The ÅžiÅŸli Armenian Cemetery is an
Armenian
Armenian may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to Armenia, a country in the South Caucasus region of Eurasia
* Armenians, the national people of Armenia, or people of Armenian descent
** Armenian diaspora, Armenian communities around the ...
cemetery in the
ÅžiÅŸli
ÅžiÅŸli () is a municipality and Districts of Turkey, district of Istanbul Province, Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its area is 10 km2, and its population is 276,528 (2022). Located on the European side of the city, it is bordered by BeÅŸiktaÅŸ ...
district of
Istanbul
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,
Turkey
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which is operated and served by the
Armenian community of Turkey.
Notable burials
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Hovhannes Arsharouni – Armenian Patriarch of Constantinople
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Simon Agopyan – Painter
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Zabel Sibil Asadour – Writer
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Sevag Balıkçı
Sevag (, ) is a popular masculine given name used in Armenian. It means "black eye" and is a compound word formed by the lexemes "sev" (meaning black) and "ag" (meaning eye). It is often also used in old royal Armenian-Dutch families. In the Easte ...
– murdered conscript in
Turkish Military
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Zaven Biberyan – Writer
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Hagop Dilacar – Linguist
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Markar Esayan – Journalist and Politician
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Mari Gerekmezyan – Sculptor
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Harutyun Hanesyan – Musician
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Udi Hrant – Musician
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Garbis Ä°stanbulluoÄŸlu
Garbis Ä°stanbulluoÄŸlu (24 February 192717 February 1994), known as with his given nickname Tenekeci Gabris, - literally meaning "''Tinsmith''", was a former Turkish football player and coach.
Early life
Of Armenian origin, he was born in ...
– Football Athlete
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Toto Karaca
İrma Felekyan, better known as Toto Karaca (18 March 1912 – 22 July 1992), was a Turkish stage actress.
Of Armenian descent, Felekyan was born on March 18, 1912, in the Ottoman Empire. Her mother was Mari HranuÅŸ Felekyan. She learned balle ...
– Actress
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Sirvart Karamanuk – Composer and Pianist
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Arman Manukyan – Professor
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Matild Manukyan – Businesswoman
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Malachia Ormanian
Malachia Ormanian (; 11 February 1841 – 19 November 1918) was the Armenian Patriarch of Constantinople from 1896 to 1908. He was also a theologian, historian, and philologist.
Life
Boghos Ormanian (baptismal name), originated from an Armenians, ...
– Armenian Patriarch of Constantinople
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Stepan Papelyan – Musician
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Maryam Åžahinyan
Maryam Åžahinyan (; 1911 in Sivas – 1996 in Istanbul, Turkey) was a famed photographer who is considered the first woman studio photographer in Turkey. She was of Armenians in Turkey, Armenian descent.
Life
Maryam Åžahinyan was born at Åž ...
– Photographer
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Nubar Terziyan
Nubar Terziyan (; born Nubar Alyanak, 16 March 1908 – 14 January 1993) was a Turkish–Armenian actor.
Biography
Of Armenian descent, Nubar Terziyan was born in March 1909 in Istanbul. He went to Bezazyan Ermeni Lisesi (Bezazyan Armenian Lyc ...
– Actor
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Onno Tunç
Ohannes Tunçboyacıyan, better known as Onno Tunç (20 December 1948 – 14 January 1996), was a leading Turkish musician of Armenian descent, working mainly as a composer, arranger and a music producer. Tunç also played bass guitar and occasi ...
– Musician and Composer
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Yervant Voskan – Sculptor
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Zahrad – Poet
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Haykanush Mark – Writer, poet
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Anahit Yulanda Varan – female street performer playing the accordion
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Garbis Zakaryan – Boxer
References
External links
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Sisli Armenian Cemetery
Armenian cemeteries
Armenians from the Ottoman Empire
Armenians in Istanbul
Cemeteries in Istanbul
Armenian Apostolic cemeteries
ÅžiÅŸli
Cemeteries established in the 1860s