational institutions) became part of the new National Defense University (Turkey), National Defence University, which was formed under the Ministry of National Defense (Turkey), Ministry of National Defence. History On 15 June 1826, Sultan Mahmud II Auspicious Incident, abolished the Janissary Corps, which had ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kuleli Military High School
Kuleli Military High School was the oldest military high school in Turkey, located in Çengelköy, Istanbul, on the Asian shore of the Bosphorus strait. It was founded on 21 September 1845, by Ottoman Sultan Abdülmecid I. After the 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt Kuleli Military High School along with other Military High Schools was closed and turned into a museum. The building was later converted into a Language School where foreign languages were taught to military personnel. History Ottoman Period (1845–1923) Kuleli Military High School was established on 21 September 1845, under the name of "Mekteb-i Fünun-ı İdadiye" at the Maçka Barracks in Istanbul, now used by the Istanbul Technical University. Due to the building's renewal, the school completed its first year at the Tiled Kiosk (''Çinili Köşk'') building, which housed the "Mızıka-i Hümayün" (Imperial Music Band) and "Zülüflü Baltacılar Ocağı" (Logistics and Communications Unit) in that period. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
