The Aşiyan Asri Cemetery () is a

burial ground A cemetery, burial ground, gravesite, graveyard, or a green space called a memorial park or memorial garden, is a place where the remains of many dead people are buried or otherwise entombed. The word ''cemetery'' (from Greek ) implies th ...

situated on

Aşiyan Aşiyan is a quarter between Bebek, Beşiktaş, Bebek and Rumelihisarı in the Beşiktaş district of Istanbul, Turkey. It is situated on the European side of the Bosphorus. Aşiyan Museum and Aşiyan Asri Cemetery are located in the quarter. ...

between the Bebek and

Rumelihisarı Rumelihisarı (also known as Rumelian Fortress and Roumeli Hissar Fortress) or Boğazkesen Fortress (literally 'strait-cutter fortress') is a medieval Ottoman Empire, Ottoman fortress located in Istanbul, Turkey, on a series of hills on the Europ ...

neighborhoods of the European part of

Istanbul Istanbul is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, largest city in Turkey, constituting the country's economic, cultural, and historical heart. With Demographics of Istanbul, a population over , it is home to 18% of the Demographics ...

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 ...

. Many renowned intellectuals, writers and artists rest in this small cemetery, which has a panoramic view of the

Bosporus The Bosporus or Bosphorus Strait ( ; , colloquially ) is a natural strait and an internationally significant waterway located in Istanbul, Turkey. The Bosporus connects the Black Sea to the Sea of Marmara and forms one of the continental bo ...

Notable burials

Listed in ascending order:

19th century

Ahmet Vefik Paşa Ahmed Vefik Pasha () (3 July 1823 2 April 1891) was an Ottoman statesman, diplomat, scholar, playwright, and translator during the Tanzimat and First Constitutional Era periods. He was commissioned with top-rank governmental duties, including pr ...

(1823–1891), grand vezir, historian, linguist

20th century

Tevfik Fikret Tevfik Fikret () was the pseudonym of Mehmed Tevfik (December 24, 1867 – August 19, 1915), an Ottoman educator and poet, who is considered the founder of the modern school of Turkish poetry. Biography Family Mehmed Tevfik was born in Is ...

(1867–1915), poet *

Nigâr Hanım Nigâr Hanım (1856 – 1 April 1918) (), also known as Nigar Bint-i Osman, was an Ottoman poet, who pioneered modern Western styles in a feminine mode. She is a major figure in post- Tanzimat Turkish poetry. Biography Nigâr was born in I ...

(1856–1918), poet *

Ziya Songülen Nurizade Ziya Songülen (9 September 1886 – 21 August 1936) was a great-grandson of Damat Gürcü Halil Rifat Pasha and his second wife Saliha Sultan, an Ottoman princess. His parents were Azize Hanim and Hariciyeci Suad Bey. He was the founde ...

(1886–1936), founder and first president of Fenerbahçe Sports Club * Ömer Fahreddin Pasha (1868–1948), Ottoman military leader and governor of

Medina Medina, officially al-Madinah al-Munawwarah (, ), also known as Taybah () and known in pre-Islamic times as Yathrib (), is the capital of Medina Province (Saudi Arabia), Medina Province in the Hejaz region of western Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, ...

Orhan Veli Kanık Orhan Veli Kanık or Orhan Veli (13 April 1914 – 14 November 1950) was a Turkish poet. He was one of the founders of the Garip Movement together with Oktay Rıfat and Melih Cevdet. Life Childhood and education Orhan Veli Kanık ...

(1914–1950), poet *

Yahya Kemal Beyatlı Yahya Kemal Beyatlı (born Ahmet Âgâh; 2 December 1884 – 1 November 1958), known by the pen name ''Yahya Kemal'', was a Turkish poet, author, politician and diplomat. Early life and education Yahya Kemal was born Ahmet Âgâh on 2 December ...

(1884–1958), poet *

Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar (23 June 1901 – 24 January 1962) was a Turkish poet, novelist, literary scholar and essayist, widely regarded as one of the most important representatives of modernism in Turkish literature. In addition to his literary and ...

(1901–1962), novelist *

Ulviye Sultan Fatma Ulviye Sultan (, "''one who abstain''" and "''exalted, lofty''"; 11 September 1892 – 25 January 1967) was an Ottoman princess, the daughter of Sultan Mehmed VI and Nazikeda Kadın. Early life Fatma Ulviye Sultan was born on 11 September ...

(1892–1967), Ottoman princess * Rukiye Sabiha Sultan (1894–1971), third daughter of Ottoman Empire's last sultan

Mehmed VI Mehmed VI Vahideddin ( ''Meḥmed-i sâdis'' or ''Vaḥîdü'd-Dîn''; or /; 14 January 1861 – 16 May 1926), also known as ''Şahbaba'' () among the Osmanoğlu family, was the last sultan of the Ottoman Empire and the penultimate Ottoman Cal ...

and his first wife Nazikeda Kadın *

Adalet Cimcoz Adalet Cimcoz (25 July 191013 March 1970) was a Turkish voice actress, art curator, critic, translator and gossip columnist. She dubbed many film stars over a period of more than thirty years. She also opened and curated Turkey's first and only wo ...

(1910–1970), voice actress, art curator, critic, translator, gossip columnist *

Hilmi Ziya Ülken Hilmi Ziya Ülken (1901–1974) was a Turkish scholar and writer who had an influential role in the development of sociological and philosophical views in Turkey. In addition to his scientific work, he produced literary work, including poems. Ea ...

(1901–1974), scholar and writer *

Tevfik Rüştü Aras Tevfik Rüştü Aras (11 February 1883 – 5 January 1972) was a Turkish politician, serving as deputy and foreign minister of Turkey during the Atatürk era (1923–1938). Early years Aras was born in 1883 in Çanakkale. He graduated from th ...

(1883–1972) Minister of Foreign Affairs and diplomat *

Gündüz Kılıç "Baba" Gündüz Kılıç (29 October 1918 – 17 May 1980) was a Turkish football player and coach. He was Ali Kılıç's son and Altemur Kılıç's brother. Biography Born in 1918 in Istanbul, Gündüz Kılıç attended Galatasaray Lycee ...

(1919–1980) football player and coach *

Münir Nurettin Selçuk Münir Nurettin Selçuk (1900 or 1901 – April 27, 1981) was a Turkish classical musician and tenor singer. Biography He was born in the Sarıyer district of Istanbul in the Ottoman Empire in 1900 or 1901. His uncle was Grand Vizier of ...

(1900–1981), musician, tenor singer *

Curt Kosswig Curt Kosswig (sometimes spelled "Koßwig") (30 October 1903, Berlin – 29 March 1982, Hamburg) was a German zoologist and geneticist, who spent most of his career at the University of Istanbul (1937–1955) and Hamburg University (1955–1969). ...

(1903–1982), German zoology and genetics professor * Tezer Özlü (1943–1986), writer *

Sadi Irmak Mahmut Sadi Irmak (May 15, 1904 – November 11, 1990) was a Turkish academic in physiology, politician and former Prime Minister of Turkey. Biography He was born in the town Seydişehir of Konya, Ottoman Empire in 1904. He became teacher ...

(1904–1990), academician, prime minister (1974–1975) * Tarık Zafer Tunaya (1916–1991), lawyer, academician *

Abidin Dino Abidin Dino (23 March 1913 – 7 December 1993) was a Turkish artist and a well-known painter. Early years Dino was born on 23 March 1913 in Istanbul into an art-loving family. He was grandchild of Abidin Pasha Dino (he is named after him), an ...

(1913–1993), painter (without

headstone A gravestone or tombstone is a marker, usually stone, that is placed over a grave. A marker set at the head of the grave may be called a headstone. An especially old or elaborate stone slab may be called a funeral stele, stela, or slab. The u ...

as wished by himself) *

Bedia Muvahhit Emine Bedia Muvahhit (1896 – 20 January 1994) was a Turkish stage and movie actress. She is remembered as one of the first Muslim movie actresses in Turkey debuting in 1923. Personal life She was born in 1896 to Ahmet Şekip Bey, a prosecutor ...

(1896–1994), actress *

Cihat Arman Cihat Arman (16 July 1915 in Istanbul – 14 May 1994 in Istanbul), was a Turkish football goalkeeper and manager. He represented Turkey at the 1936 Summer Olympics and the 1948 Summer Olympics. He was the coach of the Turkish national football ...

(1919–1994), football player *

Mehmet Ali Aybar Mehmet Ali Aybar (; 5 October 1908 – 10 July 1995) was a lawyer, member of the Turkish parliament, the second president of the Workers Party of Turkey ( or briefly ''TİP''), the founder and President of the Socialist Revolution Party, a ...

(1908–1995), politician *

Onat Kutlar Onat Kutlar (25 January 1936 – 11 January 1995) was a prominent Turkish writer and poet, founder of the Turkish Sinematek and cofounder of the Istanbul International Film Festival. Biography Onat Kutlar was born in Alanya, Turkey, on 25 J ...

(1936–1995), writer, poet, founder of Turkish Sinematek * Hanzade Sultan (1923–1998), Ottoman princess

21st century

Mîna Urgan Mîna Urgan (14 May 1915 – 15 June 2000) was a Turkish people, Turkish academic, translator, author and socialist politician. Selected Filmography * ''Istanbul Sokaklarında'' (1931) * ''Karım Beni Aldatırsa'' (1932) * ''Kaçakçılar'' (1 ...

(1916–2000), academic, translator, writer and politicia

* Neslişah Sultan (daughter of Şehzade Ömer Faruk), Fatma Neslişah Sultan (1921–2002), daughter of Princess Sabih

*

Avni Arbaş Avni Arbaş (1919 – October 16, 2003) was a Turkish painter of Circassian descent. Arbaş was born in Istanbul, in the Constantinople Vilayet of the Ottoman Empire. He is best known for his paintings of scenes from daily life in Turkey, the T ...

(1919–2003), painte

*

Attila İlhan Attila ( or ; ), frequently called Attila the Hun, was the ruler of the Huns from 434 until his death in early 453. He was also the leader of an empire consisting of Huns, Ostrogoths, Alans, and Gepids, among others, in Central and East ...

(1925–2005), poet, journalis

*

Necla Sultan Necla Hibetullah ''Sultan'' (, "''feminine''" and "''gift of Allah''"; also Necla Osmanoğlu, 16 May 1926 – 6 October 2006) was an Ottoman princess, the daughter Şehzade Ömer Faruk, the son of the last caliph, Abdulmejid II, and Şehsuvar Ha ...

(1926–2006), Ottoman princes

*

Feyyaz Berker Feyyaz Berker (October 7, 1925 – August 22, 2017) was a Turkish businessmanTekfen Holding. He was one of the three co-founders and owners of the Tekfen Holding. Biography Born on October 7, 1925, in Mersin, Turkey, Feyyaz was the son of Muht ...

(1925–2017), businessma

*

Erdoğan Teziç Erdoğan Teziç (1936 – 23 April 2017) was a Turkish academic in constitutional law. Early life He was born in Istanbul. He graduated from Galatasaray High School in 1955 and Law school of Istanbul University in 1959. He traveled to Paris, Fra ...

(1936–2017), academic, juris

*

Güngör Uras Tevfik Güngör Uras (22 July 1933 – 19 August 2018) was a Turkish economist, journalist, academic and author. He wrote more than ten thousand economic articles in various newspapers. In general, he tried to explain the economy simply to his rea ...

(1933–2018), economist, journalist and autho

*

Yıldız Kenter Ayşe Yıldız Kenter (11 October 1928 – 17 November 2019) was a Turkish actress and lecturer who was of English descent from her maternal side. Kenter was also a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador. Early years Ayşe Yıldız Kenter was born to diplom ...

(1928–2019), actres

*

Doğan Cüceloğlu Mehmet Doğan Cüceloğlu (9 February 1938 – 16 February 2021) was a Turkish academic in media psychology and writer of several non-fiction books. Early years Mehmet Doğan Cüceloğlu was born as the youngest of eleven children in the Mukadd ...

(1938–2021), psychologist, nonfiction write

* Tarhan Erdem (1933–2022), politicia

*

İlhan İrem İlhan İrem (born İlhan Aldatmaz; 1 April 1955 – 28 July 2022) was a Turkish singer and songwriter. Early life İlhan İrem was born in 1955 in Bursa. He had quite a free and happy childhood.

(1955–2022), singe

*

Ziya Şengül Ziya Şengül (1 July 1944 – 26 February 2023) was a Turkish footballer who played as a midfielder. He is remembered for his commanding role during his career at Turkish club Fenerbahçe and also for his great effort at the famous draw of the ...

(1944–2023), footballe

*

Ayla Algan Ayla Algan (; 29 October 1937 – 4 January 2024) was a Turkish film and stage actress and singer. Career On stage Algan appeared on the stage for the first time during her theatre education at the Actors Studio in New York City, United St ...

(1937–2024), actres

*

Filiz Akın Filiz Akın (born Suna Akın, 2 January 1943 – 21 March 2025) was a Turkish actress, writer and television presenter. Known as Yeşilçam Turkish cinema's "noble, modern, urban and elegant face", Filiz Akın had a large fan base in Turkey. Sh ...

(1943-2025), film actress

References

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